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- Chadha R, Sakai T, Rajakumar A, Shingina A, Yoon U, Patel D, Spiro M, Bhangui P, Sun LY, Humar A, Bezinover D, Findlay J, Saigal S, Singh S, Yi NJ, Rodriguez-Davalos M, Kumar L, Kumaran V, Agarwal S, Berlakovich G, Egawa H, Lerut J, Clemens Broering D, Berenguer M, Cattral M, Clavien PA, Chen CL, Shah S, Zhu ZJ, Ascher N, Bhangui P, Rammohan A, Emond J, Rela M. Anesthesia and Critical Care for the Prediction and Prevention for Small-for-size Syndrome: Guidelines from the ILTS-iLDLT-LTSI Consensus Conference. Transplantation. 2023 10 01; 107(10):2216-2225. View in PubMed
- Kow AWC, Liu J, Patel MS, De Martin E, Reddy MS, Soejima Y, Syn N, Watt K, Xia Q, Saraf N, Kamel R, Nasralla D, McKenna G, Srinvasan P, Elsabbagh AM, Pamecha V, Palaniappan K, Mas V, Tokat Y, Asthana S, Cherukuru R, Egawa H, Lerut J, Broering D, Berenguer M, Cattral M, Clavien PA, Chen CL, Shah S, Zhu ZJ, Emond J, Ascher N, Rammohan A, Bhangui P, Rela M, Kim DS, Ikegami T, ILTS-iLDLT-LTSI SFSS Working Group. Post Living Donor Liver Transplantation Small-for-size Syndrome: Definitions, Timelines, Biochemical, and Clinical Factors for Diagnosis: Guidelines From the ILTS-iLDLT-LTSI Consensus Conference. Transplantation. 2023 10 01; 107(10):2226-2237. View in PubMed
- Kirchner VA, Shankar S, Victor DW, Tanaka T, Goldaracena N, Troisi RI, Olthoff KM, Kim JM, Pomfret EA, Heaton N, Polak WG, Shukla A, Mohanka R, Balci D, Ghobrial M, Gupta S, Maluf D, Fung JJ, Eguchi S, Roberts J, Eghtesad B, Selzner M, Prasad R, Kasahara M, Egawa H, Lerut J, Broering D, Berenguer M, Cattral MS, Clavien PA, Chen CL, Shah SR, Zhu ZJ, Ascher N, Ikegami T, Bhangui P, Rammohan A, Emond JC, Rela M. Management of Established Small-for-size Syndrome in Post Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Medical, Radiological, and Surgical Interventions: Guidelines From the ILTS-iLDLT-LTSI Consensus Conference. Transplantation. 2023 10 01; 107(10):2238-2246. View in PubMed
- Meier RPH, Nunez M, Syed SM, Feng S, Tavakol M, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Hirose R, Roll GR. DCD liver transplant in patients with a MELD over 35. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1246867. View in PubMed
- Hakeem AR, Mathew JS, Aunés CV, Mazzola A, Alconchel F, Yoon YI, Testa G, Selzner N, Sarin SK, Lee KW, Soin A, Pomposelli J, Menon K, Goyal N, Kota V, Abu-Gazala S, Rodriguez-Davalos M, Rajalingam R, Kapoor D, Durand F, Kamath P, Jothimani D, Sudhindran S, Vij V, Yoshizumi T, Egawa H, Lerut J, Broering D, Berenguer M, Cattral M, Clavien PA, Chen CL, Shah S, Zhu ZJ, Ascher N, Bhangui P, Rammohan A, Emond J, Rela M. Preventing Small-for-size Syndrome in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Guidelines From the ILTS-iLDLT-LTSI Consensus Conference. Transplantation. 2023 10 01; 107(10):2203-2215. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Delmonico FL. Organ Donation and Transplantation in China. Transplantation. 2023 09 01; 107(9):1880-1882. View in PubMed
- Cron DC, Braun HJ, Ascher NL, Yeh H, Chang DC, Adler JT. Sex-based Disparities in Access to Liver Transplantation for Waitlisted Patients With Model for end-stage Liver Disease Score of 40. Ann Surg. 2023 Jun 27. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Comments on Experience With Establishing a Robotic Donor Hepatectomy Program for Paediatric Liver Transplantation. Transplantation. 2023 Jun 09. View in PubMed
- Sawinski D, Lai JC, Pinney S, Gray AL, Jackson AM, Stewart D, Levine DJ, Locke JE, Pomposelli JJ, Hartwig MG, Hall SA, Dadhania DM, Cogswell R, Perez RV, Schold JD, Turgeon NA, Kobashigawa J, Kukreja J, Magee JC, Friedewald J, Gill JS, Loor G, Heimbach JK, Verna EC, Walsh MN, Terrault N, Testa G, Diamond JM, Reese PP, Brown K, Orloff S, Farr MA, Olthoff KM, Siegler M, Ascher N, Feng S, Kaplan B, Pomfret E. Addressing sex-based disparities in solid organ transplantation in the United States - a conference report. Am J Transplant. 2023 03; 23(3):316-325. View in PubMed
- Knatterud ME, Simmons RL, Payne W, Stock P, Chavers B, Ascher N, Kaufman D, Kirk A, Keshavjee S, Humar A, Ganesh S, Hughes C, Kandaswamy R, Matas AJ. The John S. Najarian symposium: The past, present, and future of surgery and transplantation, May 20, 2022, Minneapolis, MN. Clin Transplant. 2023 03; 37(3):e14877. View in PubMed
- Meier RPH, Kelly Y, Braun H, Maluf D, Freise C, Ascher N, Roberts J, Roll G. Comparison of Biliary Complications Rates After Brain Death, Donation After Circulatory Death, and Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Cohort Study. Transpl Int. 2022; 35:10855. View in PubMed
- Domínguez-Gil B, Ascher NL, Fadhil RAS, Muller E, Cantarovich M, Ahn C, Berenguer M, Bušic M, Egawa H, Gondolesi GE, Haberal M, Harris D, Hirose R, Ilbawi A, Jha V, López-Fraga M, Andrés Madera S, Najafizadeh K, O'Connell PJ, Rahmel A, Shaheen FAM, Twahir A, Van Assche K, Wang H, Haraldsson B, Chatzixiros E, Delmonico FL. The Reality of Inadequate Patient Care and the Need for a Global Action Framework in Organ Donation and Transplantation. Transplantation. 2022 11 01; 106(11):2111-2117. View in PubMed
- Izzy M, Brown RS, Eguchi S, Hwang S, Matamoros MA, Quintini C, Rajakumar A, Raptis DA, Spiro M, Ascher NL, ERAS4OLT.org Working Group. Optimizing pre-donation physiologic evaluation for enhanced recovery after living liver donation - Systematic review and multidisciplinary expert panel recommendations. Clin Transplant. 2022 Oct; 36(10):e14680. View in PubMed
- Abbassi F, Gero D, Muller X, Bueno A, Figiel W, Robin F, Laroche S, Picard B, Shankar S, Ivanics T, van Reeven M, van Leeuwen OB, Braun HJ, Monbaliu D, Breton A, Vachharajani N, Bonaccorsi Riani E, Nowak G, McMillan RR, Abu-Gazala S, Nair A, Bruballa R, Paterno F, Weppler Sears D, Pinna AD, Guarrera JV, de Santibañes E, de Santibañes M, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Olthoff K, Ghobrial RM, Ericzon BG, Ciccarelli O, Chapman WC, Mabrut JY, Pirenne J, Müllhaupt B, Ascher NL, Porte RJ, de Meijer VE, Polak WG, Sapisochin G, Attia M, Soubrane O, Weiss E, Adam RA, Cherqui D, Boudjema K, Zieniewicz K, Jassem W, Dutkowski P, Clavien PA. Novel Benchmark Values for Redo Liver Transplantation: Does the Outcome Justify the Effort? Ann Surg. 2022 11 01; 276(5):860-867. View in PubMed
- Sitta R, Roberts J, Gardner J, Ascher N, Piper M. A novel microsurgical reconstruction technique in a living-related liver donor hepatic artery dissection using the native hepatic artery. Am J Transplant. 2022 10; 22(10):2467-2469. View in PubMed
- Zarinsefat A, Gulati A, Shui A, Braun H, Rogers R, Hirose R, Ascher N, Stock P. Long-term Outcomes Following Kidney and Liver Transplant in Recipients With HIV. JAMA Surg. 2022 03 01; 157(3):240-247. View in PubMed
- Meier RPH, Kelly Y, Yamaguchi S, Braun HJ, Lunow-Luke T, Adelmann D, Niemann C, Maluf DG, Dietch ZC, Stock PG, Kang SM, Feng S, Posselt AM, Gardner JM, Syed SM, Hirose R, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Roll GR. Advantages and Limitations of Clinical Scores for Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation. Front Surg. 2021; 8:808733. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Ascher NL. Travel for Transplantation: A Review of Domestic and International Travel for Liver Transplantation in the United States. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2021 Dec; 18(6):292-296. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Mello A, Kothari R, Ku E, Yilma M, Tavakol M, Zhang L, Niemann CU, Ascher NL, Adelmann D. Expedited evaluation for liver transplantation: A critical look at processes and outcomes. Clin Transplant. 2022 03; 36(3):e14539. View in PubMed
- Greenberg AL, Collins CR, Rosser ML, Ascher NL, O'Sullivan PS, Reilly LM, Lebares CC. Surgical Trainee Well-Being: A Synergy of Individual and System-Level Interventions. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11S):S184-S185. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Amara D, Shui AM, Stock PG, Hirose R, Delmonico FL, Ascher NL. International Travel for Liver Transplantation: A Comprehensive Assessment of the Impact on the United States Transplant System. Transplantation. 2022 02 01; 106(2):e141-e152. View in PubMed
- Kim Y, Ahmed E, Ascher N, Danguilan R, Hooi LS, Hustrini NM, Kim YH, Kute V, Rosete-Liquete RMO, Ma M, Mannon RB, Nakagawa Y, Od-Erdne L, Ramesh V, Rashid HU, Thangaraju S, Thwin KT, Vathsala A, West L, Win KK, Ahn C, Wong G. Meeting Report: First State of the Art Meeting on Gender Disparity in Kidney Transplantation in the Asia-Pacific. Transplantation. 2021 09 01; 105(9):1888-1891. View in PubMed
- Adelmann D, Khorashadi M, Zhou G, Kinjo S, Braun HJ, Ascher NL, Braehler MR. "The use of bilateral continuous erector spinae plane blocks for postoperative analgesia after right-sided living donor hepatectomy: A feasibility study". Clin Transplant. 2021 09; 35(9):e14413. View in PubMed
- Domínguez-Gil B, Ascher N, Capron AM, Gardiner D, Manara AR, Bernat JL, Miñambres E, Singh JM, Porte RJ, Markmann JF, Dhital K, Ledoux D, Fondevila C, Hosgood S, Van Raemdonck D, Keshavjee S, Dubois J, McGee A, Henderson GV, Glazier AK, Tullius SG, Shemie SD, Delmonico FL. Correction to: Expanding controlled donation after the circulatory determination of death: statement from an international collaborative. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Sep; 47(9):1059-1060. View in PubMed
- Cosimi AB, Ascher NL, Emond JC, Kaufman DB, Madsen JC, Miller J, Monaco AP, Montgomery RA, Newell KA, Sánchez-Fueyo A, Sarwal MM, Scandling JD, Strober S, Todo S, Weir MR, Sachs DH. The Importance of Bringing Transplantation Tolerance to the Clinic. Transplantation. 2021 05 01; 105(5):935-940. View in PubMed
- Schwab ME, Braun HJ, Quan D, Roll GR, Budanova N, Ascher NL, Hirose R. Standardizing Discharge Opioid Prescriptions in Kidney Transplant Patients Decreases Opioid Usage. J Surg Res. 2021 09; 265:153-158. View in PubMed
- Locke JE, Shelton B, Orandi B, Olthoff K, Pomfret E, Forde KA, Sawinski D, Gray M, Ascher N. Obesity is a risk factor for progression to kidney transplant waitlisting after liver transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2021 07; 35(7):e14317. View in PubMed
