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De novo breast cancer in renal transplant recipientsJoseph F Buell
Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, Division of Transplantation, The University of Cincinnati Medical School, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA
Transplant Proc 34:1778-9. 2002- How can donors with a previous malignancy be evaluated?Joseph F Buell
The University of Cincinnati, Division of Transplantation, Cincinnati, OH, USA
J Hepatol 45:503-7. 2006 - Maximizing renal artery length in right laparoscopic donor nephrectomy by retrocaval exposure of the aortorenal junctionJoseph F Buell
Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0558, USA
Transplantation 75:83-5. 2003..This technique has currently been used in 20 consecutive right LDN operations without vascular complications or technical graft losses... - Malignancy in pediatric transplant recipientsJoseph F Buell
The Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA
Semin Pediatr Surg 15:179-87. 2006..This leaves transplant physicians with several new and novel immunosuppressive agents with uncertain oncologic potentials that will need to be examined over the next decade... - Malignancy after transplantationJoseph F Buell
Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0558, USA
Transplantation 80:S254-64. 2005..Long-term data are needed to determine if the use of these agents will ultimately lower the mortality due to malignancy for transplant recipients... - Gastric cancer in transplant recipients: detection of malignancy [correction of malignacy] by aggressive endoscopyJoseph F Buell
Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, Division of Transplantation, The University of Cincinnati Medical School, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA
Transplant Proc 34:1784-5. 2002 - Immunosuppression and Merkel cell cancerJoseph F Buell
Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, Division of Transplantation, The University of Cincinnati Medical School, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA
Transplant Proc 34:1780-1. 2002 - Donor transmitted malignanciesJoseph F Buell
The Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267 0558, USA
Ann Transplant 9:53-6. 2004..In reality, however, this data may provide a more accurate insight since it is based on transmissions from high-risk donors rather than from the general population... - The impact of donor factors on the outcomes following liver transplantationJoseph F Buell
Section of Transplantation, The University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Transplant Proc 34:1495-6. 2002 - Hand-assisted laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy as an alternative to traditional laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomyJoseph F Buell
Division of Transplantation, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA
Am J Transplant 2:983-8. 2002..Thus, similar to traditional laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, hand-assisted laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy provides advantages over open donor nephrectomy without increasing costs... - Devastating and fatal complications associated with combined vascular and bile duct injuries during cholecystectomyJoseph F Buell
Section of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Arch Surg 137:703-8; discussion 708-10. 2002..Multiple centers have reported on bile duct injuries after cholecystectomy, but few have reported on the impact of concomitant vascular injuries... - Is any method of vascular control superior in hepatic resection of metastatic cancers? Longmire clamping, pringle maneuver, and total vascular isolationJ F Buell
Division of Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Cincinnati, School of Medicine, 231 Bethesda Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0558, USA
Arch Surg 136:569-75. 2001..The utility of total or selective vascular isolation, pedicle inflow occlusion, or the absence of vascular isolation during minor and major hepatectomy needs to be examined... - Donors with central nervous system malignancies: are they truly safe?Joseph F Buell
Department of Surgery, The Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, The University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, OH 45267 0558, USA
Transplantation 76:340-3. 2003..One strategy is the use of organs from patients with a history of or active central nervous system (CNS) tumor... - Pilot study of early corticosteroid elimination after pancreas transplantationM J Hanaway
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:1287-8. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that relatively short thymoglobulin induction (five doses) with tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil can allow early withdrawal in both pancreas-kidney and pancreas-only transplant recipients... - A prospective, pilot study of early corticosteroid cessation in high-immunologic-risk patients: the Cincinnati experienceR R Alloway
Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:802-3. 2005..High-immunologic-risk patients may be able to undergo early CSWD with acceptable rates of acute rejection... - Chemotherapy for posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder: the Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry experienceJ F Buell
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:956-7. 2005..PTLD-specific death rates were 34%, 34%, 40%, and 48%. CONCLUSIONS: Single-agent chemotherapy appears to be inferior to other chemotherapy regimens for PTLD as it is associated with lower survival... - Corticosteroid avoidance ameliorates lymphocele formation and wound healing complications associated with sirolimus therapyC C Rogers
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0558, USA
Transplant Proc 37:795-7. 2005..018) to develop a lymphocele. CONCLUSIONS: CSAV in a RAPA-based regimen results in a marked reduction in WHC and lymphoceles. Therefore, CSAV provides a promising approach for addressing WHC associated with RAPA therapy... - Early corticosteroid withdrawal under modern immunosuppression in renal transplantation: multivariate analysis of risk factors for acute rejectionE S Woodle
Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:798-9. 2005..These data strongly support the use of T-cell depleting antibody induction therapy in high-risk patients undergoing early withdrawal under modern immunosuppression... - Prostate cancer prior to solid organ transplantation: the Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry experienceE S Woodle
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Transplant Proc 37:958-9. 2005..PCA recurrence rates are relatively low in patients who initially presented with stage I and II disease, and are half that of patients with stage III disease... - Transmission of donor cancer into cardiothoracic transplant recipientsJ F Buell
Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA
Surgery 130:660-6; discussion 666-8. 2001.... - Global cardiovascular risk under early corticosteroid cessation decreases progressively in the first year following renal transplantationC C Rogers
Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:812-3. 2005..This experience indicates that global cardiovascular risk decreases by approximately 10% at 1 year posttransplant in renal transplant recipients who undergo early corticosteroid withdrawal (CSWD)... - De novo sarcomas in solid organ transplant recipientsT L Husted
Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, Division of Transplantation, The University of Cincinnati Medical School, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA
Transplant Proc 34:1786-7. 2002 - Central nervous system tumors in donors: misdiagnosis carries a high morbidity and mortalityJ F Buell
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:583-4. 2005..Potential donors with unclear etiologies for brain death, particularly ICH, should be considered for a limited brain autopsy after donation... - Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy for kidneys with multiple arteriesT L Husted
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:629-30. 2005..7 +/- 1.47) and at postoperative day 365 (1.06 +/- 0.3 and 1.34 +/- 0.44). CONCLUSIONS: This experience confirms results from other series in documenting the safety and reproducibility of LDN for kidneys with multiple arterial vessels... - Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder: significance of central nervous system involvementJ F Buell
Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:954-5. 2005..Radiation therapy alone provides the best results, but this may be a reflection of isolated CNS disease... - Laparoscopic right living donor nephrectomyT L Husted
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:631-2. 2005..This observation increases the options for LDN in patients with multiple left renal arteries, or with right renal cysts, or with right kidneys that are smaller in size compared to the contralateral left kidney... - De novo colorectal cancer: five-year survival is markedly lower in transplant recipients compared with the general populationJ F Buell
Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:960-1. 2005..These data cannot distinguish whether the lower survival rates are because the CRC are inherently biologically more aggressive or whether immunosuppression allows for more aggressive clinical behavior of CRC... - Body weight alterations under early corticosteroid withdrawal and chronic corticosteroid therapy with modern immunosuppressionC C Rogers
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:800-1. 2005..Caucasians and overweight patients demonstrate greater benefits from CSWD than African Americans and patients with normal BMI... - Skin cancer following transplantation: the Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry experienceJ F Buell
Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:962-3. 2005..6%) group. CONCLUSIONS: This large experience indicates that SCC is more common than BCC in transplant recipients. SCC alone or in combination with BCC appears aggressive and is associated with significant mortality... - Donor kidneys with small renal cell cancers: can they be transplanted?J F Buell
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:581-2. 2005..The purpose of this study was to determine whether incidentally discovered, small renal cell cancers (RCC) in donor kidneys can be excised and safely transplanted... - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in liver transplantation: a matched controlled studyC R Schneider
Division of Transplantation University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249, USA
Transplant Proc 37:1243-4. 2005..6). CONCLUSION: MRSA infection is associated with a higher incidence of posttransplant complications and antibiotic usage in both liver and kidney recipients compared to patients with MRSA infection... - Polyomavirus in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation: a defined protocol for immunosuppression reduction and histologic monitoringJennifer Trofe
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, The University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA
Transplant Proc 34:1788-9. 2002 - Liver transplantation for primary or metastatic sarcoma to the liverT L Husted
The Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Am J Transplant 6:392-7. 2006.... - Transplantation without steroidsJ W Alexander
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
Transplant Proc 34:2076-8. 2002 
Are concerns over right laparoscopic donor nephrectomy unwarranted?J F Buell
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Ann Surg 233:645-51. 2001..To examine the ability of several large, experienced transplantation centers to perform right-sided laparoscopic donor nephrectomy safely with equivalent long-term renal allograft function...- Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: rationale, techniques, and implicationsS R Potter
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Semin Dial 14:365-72. 2001..We review the development and refinement of LDN and its current rationale and applications... 
Analysis of BK viral infection after alemtuzumab induction for renal transplantR M Cannon
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Transpl Infect Dis 14:374-9. 2012..This study was undertaken to determine the incidence of BK viral infection following kidney transplantation under alemtuzumab induction therapy...- Emergent lung retransplantation after discovery of two primary malignancies in the donorD Kreisel
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 3400 Spruce, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Transplantation 71:1859-62. 2001..After 24 months, the patient is without evidence of malignancy. This case illustrates the role of immediate retransplantation for patients who have inadvertently received thoracic organs from donors harboring occult malignancies... - Surgical management of benign tumors of the liverU S Kammula
Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Int J Gastrointest Cancer 30:141-6. 2001..Resection of symptomatic lesions was highly effective in treating abdominal pain due to these benign tumors. We advocate resection of non-resolving hepatic adenomas, symptomatic lesions, or when malignancy cannot be excluded... - Laparoscopic liver surgery: a synopsisK V Ravindra
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, KY 40292, USA
Minerva Chir 64:327-32. 2009..Large clinical series have been reported which demonstrate the safety and oncological integrity of the approach. This review highlights the current state of laparoscopic liver surgery with emphasis on problems unique to the procedure... - Epidemiology and clinical consequences of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in liver transplant patientsM Bakir
Infection Control Program, Department of Medicine, MC 5065, University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841 S Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Transplantation 72:1032-7. 2001..The clinical consequences were modest in the patients studied, but colonized transplant patients provide a substantial reservoir for continued VRE transmission in hospitals... - Body weight alterations under early corticosteroid withdrawal and chronic corticosteroid therapy with modern immunosuppressionChristin C Rogers
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA
Transplantation 80:26-33. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Early CSWD minimizes weight gain in renal-transplant recipients. Women, whites, and patients with high pretransplant BMI had greater reductions in weight gain with early CSWD... - Surgical techniques in right laparoscopic donor nephrectomyJoseph F Buell
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45267-0558, USA
J Am Coll Surg 195:131-7. 2002 - Simultaneous corticosteroid avoidance and calcineurin inhibitor minimization in renal transplantationJ Wesley Alexander
Department of Surgery, Transplantation Division, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45267, USA
Transpl Int 19:295-302. 2006..Fifty-seven percent of 54 patients with a functioning kidney at 3 years were receiving monotherapy with RAPA. We conclude that this therapeutic strategy is worthy of a prospective multi-center clinical trial... - Consequences of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in liver transplant recipients: a matched control studyMichelle Gearhart
The Division of Transplantation, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Clin Transplant 19:711-6. 2005..VRE patients also utilized more hospital resources. Linezolid showed a trend toward improved survival... - Multivariate analysis of risk factors for acute rejection in early corticosteroid cessation regimens under modern immunosuppressionE Steve Woodle
Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Am J Transplant 5:2740-4. 2005.... - Hand transplantation in the United States: experience with 3 patientsKadiyala V Ravindra
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
Surgery 144:638-43; discussion 643-4. 2008..Hand transplantation, the most widely recognized form of CTA, aims to improve function and the quality of life of upper limb amputees... - Right donor nephrectomy: a comparison of hand-assisted transperitoneal and retroperitoneal laparoscopic approachesJoseph F Buell
The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Transplantation 77:521-5. 2004..No grafts were lost in either group. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms that the HALDN and RLDN techniques can provide kidney grafts with equivalent-length vessels and excellent function... - Incidental diagnosis of gastric cancer in transplant recipients improves patient survivalJoseph F Buell
Israel Penn International Transplant Registry, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0558, USA
Surgery 132:754-8; discussion 758-60. 2002..Early detection has resulted in a 29% 5-year survival for the entire transplant recipient group compared with a 5% to 15% 5-year survival in the general population... - Organ donors with positive viral serology or malignancy: risk of disease transmission by transplantationSandy Feng
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0780, USA
Transplantation 74:1657-63. 2002 - MALToma: a Helicobacter pylori-associated malignancy in transplant patients: a report from the Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry with a review of published literatureMeredith J Aull
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
Transplantation 75:225-8. 2003..Observation of malignant degeneration into an aggressive, high-grade lymphoma in one patient indicates the malignant potential. Diligent follow-up of these patients with endoscopy and biopsy is therefore indicated... - Increased biliary fistulas after liver resection with the harmonic scalpelJoseph Kim
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219, USA
Am Surg 69:815-9. 2003..Its use was also associated with a significant increase in the incidence of postoperative bile leaks, and, therefore, surgeons must be vigilant during liver parenchymal transection when using this device... - Tumors and transplantation: The 2003 Third Annual ASTS State-of-the-Art Winter SymposiumSandy Feng
