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Full facial retransplantation in a female patient—Technical, immunologic, and clinical considerations
Kauke M, Panayi AC, Safi A, Haug V, Perry B, Kollar B, Nizzi M, Broyles J, Annino DJ, Marty FM, Sinha I, Lian CG, Murphy GF, Chandraker A, Pomahac B. Full facial retransplantation in a female patient—Technical, immunologic, and clinical considerations. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 21: 3472-3480. PMID: 34033210, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic antibody-mediated rejectionPatient underwent retransplantationRecurrent cellular rejectionAntibody-mediated rejectionImmediate postoperative phaseInterposition vein graftAllograft lossCellular rejectionFirst allograftOlder allograftsRejection episodesUnderwent retransplantationSecond transplantationFirst transplantPostoperative outcomesAllotransplant recipientsPostoperative phaseVein graftsHyperacute rejectionFacial nerveOutcomes 6Arterial anastomosisRetransplantationSurgical techniquePsychosocial management
2019
Vein Graft Interposition: A Training Model Using Gradually Thawed Cryopreserved Vessels.
Safi AF, Safi S, Tayeh M, Gojowy D, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R, Kauke M. Vein Graft Interposition: A Training Model Using Gradually Thawed Cryopreserved Vessels. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: e213-e216. PMID: 30845093, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005197.Peer-Reviewed Original Research