2022
Liver allograft findings of donation after cardiac death versus brain death in recipients with hepatitis C related cirrhosis: a matched histologic comparison
Byrnes K, Vachharajani N, Doyle MM, Nalbantoglu I. Liver allograft findings of donation after cardiac death versus brain death in recipients with hepatitis C related cirrhosis: a matched histologic comparison. Human Pathology 2022, 122: 25-31. PMID: 35085598, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllograftsBrain DeathCholestasisDeathHepacivirusHepatitis CHumansLiver CirrhosisRetrospective StudiesTissue DonorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsBiliary complicationsDCD casesLiver allograftsCardiac deathHistologic featuresBrain death (DBD) recipientsDCD liver allograftsPostoperative biliary complicationsBile duct injuryCold ischemia timeHepatitis C virusOrgan transplantation increasesBiliary alterationsDBD recipientsDCD allograftsDCD recipientsPortal edemaDuct injuryGraft survivalHepatitis CPortal inflammationOverall survivalTransplantation increasesLiver biopsyClinical outcomes
2017
Tumor budding in intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinoma is associated with nodal metastasis and recurrence
Olsen S, Jin L, Fields RC, Yan Y, Nalbantoglu I. Tumor budding in intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinoma is associated with nodal metastasis and recurrence. Human Pathology 2017, 68: 26-33. PMID: 28428104, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal-type gastric adenocarcinomaHigher T stageIntestinal-type cancerGastric adenocarcinomaT stageNodal metastasisN stageLymph node statusSubset of patientsPrimary surgical excisionAmount of tumorCancer-related deathLikelihood of recurrenceDiffuse cancersBetter prognosisHistologic typePrognostic featuresSurgical excisionTumor buddingTumor characteristicsNode statusIntestinal tumorsClinical managementColorectal adenocarcinomaTumor grade
2015
Outcomes Using Grafts from Donors after Cardiac Death
Doyle MB, Collins K, Vachharajani N, Lowell JA, Shenoy S, Nalbantoglu I, Byrnes K, Garonzik-Wang J, Wellen J, Lin Y, Chapman WC. Outcomes Using Grafts from Donors after Cardiac Death. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2015, 221: 142-152. PMID: 26095563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.03.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic cholangiopathyPrimary nonfunctionRecipient ageLiver transplantationDonor graftsDCD donorsCardiac death liver graftsEnd-stage liver diseaseAdult liver transplantationDCD graft recipientsHepatic artery thrombosisAcute kidney injuryBrain-dead donorsLong-term outcomesWarm ischemia timeCold flushingDCD graftsDCD recipientsMedian ICUArtery thrombosisGraft survivalHospital stayKidney injuryRecipients of donationGraft recipients
2012
Positron Emission Tomography with [18F]-3′-Deoxy-3′fluorothymidine (FLT) as a Predictor of Outcome in Patients with Locally Advanced Resectable Rectal Cancer: a Pilot Study
Dehdashti F, Grigsby PW, Myerson RJ, Nalbantoglu I, Ma C, Siegel BA. Positron Emission Tomography with [18F]-3′-Deoxy-3′fluorothymidine (FLT) as a Predictor of Outcome in Patients with Locally Advanced Resectable Rectal Cancer: a Pilot Study. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2012, 15: 106-113. PMID: 22684813, PMCID: PMC3659775, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-012-0566-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalPositron emission tomographyFDG uptakeFLT uptakeRectal cancerAdvanced resectable rectal cancerEmission tomographyImproved disease-free survivalMaximum standardized uptake valuePercentage changePilot studyResectable rectal cancerAdvanced rectal cancerFDG-PET/Predictors of outcomeStandardized uptake valuePurposeThis pilot studyNeoadjuvant chemoradiotherapyProgressive diseaseRegional lymphResultsThirteen patientsFLT-PETHigher percentage changeTumor uptakeUptake value
2007
The effect of methylprednisolone on warm ischemia-reperfusion injury in the liver
Saidi RF, Chang J, Verb S, Brooks S, Nalbantoglu I, Adsay V, Jacobs MJ. The effect of methylprednisolone on warm ischemia-reperfusion injury in the liver. The American Journal Of Surgery 2007, 193: 345-348. PMID: 17320532, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemia-reperfusion injuryR injuryInterleukin-6Continuous clampingIschemic preconditioningSteatotic liversInflammatory responseNormal liverAspartate aminotransferaseLiver ischemia-reperfusion injuryWarm ischemia-reperfusion injuryMale Sprague-Dawley ratsSerum IL-6Serum interleukin-6Hours of reperfusionEffect of methylprednisoloneCause of morbiditySprague-Dawley ratsIntravenous methylprednisoloneHepatic ischemiaIschemia inductionSerum levelsIschemic controlsIschemic periodLiver ischemia