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Groin herniorrhaphy in patients with cirrhosis and after liver transplantation.

Lawson EH, Benjamin E, Busuttil RW, Hiatt JR.

Am Surg. 2009 Oct;75(10):962-5.PMID: 19886145 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatitis B reinfection in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patients after liver transplantation.

Saab S, Yeganeh M, Nguyen K, Durazo F, Han S, Yersiz H, Farmer DG, Goldstein LI, Tong MJ, Busuttil RW.

Liver Transpl. 2009 Nov;15(11):1525-34.PMID: 19877207 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Optimal utilization of extended hepatic grafts.

Gordon Burroughs S, Busuttil RW.

Surg Today. 2009;39(9):746-51. Epub 2009 Sep 24.PMID: 19779769 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Survival in Asian Americans After Treatments for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Seven-year Experience at UCLA.

Tong MJ, Chavalitdhamrong D, Lu DS, Raman SS, Gomes A, Duffy JP, Hong JC, Busuttil RW.

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2009 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19745756 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Fulminant hepatic failure in children: superior and durable outcomes with liver transplantation over 25 years at a single center.

Farmer DG, Venick RS, McDiarmid SV, Duffy JP, Kattan O, Hong JC, Vargas J, Yersiz H, Busuttil RW.

Ann Surg. 2009 Sep;250(3):484-93.PMID: 19730179 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Surgical privileging and credentialing: a report of a discussion and study group of the American Surgical Association.

Bass BL, Polk HC, Jones RS, Townsend CM, Whittemore AD, Pellegrini CA, Busuttil RW, Lillemoe KD, Trunkey DD, Mulholland MW, Grosfeld JL.

J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Sep;209(3):396-404. Epub 2009 Jun 18. No abstract available. PMID: 19717047 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cytoprotective effects of a cyclic RGD peptide in steatotic liver cold ischemia and reperfusion injury.

Fondevila C, Shen XD, Duarte S, Busuttil RW, Coito AJ.

Am J Transplant. 2009 Oct;9(10):2240-50. Epub 2009 Jul 22.PMID: 19681824 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

CD4 T cells promote tissue inflammation via CD40 signaling without de novo activation in a murine model of liver ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Shen X, Wang Y, Gao F, Ren F, Busuttil RW, Kupiec-Weglinski JW, Zhai Y.

Hepatology. 2009 Nov;50(5):1537-46.PMID: 19670423 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

The inhibition of neutrophil elastase ameliorates mouse liver damage due to ischemia and reperfusion.

Uchida Y, Freitas MC, Zhao D, Busuttil RW, Kupiec-Weglinski JW.

Liver Transpl. 2009 Aug;15(8):939-47.PMID: 19642132 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Intragraft selection of the T cell receptor repertoire by class I MHC sequences in tolerant recipients.

Liu D, Shen XD, Zhai Y, Lam W, Liao J, Busuttil RW, Ghobrial RM.

PLoS One. 2009 Jun 29;4(6):e6076.PMID: 19562081 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Small interfering RNA targeting heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) reinforces liver apoptosis induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice: HO-1 is necessary for cytoprotection.

Ke B, Shen XD, Gao F, Qiao B, Ji H, Busuttil RW, Volk HD, Kupiec-Weglinski JW.

Hum Gene Ther. 2009 Oct;20(10):1133-42.PMID: 19534599 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Vascular complications of orthotopic liver transplantation: experience in more than 4,200 patients.

Duffy JP, Hong JC, Farmer DG, Ghobrial RM, Yersiz H, Hiatt JR, Busuttil RW.

J Am Coll Surg. 2009 May;208(5):896-903; discussion 903-5.PMID: 19476857 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Longterm outcomes for whole and segmental liver grafts in adult and pediatric liver transplant recipients: a 10-year comparative analysis of 2,988 cases.

Hong JC, Yersiz H, Farmer DG, Duffy JP, Ghobrial RM, Nonthasoot B, Collins TE, Hiatt JR, Busuttil RW.

J Am Coll Surg. 2009 May;208(5):682-9; discusion 689-91. Epub 2009 Mar 26.PMID: 19476815 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inducible nitric oxide synthase deficiency impairs matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity and disrupts leukocyte migration in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Hamada T, Duarte S, Tsuchihashi S, Busuttil RW, Coito AJ.

Am J Pathol. 2009 Jun;174(6):2265-77. Epub 2009 May 14.PMID: 19443702 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Endoscopic treatment with multiple stents for post-liver-transplantation nonanastomotic biliary strictures.

Tabibian JH, Asham EH, Goldstein L, Han SH, Saab S, Tong MJ, Busuttil RW, Durazo FA.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Jun;69(7):1236-43. Epub 2009 Feb 26.PMID: 19249040 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evolving surgical approaches in liver transplantation.

Petrowsky H, Busuttil RW.

Semin Liver Dis. 2009 Feb;29(1):121-33. Epub 2009 Feb 23. Review.PMID: 19235664 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity and acute liver failure.

