2018
Face transplantation—current status and future developments
Tasigiorgos S, Kollar B, Krezdorn N, Bueno E, Tullius S, Pomahac B. Face transplantation—current status and future developments. Transplant International 2018, 31: 677-688. PMID: 29421860, DOI: 10.1111/tri.13130.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Noninvasive Monitoring of Immune Rejection in Face Transplant Recipients
Kueckelhaus M, Imanzadeh A, Fischer S, Kumamaru K, Alhefzi M, Bueno E, Wake N, Gerhard-Herman M, Rybicki F, Pomahac B. Noninvasive Monitoring of Immune Rejection in Face Transplant Recipients. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2015, 136: 1082-1089. PMID: 26505709, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000001703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsChronic rejectionCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELAllograft biopsy specimensTotal vessel diameterSolid organ allograftsAllograft lossOrgan allograftsPostsurgical monitoringFlap arteryControl subjectsBiopsy specimensIntimal thicknessClinical signsRadial arteryThicker intimaUltrasound biomicroscopyFacial arteryMedia thicknessHistologic analysisImmune rejectionArteryRecipientsInterobserver correlation
2014
Facial and Hand Allotransplantation
Pomahac B, Gobble R, Schneeberger S. Facial and Hand Allotransplantation. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2014, 4: a015651. PMID: 24478387, PMCID: PMC3935393, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a015651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationFacial transplantationLong-term immunosuppressionMinimization of immunosuppressionGood functional outcomeTreatment of patientsMultidisciplinary team approachNovel therapeutic optionsSevere facial disfigurementAllograft survivalHand allotransplantationSkin rejectionTherapeutic optionsFunctional outcomeLimb lossComposite allotransplantationSide effectsTeam approachTransplantationSurgical planningFacial disfigurementImmunosuppressionAllotransplantationComplex proceduresPatients
2012
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Research: The Emerging Field
Pomahac B, Becker Y, Cendales L, Ildstad S, Li X, Schneeberger S, Siemionow M, Thomson A, Zheng X, Tullius S. Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Research: The Emerging Field. American Journal Of Transplantation 2012, 12: 1062-1063. PMID: 22225551, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03900.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHumansPlastic Surgery ProceduresTissue TransplantationTransplantation ImmunologyTransplantation, Homologous
2008
Facial Transplantation and Immunosuppressed Patients: A New Frontier in Reconstructive Surgery
Pomahac B, Aflaki P, Chandraker A, Pribaz J. Facial Transplantation and Immunosuppressed Patients: A New Frontier in Reconstructive Surgery. Transplantation 2008, 85: 1693-1697. PMID: 18580458, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e318176b29e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFacial TransplantationHumansImmunosuppression TherapyPatient SelectionSurgery, PlasticTransplantation ImmunologyConceptsPartial face transplantationOrgan transplant recipientsFace transplantationTransplant recipientsLife-long immunosuppressionPatient selection criteriaRisk of malignancyComposite tissue transplantationFacial transplantationAlternative reconstructive methodImmunosuppressive regimenImmunosuppressive therapyAdditional immunosuppressionSurgical resectionImmunosuppressed patientsOrgan recipientsPatient populationWomen's HospitalReconstructive surgeryTransplantationIRB approvalSkin cancerReconstructive methodsControversial procedureTissue transplantation