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, USA
Am J Transplant 3:1481-7. 2003 - The role of immunosuppression in lymphomaJennifer Trofe
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA
Recent Results Cancer Res 159:55-66. 2002..We review the major historical and recent immunosuppression trials to assess the impact of individual immunosuppressive agents and regimens on PTLD risk... - Recurrence risk after organ transplantation in patients with a history of Hodgkin disease or non-Hodgkin lymphomaJennifer Trofe
Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267 0558, USA
Transplantation 78:972-7. 2004..There is no difference in recurrence rates for HD and NHL. The outcome for recurrent lymphoma is poor. The low risk of recurrence (10%) indicates that preexisting HD and NHL need not be an absolute contraindication to transplantation... - Posttransplant malignancyJennifer Trofe
Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Prog Transplant 14:193-200. 2004..This review presents the more commonly encountered posttransplant malignancies and the measures that are currently being utilized to prevent and treat them... - Experience with 274 cardiac transplant recipients with posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder: a report from the Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor RegistryMeredith J Aull
Department of Pharmacy, New York Presbyterian Hospital-New York Weill Cornell Center, New York, NY, USA
Transplantation 78:1676-82. 2004..Carefully designed prospective studies are needed to evaluate the positive and negative effects of ISM in cardiac transplant recipients with PTLD... - Analysis of factors that influence survival with post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in renal transplant recipients: the Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry experienceJennifer Trofe
Israel Penn International Transplant Tumor Registry, Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Am J Transplant 5:775-80. 2005..0001). Death risk was greater for multiple site PTLD and increasing age, and risks were additive. Univariate analysis identified increased death risk for those not receiving surgery, particularly allograft involvement alone... - Characteristics and survival patterns of solid organ transplant patients developing de novo colon and rectal cancerHarry T Papaconstantinou
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390 9156, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 47:1898-903. 2004..The purpose of this study was to define the characteristics and survival patterns of transplant patients developing de novo colorectal cancer... - African-American renal transplant recipients benefit from early corticosteroid withdrawal under modern immunosuppressionRobyn E Boardman
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Am J Transplant 5:356-65. 2005..Additional follow-up is needed to determine long-term renal function, graft survival, and cardiovascular risk in AAs with early CSWD... - Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy vs. open live donor nephrectomy: a quality of life and functional studyJoseph F Buell
The University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0004, USA
Clin Transplant 19:102-9. 2005..2; p = 0.19). The overall QoL for both groups was comparable with the general USA population. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study support the decisions of many kidney transplant centers to adopt LDN programs as standard of care... - United network for organ sharing publication on scientific registry of transplant recipients central nervous system donor cancer transmission dataJoseph F Buell
Transplantation 79:623. 2005 - Long-term venous complications after full-size and segmental pediatric liver transplantationJoseph F Buell
Department of Transplantation Surgery, Pediatrics and Interventional Radiology, The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Ann Surg 236:658-66. 2002..When this is required, care must be taken to place the stent in a position where the metallic object will not interfere with future surgical manipulations should retransplantation be necessary... - Experience with more than 500 minimally invasive hepatic proceduresJoseph F Buell
Jewish Transplant Center, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Ann Surg 248:475-86. 2008..To evaluate our experience with more than 500 minimally invasive hepatic procedures... - Temporary silastic mesh closure for adult liver transplantation: a safe alternative for the difficult abdomenMubeen A Jafri
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267 0558, USA
Liver Transpl 13:258-65. 2007..In circumstances where large amounts of blood products are required, where a size mismatch exists, or where bowel edema is present during adult liver transplantation, temporary closure with silastic mesh is an ideal strategy... - Laparoscopic liver resectionJoseph F Buell
Division of Transplantation, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA
J Am Coll Surg 200:472-80. 2005 - Liver transplantation for primary and metastatic hepatic malignancy: a single center experienceAmit D Tevar
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0558, USA
Surgery 139:535-41. 2006 - An initial experience and evolution of laparoscopic hepatic resectional surgeryJoseph F Buell
Division of Transplantation, University of Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA
Surgery 136:804-11. 2004..Minimally invasive surgery appears to provide several distinct advantages over traditional open hepatic surgery. However, techniques for the laparoscopic control of bleeding and bile leak remain in their infancy... - Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome after heart transplantation: case report and review of the literatureMichael W Schaeffer
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA
J Heart Lung Transplant 23:905-11. 2004..Pretransplant evaluation for parasitic infections, including strongyloidiasis, should occur in endemic areas or in patients at risk for occult infestation...