2012
Ureteral stricture formation in laparoscopically procured living donor kidney transplantation.
Tyson MD, Castle EP, Andrews PE, Heilman RL, Moss AA, Mulligan DC, Reddy KS. Ureteral stricture formation in laparoscopically procured living donor kidney transplantation. Canadian Journal Of Urology 2012, 19: 6188-92. PMID: 22512964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral stricture formationDelayed graft functionDonor kidney transplantationUreteral strictureGraft functionStricture formationUreteral stentsKidney transplantationStricture diseaseMultivariable logistic regression modelUreteral stricture diseaseLogistic regression modelsStricture groupRetrospective reviewProcedural interventionRisk factorsIntraoperative placementStrictureDonor databasePatientsIncidenceStentsTransplantationDiseaseRegression models
2010
Living Donor Kidney Transplantation With Multiple Renal Arteries in the Laparoscopic Era
Tyson MD, Castle EP, Ko EY, Andrews PE, Heilman RL, Mekeel KL, Moss AA, Mulligan DC, Reddy KS. Living Donor Kidney Transplantation With Multiple Renal Arteries in the Laparoscopic Era. Urology 2010, 77: 1116-1121. PMID: 21145095, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.07.503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple renal arteriesSingle renal arterySlow graft functionDonor kidney transplantationPatients' overall survivalGraft functionKidney transplantationRenal arteryOverall survivalSingle tertiary care academic centerTertiary care academic centerLong-term allograftClavien classification systemDelayed graft functionLong-term outcomesAcute rejectionAllograft survivalUrological complicationsPostoperative complicationsRetrospective reviewLaparoscopic eraAnatomic variationsHigh incidenceAcademic centersMRA groupEarly Graft Function After Laparoscopically Procured Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
Tyson M, Castle E, Andrews P, Heilman R, Mekeel K, Moss A, Mulligan D, Reddy K. Early Graft Function After Laparoscopically Procured Living Donor Kidney Transplantation. Journal Of Urology 2010, 184: 1434-1439. PMID: 20727548, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor early graft functionEarly graft functionLiving-donor kidney transplantationGraft functionDonor kidney transplantationAcute rejectionKidney transplantationMultivariate logistic regression modelGraft function groupDelayed graft functionDonor kidney transplantsInstitutional review boardLogistic regression modelsAllograft survivalGraft nephrectomyVascular complicationsKidney transplantPerioperative parametersIndependent predictorsTransplantation databaseClinical outcomesPatient survivalBlack ethnicityMale genderDonor age
2009
Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation from Donors with Acute Renal Failure due to Rhabdomyolysis
Mekeel KL, Moss AA, Mulligan DC, Chakkera HA, Hamawi K, Mazur MJ, Heilman RL, Reddy KS. Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation from Donors with Acute Renal Failure due to Rhabdomyolysis. American Journal Of Transplantation 2009, 9: 1666-1670. PMID: 19459799, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02663.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute renal failureGraft functionRenal failureDeceased donor kidney transplantationFull renal functionGood graft functionSlow graft functionDelayed graft functionDonor kidney transplantationCreatinine kinase levelsUrine hemoglobinKidney transplantationMost patientsRenal functionMean creatinineDead patientsImmediate functionKinase levelsSolid organsTransplant communityOrgan donorsRhabdomyolysisPatientsGraftPotential donors