Chun LJ, Tong MJ, Busuttil RW, Hiatt JR.

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2009 Apr;43(4):342-9. Review.PMID: 19169150 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury triggers activation of innate toll-like receptor 4 and adaptive chemokine programs.

Watson MJ, Ke B, Shen XD, Gao F, Busuttil RW, Kupiec-Weglinski JW, Farmer DG.

Transplant Proc. 2008 Dec;40(10):3339-41.PMID: 19100385 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tezosentan, a novel endothelin receptor antagonist, markedly reduces rat hepatic ischemia and reperfusion injury in three different models.

Farmer DG, Kaldas F, Anselmo D, Katori M, Shen XD, Lassman C, Kaldas M, Clozel M, Busuttil RW, Kupiec-Weglinski J.

Liver Transpl. 2008 Dec;14(12):1737-44.PMID: 19025917 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Resection or ablation of small hepatocellular carcinoma: what is the better treatment?

Petrowsky H, Busuttil RW.

J Hepatol. 2008 Oct;49(4):502-4. Epub 2008 Aug 15. No abstract available. PMID: 18706732 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The membrane attack complex (C5b-9) in liver cold ischemia and reperfusion injury.

Fondevila C, Shen XD, Tsuchihashi S, Uchida Y, Freitas MC, Ke B, Busuttil RW, Kupiec-Weglinski JW.

Liver Transpl. 2008 Aug;14(8):1133-41.PMID: 18668646 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Pretransplant variables associated with quality of life in liver transplant recipients.

Saab S, Ibrahim AB, Surti B, Durazo F, Han S, Yersiz H, Farmer DG, Ghobrial RM, Goldstein LI, Tong MJ, Busuttil RW.

Liver Int. 2008 Sep;28(8):1087-94. Epub 2008 Jul 25.PMID: 18662279 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A quarter century of liver transplantation at UCLA.

Duffy JP, Farmer DG, Busuttil RW.

Clin Transpl. 2007:165-70. Review.PMID: 18637468 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intraductal oncocytic papillary neoplasm of the liver: case and review of a rare variant.

Tabibian JH, Lassman CR, Margolis DJ, Landaverde C, Busuttil RW, Durazo FA.

Ann Hepatol. 2008 Apr-Jun;7(2):168-73. Review.PMID: 18626437 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Renal function impacts outcomes after intestinal transplantation.

Watson MJ, Venick RS, Kaldas F, Rastogi A, Gordon SA, Colangelo J, Esmailian Y, McDiarmid SV, Busuttil RW, Farmer DG.

Transplantation. 2008 Jul 15;86(1):117-22.PMID: 18622288 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of gene promoters for liver expression by hydrodynamic gene transfer.

Nguyen AT, Dow AC, Kupiec-Weglinski J, Busuttil RW, Lipshutz GS.

J Surg Res. 2008 Jul;148(1):60-6. Epub 2008 Mar 13.PMID: 18570932 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Outcomes of colonization with MRSA and VRE among liver transplant candidates and recipients.

Russell DL, Flood A, Zaroda TE, Acosta C, Riley MM, Busuttil RW, Pegues DA.

Am J Transplant. 2008 Aug;8(8):1737-43. Epub 2008 Jun 28.PMID: 18557723 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: the Hangzhou experience.

Busuttil RW.

Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 2008 Jun;7(3):235-6. No abstract available. PMID: 18522877 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Targeting vascular endothelial growth factor with the monoclonal antibody bevacizumab inhibits human hepatocellular carcinoma cells growing in an orthotopic mouse model.

Finn RS, Bentley G, Britten CD, Amado R, Busuttil RW.

Liver Int. 2009 Feb;29(2):284-90. Epub 2008 May 14.PMID: 18482274 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Differential impact of CD154 costimulation blockade on alloreactive effector and regulatory T cells in murine renal transplant recipients.

Meng L, Wu Z, Wang Y, Lassman C, Busuttil RW, Zhai Y, Kupiec-Weglinski JW.

Transplantation. 2008 May 15;85(9):1332-8.PMID: 18475192 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does race influence outcomes after primary liver transplantation? A 23-year experience with 2,700 patients.

Hong JC, Kosari K, Benjamin E, Duffy JP, Ghobrial RM, Farmer DG, Yersiz H, Xu J, Hiatt JR, Busuttil RW.

J Am Coll Surg. 2008 May;206(5):1009-16; discussion 1016-8. Epub 2008 Mar 17.PMID: 18471745 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin, alpha-fetoprotein and AFP-L3 in patients with chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Durazo FA, Blatt LM, Corey WG, Lin JH, Han S, Saab S, Busuttil RW, Tong MJ.

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Oct;23(10):1541-8. Epub 2008 Apr 19.PMID: 18422961 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evidence for the pivotal role of endogenous toll-like receptor 4 ligands in liver ischemia and reperfusion injury.

Zhai Y, Qiao B, Shen XD, Gao F, Busuttil RW, Cheng G, Platt JL, Volk HD, Kupiec-Weglinski JW.

