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Muscle mass predicts outcomes following liver transplantation by DiMartini, Andrea, Cruz, Ruy J., Dew, Mary Amanda, Myaskovsky, Larissa, Goodpaster, Bret, Fox, Kristen, Kim, Kevin H., Fontes, Paulo

“…For patients with end‐stage liver disease, commonly used indices of nutritional status (ie, body weight and body mass index) are often inflated because of…”
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Nutrition autonomy in adult patients with ultrashort gut syndrome by Cruz, Ruy J.

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Modified Antimesenteric Tapering Enteroplasty: An Alternative Technique for the Treatment of Dysfunctional Anastomosis in Patients With Short Bowel by Cruz, Ruy J.

“…Several techniques have been described to taper the dilated small bowel to improve intestinal motility and decrease complications related to overdilated small…”
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Current approaches for risk assessment of intestinal transplant patients: A view from the histocompatibility laboratory by Xu, Qingyong, Zeevi, Adriana, Ganoza, Armando, Cruz, Ruy J., Mazariegos, George V.

“…Despite its recent decline in volumes, intestinal transplantation remains an important option for patients with irreversible intestinal failures. The long-term…”
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Pediatric liver transplantation for hepatocellular cancer and rare liver malignancies: US multicenter and single‐center experience (1981‐2015) by Vinayak, Rohan, Cruz, Ruy J., Ranganathan, Sarangarajan, Mohanka, Ravi, Mazariegos, George, Soltys, Kyle, Bond, Geoff, Tadros, Sameh, Humar, Abhinav, Marsh, J. Wallis, Selby, Robert R., Reyes, Jorge, Sun, Qing, Haberman, Kimberly, Sindhi, Rakesh

“…A tenth of all pediatric liver transplantations (LTs) are performed for unresectable liver malignancies, especially the more common hepatoblastoma (HBL). Less…”
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Allograft involvement with posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) in recipients of liver transplant: a clinicopathological analysis of 17 cases by Cruz, Ruy J., Sasatomi, Eizaburo, Hughes, Christopher B., Humar, Abhinav, Minervini, Marta

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Analysis of national and single-center incidence and survival after liver transplantation for hepatoblastoma: New trends and future opportunities by Cruz, Ruy J., MD, PhD, Ranganathan, Sarangarajan, MD, Mazariegos, George, MD, Soltys, Kyle, MD, Nayyar, Navdeep, MD, Sun, Qing, MS, Bond, Geoffrey, MD, Shaw, Peter H., MD, Haberman, Kimberly, RN, Krishnamurti, Lakshmanan, MD, Marsh, J. Wallis, MD, Humar, Abhinav, MD, Sindhi, Rakesh, MD

“…Background Liver transplantation (LTx) for hepatoblatoma appears to be increasing. Favorable tumor histology is increasingly linked to survival after surgical…”
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Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation: Complications by Dasyam, Anil K., Borhani, Amir A., Tirukkovalur, Nikhil V., Cruz, Ruy J.

“…Advancements in immunosuppression protocols, surgical techniques, and postoperative care in the last few decades have improved outcomes of intestinal…”
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Ethacrynic acid decreases expression of proinflammatory intestinal wall cytokines and ameliorates gastrointestinal stasis in murine postoperative ileus by Harada, Tomoyuki, Fink, Mitchell, Cruz, Ruy J

“…Several compounds characterized by an olefin linkage conjugated to a carbonyl group have anti-inflammatory properties. The diuretic ethacrynic acid (EA) is a…”
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A Facilitated Method for Hepatic Vein Blood: Sampling During Liver Transplantation by Cruz, Ruy J

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Black Stoma: What Could It Be? by Hashash, Jana G., Minervini, Marta, Cruz, Ruy J.

