2021
Bile Microbiota in Liver Transplantation: Proof of Concept Using Gene Amplification in a Heterogeneous Clinical Scenario
D'Amico F, Bertacco A, Finotti M, Di Renzo C, Rodriguez-Davalos MI, Gondolesi GE, Cillo U, Mulligan D, Geibel J. Bile Microbiota in Liver Transplantation: Proof of Concept Using Gene Amplification in a Heterogeneous Clinical Scenario. Frontiers In Surgery 2021, 8: 621525. PMID: 33796547, PMCID: PMC8009296, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.621525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBile microbiotaLiver donorsBiliary tract diseaseCommon bile ductGene amplificationRibosomal RNA gene amplificationLiver recipientsLiver transplantationPediatric recipientsLiver proceduresBiliary tractBile ductRecipient patientsTract diseaseBile samplesHeterogeneous cohortClinical scenariosBileSterile wayPCR sequencingPatientsRecipientsMicrobiotaTransplantationGallbladder
2004
Significance of Proximal Biliary Dilatation in Patients with Anastomotic Strictures After Liver Transplantation
St. Peter S, Rodriquez-Davalos MI, Rodriguez-Luna HM, Harrison EM, Moss AA, Mulligan DC. Significance of Proximal Biliary Dilatation in Patients with Anastomotic Strictures After Liver Transplantation. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2004, 49: 1207-1211. PMID: 15387348, DOI: 10.1023/b:ddas.0000037814.96308.7a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnastomotic strictureBiliary dilatationDuct sizeDonor bile ductDuct biliary reconstructionProximal biliary dilatationLiver transplant recipientsLevel of obstructionCholangiographic improvementBiliary reconstructionLiver transplantLiver transplantationPosttransplant patientsTransplant recipientsNonresponder groupDuct dilatationRetrospective reviewBile ductCholangiographic imagesResponder groupObstructive cholestasisSignificant obstructionStricturePatientsDuct diameter