2014
Donor-Derived West Nile Virus Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Winston DJ, Vikram HR, Rabe IB, Dhillon G, Mulligan D, Hong JC, Busuttil RW, Nowicki MJ, Mone T, Civen R, Tecle SA, Trivedi KK, Hocevar SN. Donor-Derived West Nile Virus Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Transplantation 2014, 97: 881-889. PMID: 24827763, PMCID: PMC5765745, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsWest Nile virus infectionTransplant recipientsWNV infectionCerebrospinal fluidIntravenous immunoglobulinUnexplained feverWNV IgMVirus infectionRT-PCROrgan donorsWNV RNAReverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testingTranscription polymerase chain reaction testingSerological assaysPolymerase chain reaction testingReduction of immunosuppressionSymptomatic WNV infectionCommon clinical presentationOrgan transplant recipientsWNV activityFresh frozen plasmaPotential organ donorsConfirmation of infectionNeurologic deficits
2011
Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy
Mekeel KL, Moss AA, Reddy KS, Mulligan DC, Harold KL. Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy. Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques 2011, 21: 362-365. PMID: 22002275, DOI: 10.1097/sle.0b013e31822e0ea8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic distal pancreatectomyDistal pancreatectomyLaparoscopic pancreatectomySpleen-preserving groupSpleen-preserving pancreatectomyLess blood lossShorter operative timeConcomitant splenectomyInfectious complicationsSplenectomy groupSurgical complicationsBlood lossPancreatic leakSplenic preservationOperative timeRetrospective reviewHand assistanceSplenic vesselsPancreatectomyAnatomic concernsPatientsDelicate dissectionComplicationsSplenectomySpleen
1997
Intrathymic spleen cell inoculation and ALS fails to induce tolerance to rat pancreas allografts
Schulak JA, Mulligan DC, Robinson A. Intrathymic spleen cell inoculation and ALS fails to induce tolerance to rat pancreas allografts. Transplantation Proceedings 1997, 29: 1070-1071. PMID: 9123203, DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(96)00405-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAntilymphocyte SerumGraft SurvivalHeart TransplantationHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIImmunosuppression TherapyLymphocyte TransfusionMajor Histocompatibility ComplexMalePancreas TransplantationRatsRats, Inbred BUFRats, Inbred LewSpleenThymus GlandTime FactorsTransplantation, Homologous