- Domínguez-Gil B, Ascher N, Capron AM, Gardiner D, Manara AR, Bernat JL, Miñambres E, Singh JM, Porte RJ, Markmann JF, Dhital K, Ledoux D, Fondevila C, Hosgood S, Van Raemdonck D, Keshavjee S, Dubois J, McGee A, Henderson GV, Glazier AK, Tullius SG, Shemie SD, Delmonico FL. Expanding controlled donation after the circulatory determination of death: statement from an international collaborative. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Mar; 47(3):265-281. View in PubMed
- Hansen KS, Ghersin H, Piper M, Tavakol M, Lee B, Esserman LJ, Roberts JP, Freise C, Ascher NL, Mukhtar RA. A world-wide survey on kidney transplantation practices in breast cancer survivors: The need for new management guidelines. Am J Transplant. 2021 09; 21(9):3014-3020. View in PubMed
- Lebares CC, Greenberg AL, Ascher NL, Delucchi KL, Reilly LM, van der Schaaf M, Baathe F, O'Sullivan P, Isaksson Rø K. Exploration of Individual and System-Level Well-being Initiatives at an Academic Surgical Residency Program: A Mixed-Methods Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 01 04; 4(1):e2032676. View in PubMed
- Wisel SA, Thiessen C, Day R, Belin LJ, Syed SM, Hirose R, Ascher N, Roberts JP, Freise CE. Setting rules for the sandbox: A response to "Successfully sharing the sandbox: A perspective on combined DCD liver and heart donor procurement". Am J Transplant. 2021 05; 21(5):1981-1982. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Schwab MP, Jin C, Amara D, Mehta NJ, Grace TR, Croci R, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Ascher NL. Opioid use prior to liver transplant is associated with increased risk of death after transplant. Am J Surg. 2021 07; 222(1):234-240. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Torres AM, Louie F, Weinberg SD, Kang SM, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Expanding living donor liver transplantation: Report of first US living donor liver transplant chain. Am J Transplant. 2021 04; 21(4):1633-1636. View in PubMed
- Ascher N. In Memoriam: Dr. John Najarian, 1927-2020. Am J Transplant. 2021 03; 21(3):915-916. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Ascher NL. Training of Male and Female Surgical Residents. JAMA Surg. 2020 10 01; 155(10):1000-1001. View in PubMed
- Lebares CC, Coaston TN, Delucchi KL, Guvva EV, Shen WT, Staffaroni AM, Kramer JH, Epel ES, Hecht FM, Ascher NL, Harris HW, Cole SW. Enhanced Stress Resilience Training in Surgeons: Iterative Adaptation and Biopsychosocial Effects in 2 Small Randomized Trials. Ann Surg. 2021 03 01; 273(3):424-432. View in PubMed
- Delmonico FL, Dominguez-Gil B, Ascher NL, Glazier AK, Henderson GV, Bernat JL. Author's Response. Transplantation. 2020 07; 104(7):e218-e219. View in PubMed
- Schwab ME, Braun HJ, Ascher NL, Hirose R. Implementing an opioid reduction protocol in renal transplant recipients. Am J Surg. 2020 11; 220(5):1284-1289. View in PubMed
- Syed SM, Gardner J, Roll G, Webber A, Mehta N, Shoji J, Adelmann D, Niemann C, Braun HJ, Mello A, Yao F, Posselt A, Kang SM, Hirose R, Roberts J, Feng S, Ascher N, Stock P, Freise C. COVID-19 and Abdominal Transplant: A Stepwise Approach to Practice During Pandemic Conditions. Transplantation. 2020 11; 104(11):2215-2220. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Grab JD, Dodge JL, Syed SM, Roll GR, Schwab MP, Liu IH, Glencer AC, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Retransplantation After Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Data from the Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Study. Transplantation. 2021 06 01; 105(6):1297-1302. View in PubMed
- Locke JE, Shelton BA, Olthoff KM, Pomfret EA, Forde KA, Sawinski D, Gray M, Ascher NL. Quantifying Sex-Based Disparities in Liver Allocation. JAMA Surg. 2020 07 01; 155(7):e201129. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Dodge JL, Grab JD, Schwab ME, Liu IH, Glencer AC, Stock PG, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Live Donor Liver Transplantation in the United States: Impact of Share 35 on Live Donor Utilization. Transplantation. 2021 04 01; 105(4):824-831. View in PubMed
- Ahn C, Amer H, Anglicheau D, Ascher NL, Baan CC, Battsetset G, Bat-Ireedui B, Berney T, Betjes MGH, Bichu S, Birn H, Brennan D, Bromberg J, Caillard S, Cannon RM, Cantarovich M, Chan A, Chen ZS, Chapman JR, Cole EH, Cross N, Durand F, Egawa H, Emond JC, Farrero M, Friend PJ, Geissler EK, Ha J, Haberal MA, Henderson ML, Hesselink DA, Humar A, Jassem W, Jeong JC, Kaplan B, Kee T, Kim SJ, Kumar D, Legendre CM, Man K, Moulin B, Muller E, Munkhbat R, Od-Erdene L, Perrin P, Rela M, Tanabe K, Tedesco Silva H, Tinckam KT, Tullius SG, Wong G. Global Transplantation COVID Report March 2020. Transplantation. 2020 10; 104(10):1974-1983. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Ascher NL. Opioid Use and Liver Transplantation. Transplantation. 2021 01 01; 105(1):25-26. View in PubMed
- Lebares CC, Guvva EV, Desai A, Herschberger A, Ascher NL, Harris HW, O'Sullivan P. Key factors for implementing mindfulness-based burnout interventions in surgery. Am J Surg. 2020 02; 219(2):328-334. View in PubMed
- Roll GR, Webber AB, Gae DH, Laszik Z, Tavakol M, Mayen L, Cunniffe K, Syed S, Hirose R, Freise C, Feng S, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Stock PG, Rajalingam R. A Virtual Crossmatch-based Strategy Facilitates Sharing of Deceased Donor Kidneys for Highly Sensitized Recipients. Transplantation. 2020 06; 104(6):1239-1245. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Dodge JL, Grab JD, Syed SM, Roll GR, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Living Donor Liver Transplant for Alcoholic Liver Disease: Data from the Adult-to-adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Study. Transplantation. 2020 02; 104(2):285-292. View in PubMed
- Lebares CC, Guvva EV, Olaru M, Sugrue LP, Staffaroni AM, Delucchi KL, Kramer JH, Ascher NL, Harris HW. Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Training in Surgery: Additional Analysis of the Mindful Surgeon Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 05 03; 2(5):e194108. View in PubMed
- Torres AM, Wong F, Pearson S, Weinberg S, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Freise CE, Lee BK. Bi-organ paired exchange-Sentinel case of a liver-kidney swap. Am J Transplant. 2019 09; 19(9):2646-2649. View in PubMed
- Haberal M, Cantarovich M, Muller E, Fung JJ, Sarwal M, Tullius SG, Ascher N. Call for an End to Unethical Transplant Practices: A Concerted Effort by the Transplant Community. Transplantation. 2019 04; 103(4):647. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Pulcrano ME, Weber DJ, Padilla BE, Ascher NL. The Utility of ECMO After Liver Transplantation: Experience at a High-volume Transplant Center and Review of the Literature. Transplantation. 2019 08; 103(8):1568-1573. View in PubMed
- Krishnan N, Biggerstaff D, Szczepura A, Dolton M, Livingston S, Hattersley J, Eris J, Ascher N, Higgins R, Braun H, Wood K, Raymond N. Glass Slippers and Glass Cliffs: Fitting In and Falling Off. Transplantation. 2019 07; 103(7):1486-1493. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Delmonico FL. Societal and Professional Obligation in the Care of the Living Organ Donor. Transplantation. 2019 06; 103(6):1080-1081. View in PubMed
- Lebares CC, Hershberger AO, Guvva EV, Desai A, Mitchell J, Shen W, Reilly LM, Delucchi KL, O'Sullivan PS, Ascher NL, Harris HW. Feasibility of Formal Mindfulness-Based Stress-Resilience Training Among Surgery Interns: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2018 10 01; 153(10):e182734. View in PubMed
- Delmonico FL, Gunderson S, Iyer KR, Danovitch GM, Pruett TL, Reyes JD, Ascher NL. Deceased Donor Organ Transplantation Performed in the United States for Noncitizens and Nonresidents. Transplantation. 2018 07; 102(7):1124-1131. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Ascher NL. The Impact of Renal Insufficiency After Liver Transplantation. Transplantation. 2018 07; 102(7):1033-1034. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Ascher NL. Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease. Alcohol Alcohol. 2018 Mar 01; 53(2):178-183. View in PubMed
- Shaw BI, Burdine LJ, Braun HJ, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. A Formula to Calculate Standard Liver Volume Using Thoracoabdominal Circumference. Transplant Direct. 2017 Dec; 3(12):e225. View in PubMed
- Lebares CC, Guvva EV, Ascher NL, O'Sullivan PS, Harris HW, Epel ES. Burnout and Stress Among US Surgery Residents: Psychological Distress and Resilience. J Am Coll Surg. 2018 01; 226(1):80-90. View in PubMed
- Delmonico FL, Ascher NL. Opposition to irresponsible global kidney exchange. Am J Transplant. 2017 10; 17(10):2745-2746. View in PubMed
- O'Connell PJ, Kuypers DR, Mannon RB, Abecassis M, Chadban SJ, Gill JS, Murphy B, Nickerson PW, Schold JD, Stock PG, Seron D, Alloway RR, Bromberg JS, Budde K, Jordan SC, Legendre C, Lefaucheur C, Sarwall M, Segev DL, Stegall MD, Tullius SG, Wong G, Woodle ES, Ascher N, Morris RE. Clinical Trials for Immunosuppression in Transplantation: The Case for Reform and Change in Direction. Transplantation. 2017 07; 101(7):1527-1534. View in PubMed
- Pruett TL, Vathsala A, Berney T, Lerut J, Odorico JS, Johnson M, Egawa H, Gonzalez-Martinez F, Haberal M, Ascher NL, Chandraker AK. Criminal Organ Retrieval: Unconscionable. Am J Transplant. 2017 02; 17(2):577. View in PubMed
- O'Connell PJ, Ascher N, Delmonico FL. The Transplantation Society Believes a Policy of Engagement Will Facilitate Organ Donation Reform in China. Am J Transplant. 2016 11; 16(11):3297-3298. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Ascher NL, Roll GR, Roberts JP. Biliary complications following living donor hepatectomy. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2016 10; 30(4):247-52. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Dodge JL, Roll GR, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Impact of Graft Selection on Donor and Recipient Outcomes After Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Transplantation. 2016 06; 100(6):1244-50. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, Dusch MN, Park SH, O'Sullivan PS, Harari A, Harleman E, Ascher NL. Medical Students' Perceptions of Surgeons: Implications for Teaching and Recruitment. J Surg Educ. 2015 Nov-Dec; 72(6):1195-9. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Nancy L. Ascher, MD, PhD: Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, UCSF; Past-President, ASTS; President-elect, The Transplantation Society. Transplantation. 2015 Jun; 99(6):1106. View in PubMed
- Braun HJ, O'Sullivan PS, Dusch MN, Antrum S, Ascher NL. Improving interprofessional collaboration: evaluation of implicit attitudes in the surgeon-nurse relationship. Int J Surg. 2015 Jan; 13:175-179. View in PubMed
- Dusch MN, Braun HJ, O'Sullivan PS, Ascher NL. Perceptions of surgeons: what characteristics do women surgeons prefer in a colleague? Am J Surg. 2014 Oct; 208(4):601-4. View in PubMed
- Dusch MN, O'Sullivan PS, Ascher NL. Patient perceptions of female surgeons: how surgeon demeanor and type of surgery affect patient preference. J Surg Res. 2014 Mar; 187(1):59-64. View in PubMed
- Vagefi PA, Parekh J, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Freise CE. Ex vivo split-liver transplantation: the true right/left split. HPB (Oxford). 2014 Mar; 16(3):267-74. View in PubMed
- Roll GR, Parekh JR, Parker WF, Siegler M, Pomfret EA, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Left hepatectomy versus right hepatectomy for living donor liver transplantation: shifting the risk from the donor to the recipient. Liver Transpl. 2013 May; 19(5):472-81. View in PubMed
- Trompeta JA, Cooper BA, Ascher NL, Kools SM, Kennedy CM, Chen JL. Asian American adolescents' willingness to donate organs and engage in family discussion about organ donation and transplantation. Prog Transplant. 2012 Mar; 22(1):33-40, 70. View in PubMed
- Vagefi PA, Ascher NL, Freise CE, Dodge JL, Roberts JP. Use of living donor liver transplantation varies with the availability of deceased donor liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2012 Feb; 18(2):160-5. View in PubMed
- Vagefi PA, Parekh J, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Freise CE. Outcomes with split liver transplantation in 106 recipients: the University of California, San Francisco, experience from 1993 to 2010. Arch Surg. 2011 Sep; 146(9):1052-9. View in PubMed
- Melcher ML, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Outcomes of surgical repair of bile leaks and strictures after adult-to-adult living donor liver transplant. Clin Transplant. 2010 Nov-Dec; 24(6):E230-5. View in PubMed
- Melcher ML, Pomposelli JJ, Verbesey JE, McTaggart RA, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Pomfret EA. Comparison of biliary complications in adult living-donor liver transplants performed at two busy transplant centers. Clin Transplant. 2010 Sep-Oct; 24(5):E137-44. View in PubMed
- Vagefi PA, Klein I, Gelb B, Hameed B, Moff SL, Simko JP, Fix OK, Eilers H, Feiner JR, Ascher NL, Freise CE, Bass NM. Emergent orthotopic liver transplantation for hemorrhage from a giant cavernous hepatic hemangioma: case report and review. J Gastrointest Surg. 2011 Jan; 15(1):209-14. View in PubMed
- Trompeta JA, Chen JL, Cooper BA, Ascher NL, Kools SM. Development of the Organ Donation and Transplantation Knowledge Survey for use in Asian American adolescents. Transplant Proc. 2010 Jun; 42(5):1427-31. View in PubMed
- Botha JF, Langnas AN, Campos BD, Grant WJ, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Mercer DF, Roberts JP. Left lobe adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation: small grafts and hemiportocaval shunts in the prevention of small-for-size syndrome. Liver Transpl. 2010 May; 16(5):649-57. View in PubMed
- Yao FY, Kerlan RK, Hirose R, Davern TJ, Bass NM, Feng S, Peters M, Terrault N, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Excellent outcome following down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation: an intention-to-treat analysis. Hepatology. 2008 Sep; 48(3):819-27. View in PubMed
- Cloyd J, Holtzman D, O'Sullivan P, Sammann A, Tendick F, Ascher N. Operating room assist: surgical mentorship and operating room experience for preclerkship medical students. J Surg Educ. 2008 Jul-Aug; 65(4):275-82. View in PubMed
- Takata MC, Campos GM, Ciovica R, Rabl C, Rogers SJ, Cello JP, Ascher NL, Posselt AM. Laparoscopic bariatric surgery improves candidacy in morbidly obese patients awaiting transplantation. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008 Mar-Apr; 4(2):159-64; discussion 164-5. View in PubMed
- Hirose R, Yao F, Stock P, Roberts J, Ascher N. Liver transplantation at UCSF--a 20-year experience. Clin Transpl. 2008; 119-25. View in PubMed
- Roland ME, Barin B, Carlson L, Frassetto LA, Terrault NA, Hirose R, Freise CE, Benet LZ, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Murphy B, Keller MJ, Olthoff KM, Blumberg EA, Brayman KL, Bartlett ST, Davis CE, McCune JM, Bredt BM, Stablein DM, Stock PG. HIV-infected liver and kidney transplant recipients: 1- and 3-year outcomes. Am J Transplant. 2008 Feb; 8(2):355-65. View in PubMed
- Yao FY, Xiao L, Bass NM, Kerlan R, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: validation of the UCSF-expanded criteria based on preoperative imaging. Am J Transplant. 2007 Nov; 7(11):2587-96. View in PubMed
- Sammann A, Tendick F, Ward D, Zaid H, O'Sullivan P, Ascher N. A surgical skills elective to expose preclinical medical students to surgery. J Surg Res. 2007 Oct; 142(2):287-94. View in PubMed
- Bartholomew A, Ascher N, Starzl T. Tribute: Dr. Olga Jonasson. Born in Peoria, Illinois, August 12, 1934. Died in Chicago, Illinois, August 30, 2006. Am J Transplant. 2007 Aug; 7(8):1882-3. View in PubMed
- Derish PA, Maa J, Ascher NL, Harris HW. Enhancing the mission of academic surgery by promoting scientific writing skills. J Surg Res. 2007 Jun 15; 140(2):177-83. View in PubMed
- Niemann CU, Feiner J, Behrends M, Eilers H, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Central venous pressure monitoring during living right donor hepatectomy. Liver Transpl. 2007 Feb; 13(2):266-71. View in PubMed
- Krasnoff JB, Vintro AQ, Ascher NL, Bass NM, Paul SM, Dodd MJ, Painter PL. A randomized trial of exercise and dietary counseling after liver transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2006 Aug; 6(8):1896-905. View in PubMed
- Bernat JL, D'Alessandro AM, Port FK, Bleck TP, Heard SO, Medina J, Rosenbaum SH, Devita MA, Gaston RS, Merion RM, Barr ML, Marks WH, Nathan H, O'connor K, Rudow DL, Leichtman AB, Schwab P, Ascher NL, Metzger RA, Mc Bride V, Graham W, Wagner D, Warren J, Delmonico FL. Report of a National Conference on Donation after cardiac death. Am J Transplant. 2006 Feb; 6(2):281-91. View in PubMed
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- Derish P, Ascher NL. The Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco. Arch Surg. 2005 Dec; 140(12):1143-8. View in PubMed
- Cruz E, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Bass NM, Yao FY. High incidence of recurrence and hematologic events following liver transplantation for Budd-Chiari syndrome. Clin Transplant. 2005 Aug; 19(4):501-6. View in PubMed
- Kusano T, Randall HB, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. The use of stents for duct-to-duct anastomoses of biliary reconstruction in orthotopic liver transplantation. Hepatogastroenterology. 2005 May-Jun; 52(63):695-9. View in PubMed
- Yao FY, Kinkhabwala M, LaBerge JM, Bass NM, Brown R, Kerlan R, Venook A, Ascher NL, Emond JC, Roberts JP. The impact of pre-operative loco-regional therapy on outcome after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Am J Transplant. 2005 Apr; 5(4 Pt 1):795-804. View in PubMed
- Krasnoff JB, Vintro AQ, Ascher NL, Bass NM, Dodd MJ, Painter PL. Objective measures of health-related quality of life over 24 months post-liver transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2005 Feb; 19(1):1-9. View in PubMed
- Yao FY, Bass NM, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: lessons from the first year under the Model of End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) organ allocation policy. Liver Transpl. 2004 May; 10(5):621-30. View in PubMed
- Khalili M, Lim JW, Bass N, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Terrault NA. New onset diabetes mellitus after liver transplantation: the critical role of hepatitis C infection. Liver Transpl. 2004 Mar; 10(3):349-55. View in PubMed
- Renz JF, Emond JC, Yersiz H, Ascher NL, Busuttil RW. Split-liver transplantation in the United States: outcomes of a national survey. Ann Surg. 2004 Feb; 239(2):172-81. View in PubMed
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- Lipshutz GS, Baxter-Lowe LA, Nguyen T, Jones KD, Ascher NL, Feng S. Death from donor-transmitted malignancy despite emergency liver retransplantation. Liver Transpl. 2003 Oct; 9(10):1102-7. View in PubMed
- Chang GJ, Mahanty HD, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Expanding the donor pool: can the Spanish model work in the United States? Am J Transplant. 2003 Oct; 3(10):1259-63. View in PubMed
- Painter PL, Hector L, Ray K, Lynes L, Paul SM, Dodd M, Tomlanovich SL, Ascher NL. Effects of exercise training on coronary heart disease risk factors in renal transplant recipients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2003 Aug; 42(2):362-9. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Roland ME, Carlson L, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Terrault NA, Frassetto LA, Palefsky JM, Tomlanovich SJ, Ascher NL. Kidney and liver transplantation in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: a pilot safety and efficacy study. Transplantation. 2003 Jul 27; 76(2):370-5. View in PubMed
- Yao FY, Bass NM, Nikolai B, Merriman R, Davern TJ, Kerlan R, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. A follow-up analysis of the pattern and predictors of dropout from the waiting list for liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: implications for the current organ allocation policy. Liver Transpl. 2003 Jul; 9(7):684-92. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Analysis of research projects in living donor organ transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2003 May; 35(3):907-8. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. What's new in general surgery: transplantation. J Am Coll Surg. 2003 May; 196(5):778-83. View in PubMed
- Niemann CU, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Yost CS. Intraoperative hemodynamics and liver function in adult-to-adult living liver donors. Liver Transpl. 2002 Dec; 8(12):1126-32. View in PubMed
- Yao FY, Bass NM, Nikolai B, Davern TJ, Kerlan R, Wu V, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of survival according to the intention-to-treat principle and dropout from the waiting list. Liver Transpl. 2002 Oct; 8(10):873-83. View in PubMed
- Yao FY, Ferrell L, Bass NM, Bacchetti P, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: comparison of the proposed UCSF criteria with the Milan criteria and the Pittsburgh modified TNM criteria. Liver Transpl. 2002 Sep; 8(9):765-74. View in PubMed
- Toyoki Y, Renz JF, Mudge C, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Rosenthal P. Allograft rejection in pediatric liver transplantation: Comparison between cadaveric and living related donors. Pediatr Transplant. 2002 Aug; 6(4):301-7. View in PubMed
- Painter PL, Hector L, Ray K, Lynes L, Dibble S, Paul SM, Tomlanovich SL, Ascher NL. A randomized trial of exercise training after renal transplantation. Transplantation. 2002 Jul 15; 74(1):42-8. View in PubMed
- Diaz GC, Renz JF, Mudge C, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Emond JC, Rosenthal P. Donor health assessment after living-donor liver transplantation. Ann Surg. 2002 Jul; 236(1):120-6. View in PubMed
- Renz JF, Ascher NL. Liver transplantation for nonviral, nonmalignant diseases:problem of recurrence. World J Surg. 2002 Feb; 26(2):247-56. View in PubMed
- Renz JF, de Roos M, Rosenthal P, Mudge C, Bacchetti P, Watson J, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Emond JC. Posttransplantation growth in pediatric liver recipients. Liver Transpl. 2001 Dec; 7(12):1040-55. View in PubMed
- Stock P, Roland M, Carlson L, Freise C, Hirose R, Terrault N, Frassetto L, Coates T, Roberts J, Ascher N. Solid organ transplantation in HIV-positive patients. Transplant Proc. 2001 Nov-Dec; 33(7-8):3646-8. View in PubMed
- Foster RD, Ascher NL, McCalmont TH, Neipp M, Anthony JP, Mathes SJ. Mixed allogeneic chimerism as a reliable model for composite tissue allograft tolerance induction across major and minor histocompatibility barriers. Transplantation. 2001 Sep 15; 72(5):791-7. View in PubMed
- Yao FY, Ferrell L, Bass NM, Watson JJ, Bacchetti P, Venook A, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: expansion of the tumor size limits does not adversely impact survival. Hepatology. 2001 Jun; 33(6):1394-403. View in PubMed
- Painter P, Krasnoff J, Paul SM, Ascher NL. Physical activity and health-related quality of life in liver transplant recipients. Liver Transpl. 2001 Mar; 7(3):213-9. View in PubMed
- Koh BY, Rosenthal P, Medeiros LJ, Osorio RW, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Gelb AB. Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders in pediatric patients undergoing liver transplantation. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2001 Mar; 125(3):337-43. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Immunosuppressant substitutes in liver transplantation. Lancet. 2001 Feb 24; 357(9256):571-2. View in PubMed
- Chang GJ, Mahanty HD, Vincenti F, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Stock PG, Hirose R. A calcineurin inhibitor-sparing regimen with sirolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and anti-CD25 mAb provides effective immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients with delayed or impaired graft function. Clin Transplant. 2000 Dec; 14(6):550-4. View in PubMed
- Chang GJ, Mahanty HD, Quan D, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Stock PG, Hirose R. Experience with the use of sirolimus in liver transplantation--use in patients for whom calcineurin inhibitors are contraindicated. Liver Transpl. 2000 Nov; 6(6):734-40. View in PubMed
- Reichert PR, Renz JF, D'Albuquerque LA, Rosenthal P, Lim RC, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Emond JC. Surgical anatomy of the left lateral segment as applied to living-donor and split-liver transplantation: a clinicopathologic study. Ann Surg. 2000 Nov; 232(5):658-64. View in PubMed
- Lee CM, Carter JT, Alfrey EJ, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Freise CE. Prolonged cold ischemia time obviates the benefits of 0 HLA mismatches in renal transplantation. Arch Surg. 2000 Sep; 135(9):1016-9; discussion 1019-20. View in PubMed
- Kang SM, Braat D, Schneider DB, O'Rourke RW, Lin Z, Ascher NL, Dichek DA, Baekkeskov S, Stock PG. A non-cleavable mutant of Fas ligand does not prevent neutrophilic destruction of islet transplants. Transplantation. 2000 May 15; 69(9):1813-7. View in PubMed
- O'Rourke RW, Kang SM, Lower JA, Feng S, Ascher NL, Baekkeskov S, Stock PG. A dendritic cell line genetically modified to express CTLA4-IG as a means to prolong islet allograft survival. Transplantation. 2000 Apr 15; 69(7):1440-6. View in PubMed
- O'Rourke RW, Osorio RW, Freise CE, Lou CD, Garovoy MR, Bacchetti P, Ascher NL, Melzer JS, Roberts JP, Stock PG. Flow cytometry crossmatching as a predictor of acute rejection in sensitized recipients of cadaveric renal transplants. Clin Transplant. 2000 Apr; 14(2):167-73. View in PubMed
- Berenguer M, Ferrell L, Watson J, Prieto M, Kim M, Rayón M, Córdoba J, Herola A, Ascher N, Mir J, Berenguer J, Wright TL. HCV-related fibrosis progression following liver transplantation: increase in recent years. J Hepatol. 2000 Apr; 32(4):673-84. View in PubMed
- Hirose R, Roberts JP, Quan D, Osorio RW, Freise C, Ascher NL, Stock PG. Experience with daclizumab in liver transplantation: renal transplant dosing without calcineurin inhibitors is insufficient to prevent acute rejection in liver transplantation. Transplantation. 2000 Jan 27; 69(2):307-11. View in PubMed
- Narumi S, Hakamada K, Sasaki M, Freise CE, Stock PG, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Liver transplantation for autoimmune hepatitis: rejection and recurrence. Transplant Proc. 1999 Aug; 31(5):1955-6. View in PubMed
- Hebert MF, Ascher NL, Lake JR, Emond J, Nikolai B, Linna TJ, Roberts JP. Four-year follow-up of mycophenolate mofetil for graft rescue in liver allograft recipients. Transplantation. 1999 Mar 15; 67(5):707-12. View in PubMed
- Renz JF, Lightdale J, Mudge C, Bacchetti P, Watson J, Ascher NL, Emond JC, Rosenthal P, Roberts JP. Mycophenolate mofetil, microemulsion cyclosporine, and prednisone as primary immunosuppression for pediatric liver transplant recipients. Liver Transpl Surg. 1999 Mar; 5(2):136-43. View in PubMed
- Freise CE, Ferrell L, Liu T, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Effect of systemic cyclosporine on tumor recurrence after liver transplantation in a model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Transplantation. 1999 Feb 27; 67(4):510-3. View in PubMed
- Narumi S, Osorio RW, Freise CE, Stock PG, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm with hemobilia following angioplasty after liver transplantation. Clin Transplant. 1998 Dec; 12(6):508-10. View in PubMed
- Pessoa MG, Terrault NA, Ferrell LD, Detmer J, Kolberg J, Collins ML, Viele M, Lake JR, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Wright TL. Hepatitis after liver transplantation: the role of the known and unknown viruses. Liver Transpl Surg. 1998 Nov; 4(6):461-8. View in PubMed
- Kita Y, Lake JR, Ferrell LD, Mori M, Roberts JP, Kakizoe S, Kiyosawa K, Tanaka E, Shiga J, Takikawa H, Inoue Y, Ohtake T, Ohtomo K, Yotsuyanagi H, Oka T, Harihara Y, Takayama T, Kubota K, Kawarasaki H, Hashikura Y, Kawasaki S, Ascher NL, Makuuchi M. Possible recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis following living-related liver transplantation: report of a case. Transplant Proc. 1998 Nov; 30(7):3321-3. View in PubMed
- Foster RD, Fan L, Neipp M, Kaufman C, McCalmont T, Ascher N, Ildstad S, Anthony JP, Niepp M. Donor-specific tolerance induction in composite tissue allografts. Am J Surg. 1998 Nov; 176(5):418-21. View in PubMed
- Reichert PR, Renz JF, Rosenthal P, Bacchetti P, Lim RC, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Emond JC. Biliary complications of reduced-organ liver transplantation. Liver Transpl Surg. 1998 Sep; 4(5):343-9. View in PubMed
- Terrault NA, Zhou S, McCory RW, Pruett TL, Lake JR, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Wright TL. Incidence and clinical consequences of surface and polymerase gene mutations in liver transplant recipients on hepatitis B immunoglobulin. Hepatology. 1998 Aug; 28(2):555-61. View in PubMed
- Lightdale JR, Mudge CL, Ascher NL, Rosenthal P. The role of pediatricians in the care of children with liver transplants. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998 Aug; 152(8):797-802. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Tolerance induction using bone marrow transplantation. Liver Transpl Surg. 1998 Jul; 4(4):335-6. View in PubMed
- Bumgardner GL, Amend WC, Ascher NL, Vincenti FG. Single-center long-term results of renal transplantation for IgA nephropathy. Transplantation. 1998 Apr 27; 65(8):1053-60. View in PubMed
- Freise CE, Galbraith CA, Nikolai BJ, Ascher NL, Lake JR, Stock PG, Roberts JP. Risks associated with conversion of stable patients after liver transplantation to the microemulsion formulation of cyclosporine. Transplantation. 1998 Apr 15; 65(7):995-7. View in PubMed
- Kang SM, Lin Z, Ascher NL, Stock PG. Fas ligand expression on islets as well as multiple cell lines results in accelerated neutrophilic rejection. Transplant Proc. 1998 Mar; 30(2):538. View in PubMed
- Brown RS, Lake JR, Ascher NL, Emond JC, Roberts JP. Predictors of the cost of liver transplantation. Liver Transpl Surg. 1998 Mar; 4(2):170-6. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Progress in transgenic pigs for xenotransplantation. Liver Transpl Surg. 1998 Mar; 4(2):180-1. View in PubMed
