2014
Airway Recovery after Face Transplantation
Fischer S, Wallins J, Bueno E, Kueckelhaus M, Chandawarkar A, Diaz-Siso J, Larson A, Murphy G, Annino D, Caterson E, Pomahac B. Airway Recovery after Face Transplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2014, 134: 946e-954e. PMID: 25415117, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000000752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway volumeUpper airwayFace transplantationRespiratory mucosaNasal passagesIncidence of sinusitisUpper airway infectionsUpper airway impairmentSevere facial injuriesQuality of lifeLife-altering consequencesAirway recoveryTracheostomy decannulationChronic coughAirway infectionFunctional airwayAirway impairmentNasal breathingTracheostomy tubeNasal mucosaSurgical correctionTomographic scanWomen's HospitalMucin productionFacial injuries
2011
Restoration of Facial Form and Function After Severe Disfigurement from Burn Injury by a Composite Facial Allograft
Pomahac B, Pribaz J, Eriksson E, Annino D, Caterson S, Sampson C, Chun Y, Orgill D, Nowinski D, Tullius S. Restoration of Facial Form and Function After Severe Disfigurement from Burn Injury by a Composite Facial Allograft. American Journal Of Transplantation 2011, 11: 386-393. PMID: 21214855, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03368.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere disfigurementMedical historyBurn injuryFacial allograftAcute rejection episodesInitial clinical outcomesElectrical burn injuryFacial allotransplantationSevere facial disfigurementDonor's medical historyAntirejection treatmentRejection episodesPostoperative monthSurgical complicationsClinical outcomesNasal breathingTreatment optionsBolus treatmentPathological analysisMinimal doseNormal social lifeEsthetic resultsSignificant restorationFacial formFacial redness