2013
Successful Abdominal Organ Donation after Brain Death in a Patient with a Biventricular Assist Device: Extending Extended Criteria
Carpenter S, Steidley D, Douglas D, Reddy K, Mulligan D, Lanza L, Moss A. Successful Abdominal Organ Donation after Brain Death in a Patient with a Biventricular Assist Device: Extending Extended Criteria. Open Journal Of Organ Transplant Surgery 2013, 2013: 32-35. DOI: 10.4236/ojots.2013.32006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-organ functionMechanical circulatory supportBiventricular assist deviceBrain deathAssist deviceAdequate end-organ functionOngoing mechanical circulatory supportProfound cardiogenic shock refractoryIntra-aortic balloon pumpLeft ventricular assist deviceMELD exception scoreStatus 1 patientsExcellent graft functionCardiogenic shock refractoryAcute myocardial infarctionPolycystic liver diseaseVentricular assist deviceGraft functionBalloon pumpHeparin dripShock refractoryBypass graftLiver diseaseCirculatory supportCerebellar hemorrhage
2008
Living donor liver transplantation in polycystic liver disease
Mekeel KL, Moss AA, Reddy KS, Douglas DD, Vargas HE, Carey EJ, Byrne TJ, Harrison ME, Rakela J, Mulligan DC. Living donor liver transplantation in polycystic liver disease. Liver Transplantation 2008, 14: 680-683. PMID: 18433036, DOI: 10.1002/lt.21423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic liver diseaseDonor liver transplantationLiver transplantationLiver diseaseLiver functionEnd-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) systemDeceased donor liver transplantDonor liver transplantLiver transplantCaval resectionPoor qualityMassive hepatomegalyPatient survivalLiving donationPatientsHepatomegalyTransplantationHepatectomyDiseaseIdeal optionLDLTResectionComplicationsTransplantGraft