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A cause-specific hazard rate analysis of prognostic factors among 877 adults who received primary orthotopic liver transplantationJeffrey J Gaynor
Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33101, USA
Transplantation 84:155-65. 2007..Prognostic factors for one failure type may be distinctly different from those predictive of other types, and an accurate portrayal of these relationships may more clearly explain each factor's importance...
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: lessons learned and future directionsDavid M Levi
DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA
Clin Liver Dis 15:717-25. 2011..The challenge has been how to expand the indications of liver transplant for HCC with improved cancer-free survival and fewer transplant-related complications without adversely affecting non-HCC transplant candidates...- Transplantation of the abdominal wallDavid M Levi
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida 33101, USA
Lancet 361:2173-6. 2003..Closure of the abdomen in patients undergoing intestinal transplantation can be extremely difficult, if not impossible. We describe our initial experience with abdominal wall allotransplantation to facilitate abdominal closure... - Alemtuzumab (Campath-1H) combined with tacrolimus in intestinal and multivisceral transplantationAndreas G Tzakis
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33136, USA
Transplantation 75:1512-7. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: The combination of alemtuzumab and Tac therapy without steroid use seems to efficiently prevent acute rejection in a significant number of patients without causing frequent opportunistic infections... - Intestinal transplantation for the treatment of neoplastic diseaseJang I Moon
Department of Surgery, Liver GI Transplant, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Surg Oncol 92:284-91. 2005..Authors reviewed single center experience of intestinal transplantation for treatment of intra-abdominal neoplastic disease... 
100 multivisceral transplants at a single centerAndreas G Tzakis
Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Ann Surg 242:480-90; discussion 491-3. 2005..Our results show that the multivisceral graft seems to facilitate engraftment of transplanted organs and raises the possibility that there is a degree of immunologic protection afforded by this procedure...- The effect of donor-recipient cytomegalovirus serology on adult liver transplantation: a single center experiencePanagiotis Tryphonopoulos
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Transplantation 92:1051-7. 2011..We investigated the outcomes of adult liver transplants, according to their donor-recipient cytomegalovirus (CMV) serology... - Preliminary experience with alemtuzumab (Campath-1H) and low-dose tacrolimus immunosuppression in adult liver transplantationAndreas G Tzakis
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Transplantation 77:1209-14. 2004..We report our preliminary experience with C1H and tacrolimus (Tac) immunosuppression in adult liver transplantation... - Utilization of dried blood spot citrulline level as a noninvasive method for monitoring graft function following intestinal transplantationHee Chul Yu
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Transplantation 80:1729-33. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: DBS citrulline monitoring will ease sample collection following intestinal transplantation and improve the ability to detect intestinal dysfunction and rejection by a noninvasive means... - Analysis of acute and chronic rejection in multiple organ allografts from retransplantation and autopsy cases of multivisceral transplantationHidenori Takahashi
The DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Division of Liver GI Transplant, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Transplantation 85:1610-6. 2008.... - Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma in the model for end-stage liver disease eraDavid M Levi
Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
J Am Coll Surg 210:727-34, 735-6. 2010..This study reviews our experience with liver transplantation for HCC under this system... - Blood citrulline level is an exclusionary marker for significant acute rejection after intestinal transplantationAndre I David
Departments of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101, USA
Transplantation 84:1077-81. 2007.... - Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation in childrenTomoaki Kato
Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1801 NW 9th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Ann Surg 243:756-64; discussion 764-6. 2006..To describe a single-center experience of pediatric intestinal transplantation (Itx) and to provide an overview of the children who underwent this procedure along with their outcomes... - Subclinical rejection in the initial postoperative period in small intestinal transplantation: a negative influence on graft survivalHidenori Takahashi
Department of Surgery, Division of Liver Gastrointestinal Transplant, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Transplantation 84:689-96. 2007..Subclinical rejection (SCR) is a known entity in various solid organ transplants but not in intestinal transplantation... - The role of donor bone marrow infusions in withdrawal of immunosuppression in adult liver allotransplantationPanagiotis Tryphonopoulos
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Am J Transplant 5:608-13. 2005..Approximately 20% of long-term survivors of liver transplantation can successfully discontinue their immunosuppression. DBMC infusions, do not increase this likelihood... - The importance of analyzing graft and patient survival by cause of failure: an example using pediatric small intestine transplant dataJeffrey J Gaynor
Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL33101, USA
Transplantation 81:1133-40. 2006..The use of a cause-specific hazard (CSH) approach may provide more precise identification and thus greater insight as to why certain factors are prognostically important... - Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation after abdominal traumaSeigo Nishida
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Center, Miami, Florida 33101. USA
J Trauma 56:323-7. 2004..CONCLUSION Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation are viable options for the treatment of irreversible intestinal failure associated with severe trauma. Surviving patients are TPN independent and have a satisfactory quality of life... - Long-term follow-up of 23 operational tolerant liver transplant recipientsPanagiotis Tryphonopoulos
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Highland Professional Building, Miami, FL, USA
Transplantation 90:1556-61. 2010..Eighty-one patients were not able to be withdrawn (rejectors), and 23 patients were successfully weaned off immunosuppression (tolerants)... - Preliminary experience with campath 1H (C1H) in intestinal and liver transplantationAndreas G Tzakis
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Transplantation 75:1227-31. 2003..Our preliminary data show a trend toward a reduction of the incidence and the severity of rejection episodes, although we need to follow-up larger numbers of patients to confirm these results... - Lamivudine monoprophylaxis for liver transplant recipients with non-replicating hepatitis B virus infectionHideo Yoshida
Division of Liver GI Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Clin Transplant 21:166-71. 2007..Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of lamivudine (LAM) monoprophylaxis for patients with non-replicating hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection at orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT)... - Peripheral blood gene expression analysis in intestinal transplantation: a feasibility study for detecting novel candidate biomarkers of graft rejectionVictor P Andreev
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Transplantation 92:1385-91. 2011..We investigated the putative candidate biomarkers of graft rejection in peripheral blood of intestinal transplant patients... - Intrahepatic biliary strictures without hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation: an analysis of 1,113 liver transplantations at a single centerNoboru Nakamura
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, 1801 NW 9th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Transplantation 79:427-32. 2005..Patients with diffuse or bilateral proximal type have a low success rate from radiologic intervention and may benefit from early retransplantation... - Liver transplantation with preservation of the inferior vena cava: lessons learned through 2,000 casesDavid M Levi
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Miami, FL 33136, USA
J Am Coll Surg 214:691-8; discussion 698-9. 2012..We aim to demonstrate the utility and efficacy of the "piggyback technique" (PBT); liver transplant (LT) with caval preservation... - Partial abdominal evisceration, ex vivo resection, and intestinal autotransplantation for the treatment of pathologic lesions of the root of the mesenteryAndreas G Tzakis
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
J Am Coll Surg 197:770-6. 2003..In selected cases, this technique may be useful in the treatment of extensive, otherwise unresectable lesions of the root of the mesentery... - Effect of liver transplantation on spleen size, collateral veins, and platelet countsFumio Chikamori
Miami Transplant Institute, Division of Liver and GI Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Highland Professional Bldg, 1801 NW 9th Avenue, 3rd Floor, Miami, FL 33136, USA
World J Surg 34:320-6. 2010..The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of liver transplantation on the spleen size, spontaneous splenorenal shunt (SRS) function, and platelet counts in patients with hypersplenism... - An analysis of the association between serum citrulline and acute rejection among 26 recipients of intestinal transplantPeter A Pappas
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Miami, FL USA
Am J Transplant 4:1124-32. 2004..We plan to further examine the use of citrulline as a marker for rejection in larger prospective studies... - Is surgical resection superior to transplantation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma?Leonidas G Koniaris
Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA
Ann Surg 254:527-37; discussion 537-8. 2011..To compare outcomes for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with either liver resection or transplantation... - Gastroduodenal artery steal syndrome during liver transplantation: intraoperative diagnosis with Doppler ultrasound and managementSeigo Nishida
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA
Transpl Int 18:350-3. 2005..The current case should show the efficacy of intraoperative Doppler ultrasound of the liver on ASS and alert clinician to ligate GDA to prevent ASS if hepatic arterial flows are suboptimal... - Characteristic immune, apoptosis and inflammatory gene profiles associated with intestinal acute cellular rejection in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded mucosal biopsiesTadafumi Asaoka
Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Transpl Int 24:697-707. 2011..These differences in transcriptome patterns can be used to identify robust biomarkers and potential novel therapeutic targets for immunosuppressive agents... - Right trisectionectomy of the liver for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with bile duct invasion in a Jehovah's WitnessSeigo Nishida
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center, 1801 NW 9th Avenue, Suite 514, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 14:312-7. 2007..The success of this case may alert clinicians to consider a hepatectomy as a possible option in the treatment of ICC in a Jehovah's Witness... - Donor intracaval thrombus formation and pulmonary embolism after simultaneous piggyback liver transplantation and aortic valve replacementSeigo Nishida
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA
Clin Transplant 17:465-8. 2003..The current case should alert clinicians to think of a donor intracaval thrombus as a complication of PB liver transplantation and a possible source of PE... - Use of liver grafts from donors positive for antihepatitis B-core antibody (anti-HBc) in the era of prophylaxis with hepatitis-B immunoglobulin and lamivudineJose R Nery
University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Liver GI Transplantation, Miami, FL, USA
Transplantation 75:1179-86. 2003..We reviewed our experience with liver grafts from hepatitis-B surface antigen (HBsAg)(-), antibody to core antigen (anti-HBc)(+) donors... - Percutaneous lavage as primary treatment for infected pancreatic necrosisDanny Sleeman
DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
J Am Coll Surg 212:748-52; discussion 752-4. 2011..This study reviews our experience with nonoperative percutaneous catheter drainage and serial lavage as primary treatment in patients with IPN... - Reconstruction of the portal vein during a whipple pancreaticoduodenectomyDavid M Levi
Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Eur J Surg 168:422-4. 2002 - Comparison of hepatic resection and hepatic transplantation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma among cirrhotic patientsMohsen Shabahang
Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 9:881-6. 2002..The aim of this study was to compare the results of these therapeutic options... - Multi-organ procurement and successful multi-center allocation using rapid en bloc technique from a controlled non-heart-beating donorJang I Moon
Transplantation 77:1476-7. 2004 - Sirolimus-associated hepatotoxicity in liver transplantationGuy W Neff
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ann Pharmacother 38:1593-6. 2004..Unlike tacrolimus and cyclosporine, it has no effect on calcineurin activity in liver transplant recipients... - The impact of donor cocaine use on the outcome of adult liver transplantationTeruo Komokata
Department of Hepato Biliary Pancreatic Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Japan
Clin Transplant 20:295-300. 2006..To investigate the feasibility of adult liver transplantation from donors with cocaine use...