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| Jose R NerySummaryAffiliation: University of Miami Country: USA Publications
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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...
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 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...
Ninety-five cases of intestinal transplantation at the University of MiamiSeigo Nishida
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 6:233-9. 2002..Rejection monitoring with zoom videoendoscopy and new immunosuppressive therapy with sirolimus, daclizumab, and campath-1H have contributed to the improvement in patient survival...
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...
Portal versus systemic drainage of small bowel allografts: comparative assessment of survival, function, rejection, and bacterial translocationThierry Berney
Liver/Gastrointestinal Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
J Am Coll Surg 195:804-13. 2002..But attention should be paid to an impaired clearance of intestinal bacterial translocation after systemic drainage...
Successful treatment of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease with prolonged rituximab treatment in intestinal transplant recipientsThierry Berney
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Transplantation 74:1000-6. 2002..CONCLUSION: Prolonged rituximab treatment, in association with reduction of immunosuppression and antiviral therapy, is highly efficient as part of the first-line treatment of CD20 B-cell PTLD after intestinal transplantation...
Internal hernia of the small bowel around infrarenal arterial conduits after liver transplantationSeigo Nishida
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, FL 33101, USA
Clin Transplant 16:334-8. 2002..In order to prevent this complication, the arterial conduit should be retroperitonealized at the time of transplantation...
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...
Intestinal and multivisceral transplantationTomoaki Kato
Division of Transplantation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
World J Surg 26:226-37. 2002..Of those, control of rejection remains the most difficult dilemma and it will be the key to improved patient and graft survival...
Prolonged clamping of the liver parenchyma: a salvage maneuver in exsanguinating liver injuryEnrique Ginzburg
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Trauma 56:922-3. 2004
