2013
Vascularized composite tissue allotransplantation – state of the art
Diaz‐Siso J, Bueno E, Sisk G, Marty F, Pomahac B, Tullius S. Vascularized composite tissue allotransplantation – state of the art. Clinical Transplantation 2013, 27: 330-337. PMID: 23581799, PMCID: PMC3724233, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmunosuppression-related side effectsVascularized composite tissue allotransplantationLong-term graft lossEarly post-operative periodChronic graft deteriorationPost-operative periodLong-term outcomesViable treatment optionConventional reconstructive techniquesComposite tissue allotransplantationAcute rejectionGraft lossGraft deteriorationTolerance inductionTreatment optionsLifelong immunosuppressionLower extremitiesImmune responseAnatomic locationReconstructive techniquesAbdominal wallSide effectsTissue allotransplantationFunctional restorationCellular therapy
2011
Three Patients with Full Facial Transplantation
Pomahac B, Pribaz J, Eriksson E, Bueno E, Diaz-Siso J, Rybicki F, Annino D, Orgill D, Caterson E, Caterson S, Carty M, Chun Y, Sampson C, Janis J, Alam D, Saavedra A, Molnar J, Edrich T, Marty F, Tullius S. Three Patients with Full Facial Transplantation. New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 366: 715-722. PMID: 22204672, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1111432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull face transplantFull facial transplantationFacial transplantationAcute rejectionPostoperative complicationsSensory nervesSevere deformityFunctional restorationPatientsSingle episodeFacial allograftTransplantationFacial appearanceConventional reconstructionComplicationsAllograftsNerveGlucocorticoidsTransplantDeformityCoaptationMonths