Transplantation. 2008 Apr 15;85(7):1016-22.PMID: 18408583 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Duffy JP, Hiatt JR, Busuttil RW.

Cancer J. 2008 Mar-Apr;14(2):100-10.PMID: 18391615 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: can subcapsular tumors be safely ablated?

Kim YJ, Raman SS, Yu NC, Busuttil RW, Tong M, Lu DS.

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Apr;190(4):1029-34.PMID: 18356451 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Molecular mediators of liver ischemia and reperfusion injury: a brief review.

Vardanian AJ, Busuttil RW, Kupiec-Weglinski JW.

Mol Med. 2008 May-Jun;14(5-6):337-45. Review.PMID: 18292799 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma following liver transplantation: a review of preoperative and postoperative prognostic indicators.

Zimmerman MA, Ghobrial RM, Tong MJ, Hiatt JR, Cameron AM, Hong J, Busuttil RW.

Arch Surg. 2008 Feb;143(2):182-8; discussion 188. Review.PMID: 18283144 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Cold ischemia time and liver graft survival.

Hong JC, Busuttil RW.

Am J Transplant. 2008 Mar;8(3):481-2. Epub 2008 Feb 5. No abstract available. PMID: 18261167 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cyclooxygenase-2 deficiency enhances Th2 immune responses and impairs neutrophil recruitment in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Hamada T, Tsuchihashi S, Avanesyan A, Duarte S, Moore C, Busuttil RW, Coito AJ.

J Immunol. 2008 Feb 1;180(3):1843-53.PMID: 18209082 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Renal event outcomes in intestinal transplantation: results from a single-center experience.

Kaldas F, Farmer D, Gordon SA, McDiarmid SV, Venick R, Colangelo J, Busuttil RW.

Transplant Proc. 2007 Dec;39(10):3387-8.PMID: 18089390 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antiviral prophylaxis and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma following liver transplantation in patients with hepatitis B.

Zimmerman MA, Ghobrial RM, Tong MJ, Hiatt JR, Cameron AM, Busuttil RW.

Transplant Proc. 2007 Dec;39(10):3276-80.PMID: 18089370 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

CXCL10 regulates liver innate immune response against ischemia and reperfusion injury.

Zhai Y, Shen XD, Gao F, Zhao A, Freitas MC, Lassman C, Luster AD, Busuttil RW, Kupiec-Weglinski JW.

Hepatology. 2008 Jan;47(1):207-14.PMID: 18041715 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Liver transplantation for HELLP syndrome.

Zarrinpar A, Farmer DG, Ghobrial RM, Lipshutz GS, Gu Y, Hiatt JR, Busuttil RW.

Am Surg. 2007 Oct;73(10):1013-6.PMID: 17983071 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Recurrent hepatic lymphangiomatosis after orthotopic liver transplantation.

Ra SH, Bradley RF, Fishbein MC, Busuttil RW, Lu DS, Lassman CR.

Liver Transpl. 2007 Nov;13(11):1593-7.PMID: 17969190 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Class I MHC allochimeric presentation of composite immunogenic and self epitopes induces tolerance to genetically diverse rat strains.

Semiletova NV, Shen XD, Feldman DM, Gao F, Mhoyan A, Liu D, Busuttil RW, Kupiec-Weglinski JW, Ghobrial RM.

Cell Immunol. 2007 Jul;248(1):48-58. Epub 2007 Oct 23.PMID: 17936255 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Type I, but not type II, interferon is critical in liver injury induced after ischemia and reperfusion.

Zhai Y, Qiao B, Gao F, Shen X, Vardanian A, Busuttil RW, Kupiec-Weglinski JW.

Hepatology. 2008 Jan;47(1):199-206.PMID: 17935177 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Liver transplantation in those of advancing age: the case for transplantation.

Lipshutz GS, Busuttil RW.

Liver Transpl. 2007 Oct;13(10):1355-7. No abstract available. PMID: 17902139 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Absence of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling in the donor organ reduces ischemia and reperfusion injury in a murine liver transplantation model.

Shen XD, Ke B, Zhai Y, Gao F, Tsuchihashi S, Lassman CR, Busuttil RW, Kupiec-Weglinski JW.

Liver Transpl. 2007 Oct;13(10):1435-43.PMID: 17902130 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The health workforce: a position statement.

Grosfeld JL, Polk HC Jr, Pellegrini CA, Mulholland MW, Lillemoe KD, Bass BL, Busuttil RW, Kron IL, Jones RS, Townsend CM Jr, Sheldon GF; American Surgical Association.

Ann Surg. 2007 Oct;246(4):525-6. No abstract available. Erratum in: Ann Surg. 2007 Dec;246(6):table of contents. Pelligrini, Carlos A [corrected to Pellegrini, Carlos A]. PMID: 17893486 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Metalloproteinase-9 deficiency protects against hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Hamada T, Fondevila C, Busuttil RW, Coito AJ.

Hepatology. 2008 Jan;47(1):186-98.PMID: 17880014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles