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Tan H, Markowitz J, Montgomery R, Merritt W, Klein A, Thuluvath P, et al.
Liver Transpl . 2001 Aug; 7(8):745-9. PMID: 11510023
Portopulmonary hypertension (PPHTN) is no longer an absolute contraindication to orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The pre-OLT management of patients with PPHTN requires early diagnosis and chronic therapy with intravenous epoprostenol...
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Tan H, Dumler J, Maley W, Klein A, Burdick J, Poordad F, et al.
Transplantation . 2001 Jul; 71(11):1678-80. PMID: 11435982
Background: The spectrum of disease caused by Ehrlichia spp. ranges from asymptomatic to fatal. Awareness and early diagnosis of the infection is paramount because appropriate therapy leads to rapid defervescence...
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Slakey D, Klein A, Venbrux A, Cameron J
Ann Surg . 2001 Apr; 233(4):522-7. PMID: 11303134
Objective: To assess the outcomes of current treatment strategies for Budd-Chiari syndrome. Summary Background Data: Budd-Chiari syndrome, occlusion or obstruction of hepatic venous outflow, is a disease traditionally managed by...
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Sun Z, Wada T, Uchikura K, Ceppa E, Klein A
Transplant Proc . 2001 Mar; 33(1-2):279-82. PMID: 11266819
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RAI R, Boitnott J, Klein A, Thuluvath P
J Clin Gastroenterol . 2001 Feb; 32(2):151-4. PMID: 11205652
Recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) after liver transplantation is very uncommon. The true incidence of recurrence is unknown, mainly because of the difficulty in differentiating ischemic strictures from that...
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Tan H, Markowitz J, Maley W, Merritt W, Klein A
Liver Transpl . 2000 Sep; 6(5):654-6. PMID: 10980068
Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a rare form of portal hypertension characterized by hepatic venous outflow obstruction. Although hematologic disorders are the most common cause of this syndrome, to date, 30%...
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Mandal A, King K, Humphreys S, Maley W, Burdick J, Klein A
Transplantation . 2000 Aug; 70(1):216-20. PMID: 10919607
Background: The role of plasmapheresis in liver failure and hepatic coma remains controversial. Also, its use as a salvage strategy for patients with severe allograft dysfunction after liver transplantation has...
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Segal B, Sakamoto N, Patel M, Maemura K, Klein A, Holland S, et al.
Infect Immun . 2000 Mar; 68(4):2374-8. PMID: 10722648
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited disorder of the NADPH oxidase in which phagocytes are defective in generating superoxide and downstream microbicidal reactive oxidants, leading to recurrent life-threatening bacterial...
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Owaki T, Meneshian A, Maemura K, Takao S, Wang D, Fuh K, et al.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol . 2000 Jan; 278(1):H269-76. PMID: 10644608
The immunomodulatory function of endothelial cells (EC) includes the initiation of leukocyte margination, diapedesis, and activation through the upregulation of various cell surface-associated molecules. However, the effect that EC have...
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Ahrendt S, Pitt H, Nakeeb A, Klein A, Lillemoe K, Kalloo A, et al.
J Gastrointest Surg . 1999 Sep; 3(4):357-67; discussion 367-8. PMID: 10482687
Cholangiocarcinoma remains difficult to diagnose and is a major cause of death in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Recently serum carcinoembryonic antigen and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) levels have...