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J C Bucuvalas

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Bucuvalas J, Ryckman F
J Pediatr . 1999 Mar; 134(3):259-61. PMID: 10064657
No abstract available.
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Bates M, Bucuvalas J, Alonso M, Ryckman F
Semin Liver Dis . 1998 Oct; 18(3):281-93. PMID: 9773428
Biliary atresia is a disorder of infants in which there is obliteration or discontinuity of the extrahepatic biliary system, resulting in obstruction of bile flow. Untreated, the resulting cholestasis leads...
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Ryckman F, Alonso M, Bucuvalas J, Balistreri W
Liver Transpl Surg . 1998 Sep; 4(5 Suppl 1):S24-33. PMID: 9742491
Results show that the use of sequential surgical treatment, employing Kasai portoenterostomy in infancy, followed by selective liver transplantation for children with progressive hepatic deterioration yields improved overall survival. All...
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Yazigi N, Carrick T, Bucuvalas J, Schmidt C, Balistreri W, Bezerra J
Transplantation . 1997 Oct; 64(6):816-20. PMID: 9326404
Background: Successful clinical application of hepatocyte transplantation has been limited by poor engraftment of the recipient liver by transplanted hepatocytes. Methods: To address the hypothesis that liver regeneration induced by...
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Bucuvalas J, Horn J, Chernausek S
Pediatr Transplant . 1997 Aug; 1(1):73-9. PMID: 10084790
Malnutrition adversely affects mortality and morbidity before and after liver transplantation. Outcome might be improved if liver transplant recipients were in a better nutritional state at the time of transplantation....
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Burnham C, Buerk B, Schmidt C, Bucuvalas J
Biochim Biophys Acta . 1996 Oct; 1284(1):4-8. PMID: 8865807
We report the cloning of a 2.2 kb cDNA encoding a Na(+)-and Cl- dependent betaine/GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) transporter from rat liver poly(A+) RNA. 5'-RACE revealed an additional 355 bases 5'...
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Bucuvalas J, Horn J, Slusher J, Alfaro M, Chernausek S
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr . 1996 Aug; 23(2):135-40. PMID: 8856579
Malnutrition is a critical predictor of mortality and morbidity in children with biliary atresia who undergo orthotopic liver transplantation. Growth hormone (GH) enhances nitrogen retention in patients with chronic obstructive...
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Balistreri W, Bucuvalas J, Ryckman F
Liver Transpl Surg . 1995 Sep; 1(5 Suppl 1):64-73. PMID: 9346602
No abstract available.
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Berkowitz D, Hug P, Sleight R, Bucuvalas J
Am J Physiol . 1994 Nov; 267(5 Pt 1):G932-7. PMID: 7977757
Hepatic taurine stores are maintained by biosynthesis from the sulfur-containing amino acids, methionine and cysteine, and by uptake via a Na(+)- and Cl(-)-dependent transport system, which is specific for beta-amino...
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BANCROFT J, Bucuvalas J, Ryckman F, Dudgeon D, Saunders R, Schwarz K
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr . 1994 Feb; 18(2):142-5. PMID: 8014760
We report five infants in whom antenatal diagnosis of choledochal cyst was established by ultrasonography, and we review the seven previously reported cases. All but one infant had cystic dilatation...