- Kaufman DB, Ascher NL. Quo vadis, my transplant fellow: a discussion of transplant surgery fellowship training activity in the United States and Canada: 1991-1997. Education Committee of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Transplantation. 1998 Jan 27; 65(2):269-72. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Interleukin-2 receptor antibody therapy. Liver Transpl Surg. 1997 Nov; 3(6):643-4. View in PubMed
- Rosenthal P, Emond JC, Heyman MB, Snyder J, Roberts J, Ascher N, Ferrell L. Pathological changes in yearly protocol liver biopsy specimens from healthy pediatric liver recipients. Liver Transpl Surg. 1997 Nov; 3(6):559-62. View in PubMed
- Brown RS, Ascher NL, Lake JR, Emond JC, Bacchetti P, Randall HB, Roberts JP. The impact of surgical complications after liver transplantation on resource utilization. Arch Surg. 1997 Oct; 132(10):1098-103. View in PubMed
- Renz JF, Rosenthal P, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Emond JC. Planned exploration of pediatric liver transplant recipients reduces posttransplant morbidity and lowers length of hospitalization. Arch Surg. 1997 Sep; 132(9):950-5; discussion 955-6. View in PubMed
- Ishitani M, McGory R, Dickson R, Caldwell S, Bickston S, McCullough C, Pruett T, Terrault N, Roberts J, Ascher N, Wright T, Lake J. Retransplantation of patients with severe posttransplant hepatitis B in the first allograft. Transplantation. 1997 Aug 15; 64(3):410-4. View in PubMed
- Rosenthal P, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Emond JC. Auxiliary liver transplant in fulminant failure. Pediatrics. 1997 Aug; 100(2):E10. View in PubMed
- Omura T, Nakagawa T, Randall HB, Lin Z, Huey M, Ascher NL, Emond JC. Increased immune responses to regenerating partial liver grafts in the rat. J Surg Res. 1997 Jun; 70(1):34-40. View in PubMed
- Pessoa MG, Terrault NA, Ferrell LD, Kim JP, Kolberg J, Detmer J, Collins ML, Yun AJ, Viele M, Lake JR, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Wright TL. Hepatitis G virus in patients with cryptogenic liver disease undergoing liver transplantation. Hepatology. 1997 May; 25(5):1266-70. View in PubMed
- Somberg KA, Lombardero MS, Lawlor SM, Ascher NL, Lake JR, Wiesner RH, Zetterman RK. A controlled analysis of the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in liver transplant recipients. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Liver Transplantation Database. Transplantation. 1997 Apr 27; 63(8):1074-9. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. The role of the host immune state in recurrent hepatitis C. Liver Transpl Surg. 1997 Mar; 3(2):179-80. View in PubMed
- Reiser M, Terrault N, Nelson DR, Mizokami M, Ferrell L, Lake JR, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Wright TL, Lau JY. Antibody to the host cellular gene-derived epitope GOR-1 in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C virus infection. Transplantation. 1997 Feb 27; 63(4):609-12. View in PubMed
- Orloff SL, Hirose R, Lin Z, Narumi S, Stock PG, Ascher NL. Clonal deletion is one mechanism responsible for tolerance in mixed hematopoietic chimeras. Transplant Proc. 1997 Feb-Mar; 29(1-2):1198-200. View in PubMed
- Berenguer M, Terrault NA, Piatak M, Yun A, Kim JP, Lau JY, Lake JR, Roberts JR, Ascher NL, Ferrell L, Wright TL. Hepatitis G virus infection in patients with hepatitis C virus infection undergoing liver transplantation. Gastroenterology. 1996 Dec; 111(6):1569-75. View in PubMed
- Terrault NA, Zhou S, Combs C, Hahn JA, Lake JR, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Wright TL. Prophylaxis in liver transplant recipients using a fixed dosing schedule of hepatitis B immunoglobulin. Hepatology. 1996 Dec; 24(6):1327-33. View in PubMed
- Zhou S, Terrault NA, Ferrell L, Hahn JA, Lau JY, Simmonds P, Roberts JP, Lake JR, Ascher NL, Wright TL. Severity of liver disease in liver transplantation recipients with hepatitis C virus infection: relationship to genotype and level of viremia. Hepatology. 1996 Nov; 24(5):1041-6. View in PubMed
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- Kuang AA, Renz JF, Ferrell LD, Ring EJ, Rosenthal P, Lim RC, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Emond JC. Failure patterns of cryopreserved vein grafts in liver transplantation. Transplantation. 1996 Sep 27; 62(6):742-7. View in PubMed
- Roberts JP, Liu T, Freise CE, Mielczarek J, Ferrell L, Randall H, Ascher NL. Liver transplantation improves survival of rats bearing hepatoma-3924A. J Surg Res. 1996 Sep; 65(1):59-62. View in PubMed
- Renz JF, Lin Z, de Roos M, Dalal AA, Ascher NL. SCID mouse as a model for transplantation studies. J Surg Res. 1996 Sep; 65(1):34-41. View in PubMed
- Kuang AA, Rosenthal P, Roberts JP, Renz JF, Stock P, Ascher NL, Emond JC. Decreased mortality from technical failure improves results in pediatric liver transplantation. Arch Surg. 1996 Aug; 131(8):887-92; discussion 892-3. View in PubMed
- Freise CE, Liu T, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Hepatotoxins and liver transplantation decrease pulmonary metastases in rats with hepatoma. J Surg Res. 1996 Aug; 64(2):198-202. View in PubMed
- Emond JC, Rosenthal P, Roberts JP, Stock P, Kelley S, Gregory G, Lim RC, Ascher NL. Living related donor liver transplantation: the UCSF experience. Transplant Proc. 1996 Aug; 28(4):2375-7. View in PubMed
- Emond JC, Stock P, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Strategies for tolerance induction: potential applications in living donor liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1996 Aug; 28(4):2371-4. View in PubMed
- Omura T, Ascher NL, Emond JC. Fifty-percent partial liver transplantation in the rat. Transplantation. 1996 Jul 27; 62(2):292-3. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Expanding the immunosuppressive repertoire. Liver Transpl Surg. 1996 Jul; 2(4):304-5. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Advances in biliary reconstruction after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl Surg. 1996 May; 2(3):238-9. View in PubMed
- Terrault NA, Holland CC, Ferrell L, Hahn JA, Lake JR, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Wright TL. Interferon alfa for recurrent hepatitis B infection after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl Surg. 1996 Mar; 2(2):132-8. View in PubMed
- Gish RG, Ascher NL. Transmission of hepatitis B virus through allotransplantation. Liver Transpl Surg. 1996 Mar; 2(2):161-4. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. United Network for Organ Sharing center-specific data: our report card. Liver Transpl Surg. 1996 Mar; 2(2):168-9. View in PubMed
- Brown RS, Lake JR, Katzman BA, Ascher NL, Somberg KA, Emond JC, Roberts JP. Incidence and significance of Aspergillus cultures following liver and kidney transplantation. Transplantation. 1996 Feb 27; 61(4):666-9. View in PubMed
- Randall HB, Wachs ME, Somberg KA, Lake JR, Emond JC, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. The use of the T tube after orthotopic liver transplantation. Transplantation. 1996 Jan 27; 61(2):258-61. View in PubMed
- Gournay J, Ferrell LD, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Wright TL, Lake JR. Cryoglobulinemia presenting after liver transplantation. Gastroenterology. 1996 Jan; 110(1):265-70. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Hepatitis C dilemma? Liver Transpl Surg. 1996 Jan; 2(1):67-8. View in PubMed
- Donegan E, Wright TL, Roberts J, Ascher NL, Lake JR, Neuwald P, Wilber J, Quan S, Kuramoto IK, Dinello RK. Detection of hepatitis C after liver transplantation. Four serologic tests compared. Am J Clin Pathol. 1995 Dec; 104(6):673-9. View in PubMed
- Ferrell LD, Lee R, Brixko C, Bass NM, Lake JR, Roberts JP, Ascher N, Rabkin J. Hepatic granulomas following liver transplantation. Clinicopathologic features in 42 patients. Transplantation. 1995 Nov 15; 60(9):926-33. View in PubMed
- Freise CE, Liu T, Osorio RW, Ferrell L, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Increased efficacy of CSA following rearterialization in the rat OLTX model. J Surg Res. 1995 Oct; 59(4):493-6. View in PubMed
- Detre KM, Lombardero M, Belle S, Beringer K, Breen T, Daily OP, Ascher NL. Influence of donor age on graft survival after liver transplantation--United Network for Organ Sharing Registry. Liver Transpl Surg. 1995 Sep; 1(5):311-9. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Issues in xenotransplantation. Liver Transpl Surg. 1995 Sep; 1(5):320-1. View in PubMed
- Deschler DG, Osorio R, Ascher NL, Lee KC. Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder in patients under primary tacrolimus (FK 506) immunosuppression. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995 Sep; 121(9):1037-41. View in PubMed
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- Venook AP, Ferrell LD, Roberts JP, Emond J, Frye JW, Ring E, Ascher NL, Lake JR. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: results with preoperative chemoembolization. Liver Transpl Surg. 1995 Jul; 1(4):242-8. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Primary sclerosing cholangitis: liver transplantation or biliary surgery. Liver Transpl Surg. 1995 Jul; 1(4):256-7. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Amelioration of acute GVHD disease and reestablishment of tolerance by short term treatment with anti TCR antibody. Liver Transpl Surg. 1995 Jul; 1(4):257-8. View in PubMed
- Wacher VJ, Liu T, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Benet LZ. Time course of cyclosporine and ist motabolites in blood, liver and spleen of naive Lewis rats: comparison with preliminary data obtained in transplanted animals. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 1995 May; 16(4):303-12. View in PubMed
- LaBerge JM, Somberg KA, Lake JR, Gordon RL, Kerlan RK, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Simor MM, Doherty CA, Hahn J. Two-year outcome following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for variceal bleeding: results in 90 patients. Gastroenterology. 1995 Apr; 108(4):1143-51. View in PubMed
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- McDiarmid SV, Busuttil RW, Ascher NL, Burdick J, D'Alessandro AM, Esquivel C, Kalayoglu M, Klein AS, Marsh JW, Miller CM. FK506 (tacrolimus) compared with cyclosporine for primary immunosuppression after pediatric liver transplantation. Results from the U.S. Multicenter Trial. Transplantation. 1995 Feb 27; 59(4):530-6. View in PubMed
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- Ascher NL. Microchimerism in organ transplantation. Liver Transpl Surg. 1995 Jan; 1(1):43-6. View in PubMed
- Hoofnagle JH, Carithers RL, Shapiro C, Ascher N. Fulminant hepatic failure: summary of a workshop. Hepatology. 1995 Jan; 21(1):240-52. View in PubMed
- Gross CR, Savik SK, Ascher NL, Gordon RD, Klintmalm GB, Payne W, Shaw BW, Strasburg K, Parker A, Wiesner RH. Effect of cyclosporine dosing on creatinine levels in hepatic transplant recipients. Transplant Proc. 1994 Oct; 26(5):2686-90. View in PubMed
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- Ascher NL, Lake JR, Emond J, Roberts J. Liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis. Hepatology. 1994 Jul; 20(1 Pt 2):24S-27S. View in PubMed
- Osorio RW, Ascher NL, Avery M, Bacchetti P, Roberts JP, Lake JR. Predicting recidivism after orthotopic liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease. Hepatology. 1994 Jul; 20(1 Pt 1):105-10. View in PubMed
- Osorio RW, Ascher NL, Melzer JS, Stock PG. Enhancement of islet allograft survival in mice treated with MHC class I specific F(ab')2 alloantibody. Transplant Proc. 1994 Apr; 26(2):749. View in PubMed
- Chazouilleres O, Kim M, Combs C, Ferrell L, Bacchetti P, Roberts J, Ascher NL, Neuwald P, Wilber J, Urdea M. Quantitation of hepatitis C virus RNA in liver transplant recipients. Gastroenterology. 1994 Apr; 106(4):994-9. View in PubMed
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- Osorio RW, Ascher NL, Stock PG. Prolongation of in vivo mouse islet allograft survival by modulation of MHC class I antigen. Transplantation. 1994 Mar 27; 57(6):783-8. View in PubMed
- Freise CE, Liu T, Hong K, Osorio RW, Papahadjopoulos D, Ferrell L, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. The increased efficacy and decreased nephrotoxicity of a cyclosporine liposome. Transplantation. 1994 Mar 27; 57(6):928-32. View in PubMed
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- Osorio RW, Ascher NL, Jaenisch R, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Stock PG. Major histocompatibility complex class I deficiency prolongs islet allograft survival. Diabetes. 1993 Oct; 42(10):1520-7. View in PubMed
- Roberts JP, Lake JR, Hebert M, Nikolai B, Ascher NL, Ferrell LD. Reversal of chronic rejection after treatment failure with FK506 and RS61443. Transplantation. 1993 Oct; 56(4):1021-3. View in PubMed
- Evans RW, Manninen DL, Dong FB, Ascher NL, Frist WH, Hansen JA, Kirklin JK, Perkins JD, Pirsch JD, Sanfilippo FP. Immunosuppressive therapy as a determinant of transplantation outcomes. Transplantation. 1993 Jun; 55(6):1297-305. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Lake JR, Emond JC, Roberts JP. Liver transplantation for fulminant hepatic failure. Arch Surg. 1993 Jun; 128(6):677-82. View in PubMed
- Krams SM, Ascher NL, Martinez OM. New immunologic insights into mechanisms of allograft rejection. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1993 Jun; 22(2):381-400. View in PubMed
- LaBerge JM, Ring EJ, Gordon RL, Lake JR, Doherty MM, Somberg KA, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Creation of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts with the wallstent endoprosthesis: results in 100 patients. Radiology. 1993 May; 187(2):413-20. View in PubMed
- Martinez OM, Villanueva JC, Lake J, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Krams SM. IL-2 and IL-5 gene expression in response to alloantigen in liver allograft recipients and in vitro. Transplantation. 1993 May; 55(5):1159-66. View in PubMed
- Osorio RW, Freise CE, Stock PG, Lake JR, Laberge JM, Gordon RL, Ring EJ, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Nonoperative management of biliary leaks after orthotopic liver transplantation. Transplantation. 1993 May; 55(5):1074-7. View in PubMed
- Martinez OM, Ascher NL, Ferrell L, Villanueva J, Lake J, Roberts JP, Krams SM. Evidence for a nonclassical pathway of graft rejection involving interleukin 5 and eosinophils. Transplantation. 1993 Apr; 55(4):909-18. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Immunosuppression and rejection in liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1993 Apr; 25(2):1744-5. View in PubMed
- Freise CE, Hebert M, Osorio RW, Nikolai B, Lake JR, Kauffman RS, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Maintenance immunosuppression with prednisone and RS-61443 alone following liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1993 Apr; 25(2):1758-9. View in PubMed
- Lake JR, Ring E, LaBerge J, Gordon R, Roberts J, Ascher N. Transjugular intrahepatic portacaval stent shunts in patients with renal insufficiency. Transplant Proc. 1993 Apr; 25(2):1766-7. View in PubMed
- Greeve M, Ferrell L, Kim M, Combs C, Roberts J, Ascher N, Wright TL. Cirrhosis of undefined pathogenesis: absence of evidence for unknown viruses or autoimmune processes. Hepatology. 1993 Apr; 17(4):593-8. View in PubMed
- Lake JR, Wright T, Ferrell L, Donegan E, Roberts J, Ascher N. Hepatitis C and B in liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1993 Apr; 25(2):2006-9. View in PubMed
- Orians CE, Evans RW, Ascher NL. Estimates of organ-specific donor availability for the United States. Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb; 25(1 Pt 2):1541-2. View in PubMed
- Martinez OM, Krams SM, Villanueva JC, Ferrell L, Lake J, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Intragraft eosinophilia and interleukin-5 mRNA accompany liver allograft rejection. Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb; 25(1 Pt 1):126-7. View in PubMed
- Osorio RW, Ascher NL, Jaenisch R, Natuzzi ES, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Stock PG. Isolation of functional MHC class I-deficient islet cells. Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb; 25(1 Pt 2):968-9. View in PubMed
- Osorio RW, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Avery M, Lake JR. Orthotopic liver transplantation for end-stage alcoholic liver disease. Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb; 25(1 Pt 2):1133-4. View in PubMed
- Klintmalm GB, Goldstein R, Gonwa T, Wiesner RH, Krom RA, Shaw BW, Stratta R, Ascher NL, Roberts JW, Lake J. Prognostic factors for successful conversion from cyclosporine to FK 506-based immunosuppressive therapy for refractory rejection after liver transplantation. US Multicenter FK 506 Liver Study Group. Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb; 25(1 Pt 1):641-3. View in PubMed
- Klintmalm GB, Ascher NL, Busuttil RW, Deierhoi M, Gonwa TA, Kauffman R, McDiarmid S, Poplawski S, Sollinger H, Roberts J. RS-61443 for treatment-resistant human liver rejection. Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb; 25(1 Pt 1):697. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Ascher NL, Osorio RW, Tomlanovich S, Lake JR, Nikolai B, Freise C, Roberts JP. Standard sequential immunosuppression with Minnesota antilymphoblast globulin and cyclosporine vs FK 506: a comparison of early nephrotoxicity. Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb; 25(1 Pt 1):675-6. View in PubMed
- Krams SM, Martinez OM, Villanueva JC, Lake J, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. T-cell receptor-V alpha gene use in sequential liver allograft biopsies. Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb; 25(1 Pt 1):84-5. View in PubMed
- Klintmalm GB, Goldstein R, Gonwa T, Wiesner RH, Krom RA, Shaw BW, Stratta R, Ascher NL, Roberts JW, Lake J. Use of FK 506 for the prevention of recurrent allograft rejection after successful conversion from cyclosporine for refractory rejection. US Multicenter FK 506 Liver Study Group. Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb; 25(1 Pt 1):635-7. View in PubMed
- Klintmalm GB, Goldstein R, Gonwa T, Wiesner RH, Krom RA, Shaw BW, Stratta R, Ascher NL, Roberts JW, Lake J. Use of Prograf (FK 506) as rescue therapy for refractory rejection after liver transplantation. US Multicenter FK 506 Liver Study Group. Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb; 25(1 Pt 1):679-88. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Lake JR, Emond JC, Roberts JP. Liver transplantation at the University of California, San Francisco. Clin Transpl. 1993; 175-7. View in PubMed
- Ferrell L, Wright T, Lake J, Roberts J, Ascher N. Incidence and diagnostic features of macroregenerative nodules vs. small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic livers. Hepatology. 1992 Dec; 16(6):1372-81. View in PubMed
- Ferrell L, Bass N, Roberts J, Ascher N. Lipopeliosis: fat induced sinusoidal dilatation in transplanted liver mimicking peliosis hepatis. J Clin Pathol. 1992 Dec; 45(12):1109-10. View in PubMed
- Ferrell LD, Wright TL, Roberts J, Ascher N, Lake J. Hepatitis C viral infection in liver transplant recipients. Hepatology. 1992 Oct; 16(4):865-76. View in PubMed
- Prager MC, Cauldwell CA, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Wolfe CL. Pulmonary hypertension associated with liver disease is not reversible after liver transplantation. Anesthesiology. 1992 Aug; 77(2):375-8. View in PubMed
- LaBerge JM, Ring EJ, Lake JR, Ferrell LD, Doherty MM, Gordon RL, Roberts JP, Peltzer MY, Ascher NL. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts: preliminary results in 25 patients. J Vasc Surg. 1992 Aug; 16(2):258-67. View in PubMed
- Liu T, Freise CE, Ferrell L, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. A modified vascular "sleeve" anastomosis for rearterialization in orthotopic liver transplantation in rats. Transplantation. 1992 Jul; 54(1):179-80. View in PubMed
- Lidofsky SD, Bass NM, Prager MC, Washington DE, Read AE, Wright TL, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Scharschmidt BF, Lake JR. Intracranial pressure monitoring and liver transplantation for fulminant hepatic failure. Hepatology. 1992 Jul; 16(1):1-7. View in PubMed
- Wright TL, Donegan E, Hsu HH, Ferrell L, Lake JR, Kim M, Combs C, Fennessy S, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Recurrent and acquired hepatitis C viral infection in liver transplant recipients. Gastroenterology. 1992 Jul; 103(1):317-22. View in PubMed
- Wright TL, Mamish D, Combs C, Kim M, Donegan E, Ferrell L, Lake J, Roberts J, Ascher NL. Hepatitis B virus and apparent fulminant non-A, non-B hepatitis. Lancet. 1992 Apr 18; 339(8799):952-5. View in PubMed
- Bumgardner GL, Chen S, Almond PS, Bach FH, Ascher NL, Matas AJ. Cell subsets responding to purified hepatocytes and evidence of indirect recognition of hepatocyte major histocompatibility complex class I antigen. II. In vitro-generated "memory" cells to class I+ class II- hepatocytes. Transplantation. 1992 Apr; 53(4):863-8. View in PubMed
- Bumgardner GL, Chen S, Almond PS, Bach FH, Ascher NL, Matas AJ. Cell subsets responding to purified hepatocytes and evidence of indirect recognition of hepatocyte major histocompatibility complex class I antigen. I. The role of L3T4+ T cells in the development of allospecific cytotoxicity in hepatocyte-sponge matrix allografts. Transplantation. 1992 Apr; 53(4):857-62. View in PubMed
- Ring EJ, Lake JR, Roberts JP, Gordon RL, LaBerge JM, Read AE, Sterneck MR, Ascher NL. Using transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts to control variceal bleeding before liver transplantation. Ann Intern Med. 1992 Feb 15; 116(4):304-9. View in PubMed
- Martinez OM, Krams SM, Sterneck M, Villanueva JC, Falco DA, Ferrell LD, Lake J, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Intragraft cytokine profile during human liver allograft rejection. Transplantation. 1992 Feb; 53(2):449-56. View in PubMed
- Lake JR, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Maintenance immunosuppression after liver transplantation. Semin Liver Dis. 1992 Feb; 12(1):73-9. View in PubMed
- Evans RW, Orians CE, Ascher NL. The potential supply of organ donors. An assessment of the efficacy of organ procurement efforts in the United States. JAMA. 1992 Jan 08; 267(2):239-46. View in PubMed
- Prager MC, Johnson KL, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Anesthetic care of patients with Crigler-Najjar syndrome. Anesth Analg. 1992 Jan; 74(1):162-4. View in PubMed
- Hebert MF, Ascher NL, Lake JR, Roberts JP. Efficacy and toxicity of FK 506 for the treatment of resistant rejection in liver transplant patients. Transplant Proc. 1991 Dec; 23(6):3109-10. View in PubMed
- Freise CE, Rowley H, Lake J, Hebert M, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Similar clinical presentation of neurotoxicity following FK 506 and cyclosporine in a liver transplant recipient. Transplant Proc. 1991 Dec; 23(6):3173-4. View in PubMed
- LaBerge JM, Ferrell LD, Ring EJ, Gordon RL, Lake JR, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Histopathologic study of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 1991 Nov; 2(4):549-56. View in PubMed
- Sterneck M, Wiesner R, Ascher N, Roberts J, Ferrell L, Ludwig J, Lake J. Azathioprine hepatotoxicity after liver transplantation. Hepatology. 1991 Nov; 14(5):806-10. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Ascher NL, Chen S, Field J, Bach FH, Sutherland DE. Evidence for direct and indirect pathways in the generation of the alloimmune response against pancreatic islets. Transplantation. 1991 Oct; 52(4):704-9. View in PubMed
- Freise CE, Clemmings S, Clemens LE, Alan T, Ashby T, Ashby E, Burke EC, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. Demonstration of local immunosuppression with methylprednisolone in the sponge matrix allograft model. Transplantation. 1991 Aug; 52(2):318-25. View in PubMed
- Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Lake J, Capper J, Purohit S, Garovoy M, Lynch R, Ferrell L, Wright T. Graft vs. host disease after liver transplantation in humans: a report of four cases. Hepatology. 1991 Aug; 14(2):274-81. View in PubMed
- Wright TL, Hsu H, Donegan E, Feinstone S, Greenberg H, Read A, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Lake JR. Hepatitis C virus not found in fulminant non-A, non-B hepatitis. Ann Intern Med. 1991 Jul 15; 115(2):111-2. View in PubMed
- Roberts JP, Ring E, Lake JR, Sterneck M, Ascher NL. Intrahepatic portocaval shunt for variceal hemorrhage prior to liver transplantation. Transplantation. 1991 Jul; 52(1):160-2. View in PubMed
- Freese DK, Tuchman M, Schwarzenberg SJ, Sharp HL, Rank JM, Bloomer JR, Ascher NL, Payne WD. Early liver transplantation is indicated for tyrosinemia type I. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1991 Jul; 13(1):10-5. View in PubMed
- Aldape KD, Fox HS, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Lake JR, Rowley HA. Cladosporium trichoides cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in a liver transplant recipient. Report of a case. Am J Clin Pathol. 1991 Apr; 95(4):499-502. View in PubMed
- Read AE, Donegan E, Lake J, Ferrell L, Galbraith C, Kuramoto IK, Zeldis JB, Ascher NL, Roberts J, Wright TL. Hepatitis C in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Ann Intern Med. 1991 Feb 15; 114(4):282-4. View in PubMed
- Freise CE, Hong K, Clemens LE, Papahadjopoulos D, Burke E, Martinez O, Lake J, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Characterization of a cyclosporine-containing liposome. Transplant Proc. 1991 Feb; 23(1 Pt 1):473-4. View in PubMed
- Freise CE, Pons V, Lake J, Burke E, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Comparison of three regimens for cytomegalovirus prophylaxis in 147 liver transplant recipients. Transplant Proc. 1991 Feb; 23(1 Pt 2):1498-500. View in PubMed
- Read AE, Donegan E, Lake J, Ferrell L, Galbraith C, Kuramoto IK, Zeldis JB, Ascher NL, Roberts J, Wright TL. Hepatitis C in liver transplant recipients. Transplant Proc. 1991 Feb; 23(1 Pt 2):1504-5. View in PubMed
- Burke EC, Martinez OM, Freise CE, McVicar J, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. MHC expression on human hepatocytes before and after isolation. Transplant Proc. 1991 Feb; 23(1 Pt 2):1428-9. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Ascher NL, Chen S, Field J, Bach FH, Sutherland DE. The alloimmune response against pancreatic islets is generated by both direct and indirect pathways. Transplant Proc. 1991 Feb; 23(1 Pt 1):819-20. View in PubMed
- Martinez OM, Burke EC, Alan TJ, Ascher NL. Allogeneic hepatocytes stimulate the production of immunoregulatory molecules in mixed lymphocyte hepatocyte cultures. Transplant Proc. 1991 Feb; 23(1 Pt 1):805-6. View in PubMed
- Cohen N, Gumbert M, Birnbaum J, Lim VL, Falco D, Ascher N, Roberts J, Garovoy MR. An improved method for the detection of soluble interleukin 2 receptors in liver transplant recipients by flow cytometry. Transplantation. 1991 Feb; 51(2):417-21. View in PubMed
- Cohen N, Roberts J, Gumbert M, Birnbaum J, Lim VL, Falco D, Ascher N, Garovoy MR. Comparison of ELISA and a flow cytometric method in the daily monitoring of soluble interleukin 2 receptors in liver transplant recipients. Transplant Proc. 1991 Feb; 23(1 Pt 2):1426-7. View in PubMed
- Clemmings SM, Alan TJ, Bumgardner GL, Ascher NL. Lack of class II antigen expression on hepatocytes profoundly affects CTL development in vitro and in vivo. Transplant Proc. 1991 Feb; 23(1 Pt 1):817-8. View in PubMed
- Lavine JE, Lake JR, Ascher NL, Ferrell LD, Ganem D, Wright TL. Persistent hepatitis B virus following interferon alfa therapy and liver transplantation. Gastroenterology. 1991 Jan; 100(1):263-7. View in PubMed
- Olcott EW, Ring EJ, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Lake JR, Gordon RL. Percutaneous transhepatic portal vein angioplasty and stent placement after liver transplantation: early experience. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 1990 Nov; 1(1):17-22. View in PubMed
- Roberts JP, Hughes L, Goldstone J, Ascher NL. Examination of vascular anastomoses during liver transplantation by intraoperative Doppler duplex scanning. Clin Transplant. 1990 Aug; 4(4):206-9. View in PubMed
- Bumgardner GL, Chen S, Almond SP, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Matas AJ. Role of macrophages in the immune response to hepatocytes. J Surg Res. 1990 Jun; 48(6):568-72. View in PubMed
- Pinson CW, Daya MR, Benner KG, Norton RL, Deveney KE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Lake JR, Kurkchubasche AG, Ragsdale JW. Liver transplantation for severe Amanita phalloides mushroom poisoning. Am J Surg. 1990 May; 159(5):493-9. View in PubMed
- Ostroff JW, Roberts JP, Gordon RL, Ring EJ, Ascher NL. The management of T tube leaks in orthotopic liver transplant recipients with endoscopically placed nasobiliary catheters. Transplantation. 1990 May; 49(5):922-4. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Ascher NL, Chen S, Bumgardner G, Field MJ, Sutherland DE. The alloimmune response to murine islets occurs via indirect antigen presentation to LYT2+ and L3T4+ lymphocytes. Transplant Proc. 1990 Apr; 22(2):841-3. View in PubMed
- Bumgardner GL, Matas AJ, Chen S, Cahill D, Cunningham TR, Payne WD, Bach FH, Ascher NL. Comparison of in vivo and in vitro immune response to purified hepatocytes. Transplantation. 1990 Feb; 49(2):429-36. View in PubMed
- Prager MC, Gregory GA, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Massive venous air embolism during orthotopic liver transplantation. Anesthesiology. 1990 Jan; 72(1):198-200. View in PubMed
- Gruber SA, Hrushesky WJ, Canafax DM, Cipolle RJ, Burke BA, Matas AJ, Ascher NL, Simmons RL. Local prednisolone infusion of canine renal allografts. Transplantation. 1989 Dec; 48(6):1072-5. View in PubMed
- Gruber SA, Canafax DM, Erdmann GR, Cipolle RJ, Burke BA, Rabatin JT, Hynes PE, Gould FH, Heil JE, Ascher NL. The pharmacokinetic advantage of local 6-mercaptopurine infusion in a canine renal transplant model. Transplantation. 1989 Dec; 48(6):928-35. View in PubMed
- Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Fryd DS, Hunter DW, Dunn DL, Payne WD, Sutherland DE, Castaneda-Zuniga W, Najarian JS. Transplant renal artery stenosis. Transplantation. 1989 Oct; 48(4):580-3. View in PubMed
- Schwarzenberg SJ, Freese DK, Payne WD, Ascher NL, Sharp HL. Gastric bezoar after hepatic transplantation. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1989 Jul; 9(1):119-22. View in PubMed
- Bloomer JR, Weimer MK, Bossenmaier IC, Snover DC, Payne WD, Ascher NL. Liver transplantation in a patient with protoporphyria. Gastroenterology. 1989 Jul; 97(1):188-94. View in PubMed
