2011
Impact of Acute Rejection on Kidney Allograft Outcomes in Recipients on Rapid Steroid Withdrawal
Heilman RL, Nijim S, Chakkera HA, Devarapalli Y, Moss AA, Mulligan DC, Mazur MJ, Hamawi K, Williams JW, Reddy KS. Impact of Acute Rejection on Kidney Allograft Outcomes in Recipients on Rapid Steroid Withdrawal. Journal Of Transplantation 2011, 2011: 583981. PMID: 21647349, PMCID: PMC3103882, DOI: 10.1155/2011/583981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical acute rejectionRapid steroid withdrawalDeath-censored graft survivalKidney transplant recipientsSubclinical rejectionGraft survivalControl groupAcute rejectionSteroid withdrawalTransplant recipientsRejection groupCR groupDeceased donor kidney transplantInferior graft survivalMean HLA mismatchesKidney allograft outcomesDonor kidney transplantsAllograft outcomesAllograft survivalProtocol biopsiesHLA mismatchesBorderline changesKidney transplantPrimary outcomePersistent inflammation
2010
Early 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 ageSuccessful Transplantation of a Split Crossed Fused Ectopic Kidney into a Patient with End‐Stage Renal Disease
Mekeel KL, Daley SM, Andrews PE, Moss AA, Heilman RL, Mazur MJ, Chakkera HA, Hamawi K, Mulligan DC, Reddy K. Successful Transplantation of a Split Crossed Fused Ectopic Kidney into a Patient with End‐Stage Renal Disease. Journal Of Transplantation 2010, 2010: 383972. PMID: 20368777, PMCID: PMC2846343, DOI: 10.1155/2010/383972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFused ectopic kidneyEctopic kidneySimultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantDeceased donor kidney transplantEnd-stage renal diseaseCongenital renal anomaliesKidney-pancreas transplantNormal renal functionDonor kidney transplantsPancreas transplantsKidney transplantRenal functionRenal diseaseParenchymal transectionRenal anomaliesSuccessful transplantationImmediate functionWaiting listTransplantPotential transplantsExcellent functionKidneyPotential donorsPatientsTransplantation
2007
Kluyvera co‐infection in two solid organ transplant recipients: an emerging pathogen or a colonizer bystander?
Cheruvattath R, Balan V, Stewart R, Heilman RL, Mulligan DC, Kusne S. Kluyvera co‐infection in two solid organ transplant recipients: an emerging pathogen or a colonizer bystander? Transplant Infectious Disease 2007, 9: 83-86. PMID: 17313481, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2006.00198.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsDeceased donor kidney transplantAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyDonor liver transplantationDonor kidney transplantsFocal segmental glomerulosclerosisAntibiotic coverageLiver transplantationTransplant patientsKidney transplantRenal failureUrinary infectionUrine cultureImmunocompetent hostsPatient populationSerious infectionsSegmental glomerulosclerosisAntitrypsin deficiencyNegative bacilliKluyvera infectionsMixed organismsAbscess aspirateCommensal organisms