2014
Segmental Grafts in Adult and Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Improving Outcomes by Minimizing Vascular Complications
Rodriguez-Davalos MI, Arvelakis A, Umman V, Tanjavur V, Yoo PS, Kulkarni S, Luczycki SM, Schilsky M, Emre S. Segmental Grafts in Adult and Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Improving Outcomes by Minimizing Vascular Complications. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 63-70. PMID: 24284803, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor liver transplantSegmental graftsRight lobeLiver transplantVascular complicationsSegmental allograftsDeceased donorsLateral segmentConsecutive liver transplant patientsDonor graft recipientsHepatic artery stenosisReduced-size graftsWaiting list mortalityLiver transplant patientsPortal vein thrombosisPediatric liver transplantationMultidisciplinary team approachInnovative surgical techniquesBiliary complicationsSegmental transplantsStrict patientGraft survivalList mortalityLiver transplantationTransplant patients
2011
Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Inherited Metabolic Liver Disease: A Single-Center Experience
Rosencrantz R, Cimsit B, Seashore M, Arvelakis A, Kulkarni S, Ghiroli M, Emre S. Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Inherited Metabolic Liver Disease: A Single-Center Experience. Transplantation Proceedings 2011, 43: 896-900. PMID: 21486623, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.02.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic liver diseaseLiver diseaseMS patientsMetabolic diseasesLiver transplantLiver transplantationStatus 1Pediatric liver transplant recipientsPELD/MELD scoreM groupHeterozygote parentsNeurologic motor functionAcute cellular rejectionDonor liver transplantLiver transplant recipientsDetectable EBV DNAPediatric liver transplantationSingle-center experiencePatients' overall survivalPatient survival outcomesMajority of childrenGenetic liver diseasesCellular rejectionCMV viremiaExcellent allograft