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Prophylaxis against hepatitis B recurrence following liver transplantation using combination lamivudine and hepatitis B immune globulin by Markowitz, Jay S., Martin, Paul, Conrad, Andrew J., Markmann, James F., Seu, Philip, Yersiz, Hasan, Goss, John A., Schmidt, Peter, Pakrasi, Anita, Artinian, Lucy, Murray, Natalie G., Imagawa, David K., Holt, Curtis, Goldstein, Leonard I., Stribling, Risë, Busuttil, Ronald W.

“…Patients undergoing liver transplantation for hepatitis B–related liver disease are prone to recurrence. The mainstay of prophylaxis has been passive…”
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Value of the portal venous phase in evaluation of treated hepatocellular carcinoma following transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation by Lam, A., Fernando, D., Sirlin, C.C., Nayyar, M., Goodwin, S.C., Imagawa, D.K., Lall, C.

“…To evaluate the utility of the portal venous phase on multiphasic computed tomography (CT) after treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with…”
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Hemostatic Agents in Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery : A Review of the Literature and Critical Evaluation of a Novel Carrier-Bound Fibrin Sealant (TachoSil) by Hanna, E. M., Simo, K. A., Imagawa, David K., Iannitti, D. A.

“…Background. Despite progress in surgical techniques applied during hepatobiliary and pancreas (HPB) surgery, bleeding and bile leak remain significant…”
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In situ splitting of the cadaveric liver for transplantation by GOSS, J. A, YERSIZ, H, IMAGAWA, D. K, COLQUHOUN, S. D, FRAIMAN, M. H, MCDIARMID, S. V, BUSUTTIL, R. W, SHACKLETON, C. R, SEU, P, SMITH, C. V, MARKOWITZ, J. S, FARMER, D. G, GHOBRIAL, R. M, MARKMANN, J. F, ARNAOUT, W. S

“…The shortage of cadaveric donor livers is the rate-limiting step in clinical liver transplantation. Split liver transplantation provides a means to expand the…”
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Monoterpene geraniol prevents acute allograft rejection by Ji, P, Si, M.-S, Podnos, Y, Imagawa, D.K

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Fas ligand gene transfer to renal allografts in rats : Effects on allograft survival by SWENSON, K. M, BIBO KE, TAO WANG, MARKOWITZ, J. S, MAGGARD, M. A, SPEAR, G. S, IMAGAWA, D. K, GOSS, J. A, BUSUTTIL, R. W, SEU, P

“…Fas ligand (FasL) induces apoptosis of cells bearing its receptor Fas, and has been shown to be important in T-cell development and regulation and in immune…”
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Significance of early aminotransferase elevation after liver transplantation by ROSEN, H. R, MARTIN, P, SHACKLETON, C. R, GOSS, J, DONOVAN, J, MELINEK, J, RUDICH, S, IMAGAWA, D. K, KINKHABWALA, M, SEU, P, BUSUTTIL, R. W

“…We retrospectively reviewed 213 consecutive patients who received their first liver allograft between January 1 and December 31, 1993, in order to study the…”
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Coccidioidomycosis in Liver Transplant Patients by Holt, Curtis D., Winston, Drew J., Kubak, Bernard, Imagawa, David K., Martin, Paul, Goldstein, Leonard, Olthoff, Kim, Millis, J. Michael, Shaked, Abraham, Shackleton, Christopher R., Busuttil, Ronald W.

“…Eight (0.59%) of 1,347 patients who underwent liver transplantation at the UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) developed coccidioidomycosis. Whereas only one…”
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Hyperlipidemia after liver transplantation : Natural history and treatment with the hydroxy-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor pravastatin by IMAGAWA, D. K, DAWSON, S. III, GOLDSTEIN, L. I, MURRAY, N. G. B, TERASAKI, P. I, BUSUTTIL, R. W, HOLT, C. D, KIRK, P. S, KALDAS, F. M, SHACKLETON, C. R, SEU, P, RUDICH, S. M, KINKHABWALA, M. M, MARTIN, P

“…This study was designed to determine the frequency of hyperlipidemia after orthotopic liver transplantation and whether treatment with a hydroxy-methylglutaryl…”
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Long-term ganciclovir prophylaxis eliminates serious cytomegalovirus disease in liver transplant recipients receiving OKT3 therapy for rejection by Winston, D J, Imagawa, D K, Holt, C D, Kaldas, F, Shaked, A, Busuttil, R W

“…We conducted a trial of long-term ganciclovir prophylaxis for prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in liver transplant recipients receiving OKT3 therapy…”
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Effects of pravastatin on chronic rejection of rat cardiac allografts by MAGGARD, M. A, BIBO KE, TAO WANG, KALDAS, F, SEU, P, BUSUTTIL, R. W, IMAGAWA, D. K

“…Pravastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, inhibits coronary transplant vasculopathy in the clinical setting. To further…”
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Rapid en bloc technique for pancreas-liver procurement : Improved early liver function by IMAGAWA, D. K, OLTHOFF, K. M, YERSIZ, H, SHACKLETON, C. R, COLQUHOUN, S. D, SHAKED, A, BUSUTTIL, R. W

“…It is our experience that warm dissection in the porta hepatis as well as extensive organ mobilization during combined pancreas-liver procurements may cause…”
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Pravastatin Increases Survival and Inhibits Natural Killer Cell Enhancement Factor in Liver Transplanted Rats by Kakkis, Jane L., Ke, B., Dawson, S., Maggard, M., Si, M., Kaldas, F., Cai, W., Shau, H., Seu, P., Sauri, H., Busuttil, R.W., Imagawa, D.K.

“…Pravastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, has been shown to decrease the number of acute rejection episodes in cardiac and…”
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Prenylation inhibitors to treat proliferative renal disease by SI, Ming-Sing, Imagawa, David K

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Inhibition of transplant vasculopathy is associated with attenuated host allo-antibody response by Maggard, M.A, Johnson, C, Wang, T, Terasaki, P, Kupiec-Weglinski, J.W, Busuttil, R.W, Imagawa, D.K

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Randomized controlled trial to evaluate flush and reperfusion techniques in liver transplantation by MILLIS, J. M, MELINEK, J, YERSIZ, H, BUSUTTIL, A. A, SHACKLETON, C. R, SHAKED, A, BUSUTTIL, R. W, CSETE, M, IMAGAWA, D. K, OLTHOFF, K. M, NEELANKANTA, G, BRAUNFELD, M. Y. C, SOPHER, M. J, CHAN, S. M, PREGLER, J. L

“…To determine the impact of different flush and reperfusion techniques on postreperfusion syndrome (PRS) and postoperative graft function, 100 transplants were…”
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Simultaneous Islet–Liver Transplantation: Preliminary Results From the UC Islet Transplantation Consortium by Smith, C.V, Imagawa, D.K, Stock, P.G, Arita, S, Une, S, Kawahara, T, Sakamoto, Y, Ochiai, M, Nagai, T, Shevlin, L, Mullen, Y

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Evaluation, operative management, and outcome after liver transplantation in children with biliary atresia and situs inversus by FARMER, D. G, ABRAHAM SHAKED, OLTHOFF, K. M, IMAGAWA, D. K, MILLIS, J. M, BUSUTIL, R. W

“…Biliary atresia, a common indication for liver transplantation, can be associated with situs inversus. Our experience with liver transplantation in children (n…”
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Use of knitted oxidized cellulose (Nu-knit) for the definitive packing of grade III liver fracture by Theuer, Charles P, Imagawa, David K

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Living-donor liver transplantation at UCLA by Jurim, Oded, Shackleton, Christopher R., McDiarmid, Susan V., Martin, Paul, Shaked, Abraham, Millis, J. Michael, Imagawa, David K., Olthoff, Kim M., Maxfield, Anne, Pakrasi, Anita L., Melinek, Judy, Ament, Marvin, Vargas, Jorge, Goldstein, Leonard I., Busuttil, Ronald W.

“…Living-donor (LD) liver transplantation has been developed as an alternative to overcome the shortage of cadaver donor organs for pediatric recipients. We…”
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