2024
A Nationwide Analysis on Major Upper Extremity Amputations and Replantations.
Stögner V, Hauc S, Hosseini H, Williams M, Boroumand S, Huelsboemer L, Kauke-Navarro M, Pomahac B, Colen D. A Nationwide Analysis on Major Upper Extremity Amputations and Replantations. Hand 2024, 15589447241259189. PMID: 38907654, DOI: 10.1177/15589447241259189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUpper extremity amputationExtremity amputationTraumatic upper extremity amputationsUtilization Project's National Inpatient SampleProportion of amputationsUrban teaching hospitalLevel of injuryNational Inpatient SampleNontraumatic amputationsUnited StatesHospital typeLength of stayInternational ClassificationTraumatic amputationHealthcare costsHighest burdenUpper extremityAlcohol useTeaching hospitalInpatient SamplePool of casesAmputationNational trendsNationwide analysisLow likelihood
2023
Vascularized Composite Allograft Versus Prosthetic for Reconstruction After Facial and Hand Trauma
Noel O, Dumbrava M, Daoud D, Kammien A, Kauke-Navarro M, Pomahac B, Colen D. Vascularized Composite Allograft Versus Prosthetic for Reconstruction After Facial and Hand Trauma. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 92: 100-105. PMID: 37962243, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHand traumaHand/upper extremityLong-term outcomesUpper extremity traumaDifferent reconstructive optionsUse of prosthesesExtremity traumaBenefit profileUpper extremityReconstructive optionsComposite allotransplantationFace traumaHand reconstructionTraumaClinical realityPrimary optionProsthesisPatientsVCA
2022
The Value of Upper Extremity, face, and uterus transplantation: A Summit Conference
Tintle S, Shores J, Azari K, Tzakis A, Dearden M, Porrett P, Johannesson L, McDiarmid S, Pomahac B, Levin L. The Value of Upper Extremity, face, and uterus transplantation: A Summit Conference. Orthoplastic Surgery 2022, 10: 41-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.orthop.2022.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular composite allotransplantationComposite allotransplantationUpper extremityUterus transplantationAmerican SocietyMajor transplant centersTransplant centersConsensus guidelinesTransplant surgeonsTransplantation communityReconstructive transplantationTransplantationAllotransplantationReproductive medicineUniformed Services UniversityExtremitiesUnited StatesPanel membersHealth SciencesServices UniversityBethesda MDContraindicationsSurgeons
2020
Defining chronic rejection in vascularized composite allotransplantation—The American Society of Reconstructive Transplantation and International Society of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation chronic rejection working group: 2018 American Society of Reconstructive Transplantation meeting report and white paper Research goals in defining chronic rejection in vascularized composite allotransplantation
Kaufman C, Kanitakis J, Weissenbacher A, Brandacher G, Mehra M, Amer H, Zelger B, Zelger B, Pomahac B, McDiarmid S, Cendales L, Morelon E. Defining chronic rejection in vascularized composite allotransplantation—The American Society of Reconstructive Transplantation and International Society of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation chronic rejection working group: 2018 American Society of Reconstructive Transplantation meeting report and white paper Research goals in defining chronic rejection in vascularized composite allotransplantation. SAGE Open Medicine 2020, 8: 2050312120940421. PMID: 32704373, PMCID: PMC7361482, DOI: 10.1177/2050312120940421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic rejectionComposite allograftsFunctional declineReconstructive transplantationComposite allotransplantationHistologic evidenceDe novo donor-specific antibodiesAmerican SocietyNovo donor-specific antibodiesNormal allograft functionDonor-specific antibodiesInternational SocietyVascularized Composite AllotransplantationAcute rejectionAllograft functionAllograft recipientsImmunosuppressive therapyTreatment regimensRisk factorsUterine transplantationUpper extremityMeeting reportAllograftsTransplantationClinical cases
2019
Novel immunological and clinical insights in vascularized composite allotransplantation
Kollar B, Pomahac B, Riella L. Novel immunological and clinical insights in vascularized composite allotransplantation. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2019, 24: 42-48. PMID: 30531538, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute rejectionT cellsComposite allotransplantationField of VCANovel immunosuppressive approachAntibody-mediated rejectionCurrent histological classificationNovel noninvasive biomarkersQuality of lifeType of rejectionIntensity of treatmentFace transplant recipientsChronic rejectionImmunosuppressive regimensVCA patientsVCA recipientsAllograft injuryCostimulation blockadeImmunosuppressive approachesImmunosuppressive therapyTransplant recipientsImmune monitoringUpper extremityHistological classificationVCA outcomes
2018
Innovations in reconstructive microsurgery: Reconstructive transplantation
Kollar B, Tasigiorgos S, Dorante M, Carty M, Talbot S, Pomahac B. Innovations in reconstructive microsurgery: Reconstructive transplantation. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2018, 118: 800-806. PMID: 30098294, DOI: 10.1002/jso.25147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReconstructive transplantationViable reconstructive optionPediatric transplantsUpper extremityLower extremitiesAbdominal wallReconstructive optionsAdditional proceduresReconstructive microsurgeryTransplantationFace transplantTransplantPresent review articleExtremitiesReview articlePatientsUterusNeck
2016
Successful Recovery and Transplantation of 11 Organs Including Face, Bilateral Upper Extremities, and Thoracic and Abdominal Organs From a Single Deceased Organ Donor
Tullius S, Pomahac B, Kim H, Carty M, Talbot S, Nelson H, Delmonico F. Successful Recovery and Transplantation of 11 Organs Including Face, Bilateral Upper Extremities, and Thoracic and Abdominal Organs From a Single Deceased Organ Donor. Transplantation 2016, 100: 2226-2229. PMID: 27624820, PMCID: PMC5030114, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral upper extremitiesDeceased donorsUpper extremityComposite allotransplantsAbdominal organsSame deceased donorDeceased organ donorsMultiple thoracicOrgan recoveryOrgan donorsThoracicAllotransplantsTransplantationOrgansExtremitiesSuccessful recoveryDonorsSuch proceduresLungKidneyPancreasRecoveryLiverIntestine