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Cytomegalovirus-related Complications and Management in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: An International Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Kauke-Navarro M, Panayi AC, Formica R, Marty F, Parikh N, Foroutanjazi S, Safi AF, Mardini S, Razonable RR, Morelon E, Gelb B, Rodriguez E, Lassus P, Pomahac B. Cytomegalovirus-related Complications and Management in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: An International Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Transplantation 2022, 106: 2031-2043. PMID: 35389381, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrospective cohort studyAntiviral prophylaxisCohort studyComposite allotransplantationInternational multicenter retrospective cohort studyMulticenter retrospective cohort studyCMV-related complicationsFirst year posttransplantHigh-risk transplantsMore rejection episodesHigh-risk groupFacial Vascularized Composite AllotransplantationAllograft-related complicationsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationPaucity of dataAllograft lossCMV diseaseCMV viremiaCytomegalovirus serostatusR serostatusRejection episodesCMV infectionPrompt treatmentActive surveillancePatientsFull 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
2021
Long-term Outcomes After Facial Allotransplantation: Systematic Review of the Literature
Tchiloemba B, Kauke M, Haug V, Abdulrazzak O, Safi AF, Kollar B, Pomahac B. Long-term Outcomes After Facial Allotransplantation: Systematic Review of the Literature. Transplantation 2021, 105: 1869-1880. PMID: 33148976, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystematic reviewAcute cell-mediated rejectionPositive risk-benefit ratioRecurrent acute rejection episodesLong-term outcome dataAcute rejection episodesChronic vascular rejectionFirst year posttransplantImmunosuppression-related complicationsCell-mediated rejectionSingle-center experiencePubMed/MEDLINE databaseLong-term outcomesRisk-benefit ratioEnglish full-text articlesQuality of lifeFull-text articlesAcute rejectionAllograft lossChronic rejectionRejection episodesVascular rejectionInfectious complicationsInfectious episodesMetabolic complications