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Objective radiologic assessment of body composition in patients with end-stage liver disease: going beyond the BMI by Cruz, Jr, Ruy J, Dew, Mary Amanda, Myaskovsky, Larissa, Goodpaster, Bret, Fox, Kristen, Fontes, Paulo, DiMartini, Andrea

“…Body mass index (BMI) is a commonly used but likely inexact measure of body composition for patients with end-stage liver disease. For this reason, we examined…”
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Surgical and medical approach to patients requiring total small bowel resection: Managing the “no gut syndrome” by Cruz, Ruy J., Butera, Laurie, Poloyac, Kristine, McGurgan, Jenee, Stein, William, Binion, David, Humar, Abhinav

“…Total resection of the jejunum and ileum, a rarely performed procedure, is indicated after mesenteric vascular events, trauma, or resection of abdominal…”
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Hepatitis C recurrence is not adversely affected by the use of donation after cardiac death liver allografts by Tao, Ran, Ruppert, Kristine, Cruz, Ruy J., Malik, Shahid M., Shaikh, Obaid, Ahmad, Jawad, DiMartini, Andrea, Humar, Abhinav, Fontes, Paulo A., de Vera, Michael E.

“…Many factors can worsen a recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after liver transplantation (LT). We sought to determine whether the use of donation…”
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Surgical Management of Gastrointestinal Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Liver Transplant Recipients by CRUZ, RuyJ, RAMACHANDRA, Sumana, SASATOMI, Eisaburo, DIMARTINI, Andrea, DE VERA, Michael, FONTES, Paulo, HUGHES, Christopher, HUMAR, Abhinav

“…Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a well-established complication of immunosuppression. The involvement of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract…”
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Laparoscopic Sleeve-Collis-Nissen Gastroplasty: a Safe Alternative for Morbidly Obese Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by da Silva, Leonardo Emilio, Alves, Maxley M., El-Ajouz, Tanous Kalil, Ribeiro, Paula C. P., Cruz, Ruy J.

“…Background Some studies have recently suggested that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy may exacerbate gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms or even…”
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Effects of Ethyl Pyruvate and Other α-Keto Carboxylic Acid Derivatives in a Rat Model of Multivisceral Ischemia and Reperfusion by Cruz, Ruy J., M.D., Ph.D, Harada, Tomoyuki, M.D, Sasatomi, Eizaburo, M.D., Ph.D, Fink, Mitchell P., M.D

“…Background Ethyl pyruvate (EP) has been shown to ameliorate hepatic, renal, and intestinal mucosal injury and down-regulate expression of several…”
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A single intraperitoneal dose of carbon monoxide-saturated ringer's lactate solution ameliorates postoperative ileus in mice by Nakao, Atsunori, Schmidt, Joachim, Harada, Tomoyuki, Tsung, Allan, Stoffels, Burkhard, Cruz, Jr, Ruy J, Kohmoto, Junichi, Peng, Ximei, Tomiyama, Koji, Murase, Noriko, Bauer, Anthony J, Fink, Mitchell P

“…Treatment with inhaled carbon monoxide (CO) has been shown to ameliorate bowel dysmotility caused by surgical manipulation of the gut in experimental animals…”
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Allogeneic anorectal transplantation in rats: technical considerations and preliminary results by Galvão, Flavio H. F., Waisberg, Daniel R., Seid, Victor E., Costa, Anderson C. L., Chaib, Eleazar, Baptista, Rachel Rossini, Capelozzi, Vera Luiza, Lanchotte, Cinthia, Cruz, Ruy J., Araki, Jun, D’Albuquerque, Luiz Carneiro

“…Fecal incontinence is a challenging condition with numerous available treatment modalities. Success rates vary across these modalities, and permanent colostomy…”
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Liver-inclusive intestinal transplantation results in decreased alloimmune-mediated rejection but increased infection by Wu, Guosheng, Cruz, Ruy J

“…Abstract Background and aims A co-transplanted liver allograft has been thought to protect other organs from rejection-mediated injury; however, detailed…”
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