- Estrin JA, Belani KG, Ascher NL, Lura D, Payne W, Najarian JS. Hemodynamic changes on clamping and unclamping of major vessels during liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1989 Jun; 21(3):3500-5. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Selection criteria for liver transplantation donors. Transplant Proc. 1989 Jun; 21(3):3482-3. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Ascher NL, Chen S, Bumgardner GL, Field MJ, Sutherland DE. Modulation of MHC class I antigen decreases pancreatic islet immunogenicity. J Surg Res. 1989 Apr; 46(4):317-21. View in PubMed
- Letourneau JG, Hunter DW, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Payne WD, Thompson WM, Najarian JS, Castaneda-Zuniga WR, Day DL. Biliary complications after liver transplantation in children. Radiology. 1989 Mar; 170(3 Pt 2):1095-9. View in PubMed
- Meloche M, Bumgardner G, Stock P, Chen S, Ascher NL, Sutherland DE. Comparative in vitro immunogenicity of cultured murine islets and hepatocytes. Transplant Proc. 1989 Feb; 21(1 Pt 3):2682-4. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Estrin JA, Fryd DS, Payne WD, Belani KG, Elick BA, Najarian JS, Ascher NL. Factors influencing early survival after liver transplantation. Am J Surg. 1989 Feb; 157(2):215-9. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Clemmings SM, Han D, Sutherland DE, Ascher NL. Frequency of precursor cytotoxic T lymphocytes correlates with outcome following heart-lung and pancreatic islet transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1989 Feb; 21(1 Pt 1):457-60. View in PubMed
- Fischel RJ, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Freese DK, Stock P, Fasola C, Najarian JS. Pediatric liver transplantation across ABO blood group barriers. Transplant Proc. 1989 Feb; 21(1 Pt 2):2221-2. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Payne WD, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Belani K, Estrin J, Najarian JS. Rapid infusion technique as a safe alternative to veno-venous bypass in orthotopic liver transplant (TX). Transplant Proc. 1989 Feb; 21(1 Pt 2):2322-5. View in PubMed
- Fasola CG, Fryd DS, Fischel RJ, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Najarian JS. Adult kidney retransplantation: evolution of treatment and results over 25 years at the University of Minnesota. Transplant Proc. 1989 Feb; 21(1 Pt 2):2165-7. View in PubMed
- Dehner LP, Snover DC, Sharp HL, Ascher N, Nakhleh R, Day DL. Hereditary tyrosinemia type I (chronic form): pathologic findings in the liver. Hum Pathol. 1989 Feb; 20(2):149-58. View in PubMed
- Bumgardner GL, Billiar T, So SK, Chen S, Dunn G, Payne W, Ascher NL. In vitro immunosuppressive effects of murine hepatocyte cytosol. Transplant Proc. 1989 Feb; 21(1 Pt 1):1154-5. View in PubMed
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- Bumgardner GL, Mauer SM, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Dunn DL, Fryd DS, Sutherland DE, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. Long-term outcome of renal transplantation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Transplant Proc. 1989 Feb; 21(1 Pt 2):2031-2. View in PubMed
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- Stock PG, Meloche M, Ascher NL, Chen S, Bach FH, Sutherland DE. Generation of allospecific cytolytic T-lymphocytes stimulated by pure pancreatic beta-cells in absence of Ia+ dendritic cells. Diabetes. 1989 Jan; 38 Suppl 1:161-4. View in PubMed
- Roberts JP, Forsmark C, Lake JR, Ascher NL. Liver transplantation today. Annu Rev Med. 1989; 40:287-303. View in PubMed
- Chan GL, Erdmann GR, Gruber SA, Stock P, Chen S, Ascher NL, Canafax DM. Pharmacokinetics of 6-thiouric acid and 6-mercaptopurine in renal allograft recipients after oral administration of azathioprine. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 1989; 36(3):265-71. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Stock PG, Bumgardner GL, Payne WD, Najarian JS. Infection and rejection of primary hepatic transplant in 93 consecutive patients treated with triple immunosuppressive therapy. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1988 Dec; 167(6):474-84. View in PubMed
- Gruber SA, Cipolle RJ, Canafax DM, Erdmann GR, Burke BA, Rabatin JT, Hynes PE, Ritz JA, Gould FH, Ascher NL. An implantable pump for intrarenal infusion of immunosuppressants in a canine autotransplant model. Pharm Res. 1988 Dec; 5(12):781-5. View in PubMed
- Burke GW, Ascher NL, Hunter D, Najarian JS. Orthotopic liver transplantation: nonoperative management of early, acute portal vein thrombosis. Surgery. 1988 Nov; 104(5):924-8. View in PubMed
- Bumgardner GL, Mauer SM, Payne W, Dunn DL, Sutherland DE, Fryd DS, Ascher NL, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. Single-center 1-15-year results of renal transplantation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Transplantation. 1988 Nov; 46(5):703-9. View in PubMed
- Bumgardner GL, Stock PG, Payne WD, Najarian JS, Ascher NL. [Comparison of the results of liver transplantation in children and adults]. Chirurg. 1988 Aug; 59(8):526-35. View in PubMed
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- Fischel RJ, Fischel H, Shatzel A, Lange WP, Cahill D, Gervais D, Ascher NL. Couette membrane filtration with constant shear stress. ASAIO Trans. 1988 Jul-Sep; 34(3):375-85. View in PubMed
- Ford HR, Fryd DS, Canafax DM, Ascher NL, Dunn D, Sutherland DE, Najarian JS, Simmons RL. Adjunctive azathioprine and antilymphocyte serum immunosuppression with cyclosporine. Transplant Proc. 1988 Jun; 20(3 Suppl 3):8-12. View in PubMed
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- Kaufman DB, Sutherland DE, Fryd DS, Ascher NL, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. A single-center experience of renal transplantation in thirteen Jehovah's Witnesses. Transplantation. 1988 Jun; 45(6):1045-9. View in PubMed
- Najarian JS, Migliori RJ, Simmons RL, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Dunn D, Sutherland DE, Fryd DS. Effects of HLA matching in cadaver renal transplants. Transplant Proc. 1988 Jun; 20(3 Suppl 3):249-56. View in PubMed
- Dalen K, Day DL, Ascher NL, Hunter DW, Thompson WM, Castaneda-Zuniga WR, Letourneau JG. Imaging of vascular complications after hepatic transplantation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1988 Jun; 150(6):1285-90. View in PubMed
- Letourneau JG, Day DL, Hunter DW, Ascher NL, Najarian JS, Thompson WM, Castaneda-Zuniga WR. Biliary complications after liver transplantation in patients with preexisting sclerosing cholangitis. Radiology. 1988 May; 167(2):349-51. View in PubMed
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- Letourneau JG, Day DL, Ascher NL, Castaneda-Zuniga WR. Imaging of renal transplants. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1988 Apr; 150(4):833-8. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Clemmings SM, Cahill DR, Hoffman RA. Lymphocyte traffic and distribution after sponge matrix allograft using limiting dilution analysis. Transplant Proc. 1988 Apr; 20(2):231-2. View in PubMed
- Hoffman RA, Jordan ML, Ascher NL, Simmons RL. The contribution of natural killer cells to the allograft response. Transplant Proc. 1988 Apr; 20(2):186-8. View in PubMed
- Hoffman RA, Ascher NL, Jordan ML, Migliori RJ, Simmons RL. Characterization of natural killer activity in sponge matrix allografts. J Immunol. 1988 Mar 01; 140(5):1702-10. View in PubMed
- Migliori RJ, Hoffman RA, Gruber SA, Debe EC, Ascher NL, Simmons RL. Failure of freshly inplanted alloantigen in vivo to attract circulating allosensitized lymphocytes. Transplantation. 1988 Feb; 45(2):452-8. View in PubMed
- Johnson CP, Simmons RL, Sutherland DE, Canafax DM, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Flick B, Najarian JS, Fryd DS. A randomized trial comparing cyclosporine with antilymphoblast-globulin-azathioprine for renal allograft recipients. Results at 2 1/2-6 years. Transplantation. 1988 Feb; 45(2):380-5. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Sutherland DE, Fryd DS, Ascher NL, Payne W, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. ABO-compatible mismatching decreases 5-year actuarial graft survival after renal transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1987 Dec; 19(6):4522-4. View in PubMed
- Gruber SA, Pescovitz MD, Simmons RL, Najarian JS, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Sutherland DE, Fryd DS. Thromboembolic complications in renal allograft recipients. A report from the prospective randomized study of cyclosporine versus azathioprine-antilymphocyte globulin. Transplantation. 1987 Dec; 44(6):775-8. View in PubMed
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- Gruber SA, Migliori RJ, Hoffman RA, Ascher NL, Simmons RL. Suppression of macrophage-mediated lymphocyte recruitment by local but not systemic steroids. Curr Surg. 1987 Sep-Oct; 44(5):406-8. View in PubMed
- Boudreaux JP, McHugh L, Canafax DM, Ascher N, Sutherland DE, Payne W, Simmons RL, Najarian JS, Fryd DS. The impact of cyclosporine and combination immunosuppression on the incidence of posttransplant diabetes in renal allograft recipients. Transplantation. 1987 Sep; 44(3):376-81. View in PubMed
- Day DL, Letourneau JG, Allan BT, Sharp HL, Ascher N, Dehner LP, Thompson WM. Hepatic regenerating nodules in hereditary tyrosinemia. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1987 Aug; 149(2):391-3. View in PubMed
- Platt JL, Ascher NL, Snover DC, So SK. Major histocompatibility complex class I antigens on hepatocytes in human liver grafts. Transplant Proc. 1987 Aug; 19(4 Suppl 3):66-7. View in PubMed
- Bellani KG, Estrin JA, Ascher NL, Najarian JS, Bushman J, Buckley JJ. Reperfusion coagulopathy during human liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1987 Aug; 19(4 Suppl 3):71-2. View in PubMed
- Letourneau JG, Day DL, Ascher NL, Snover DC, Steely JW, Crass JR, Najarian JS, Feinberg SB. Abdominal sonography after hepatic transplantation: results in 36 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1987 Aug; 149(2):299-303. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Ascher NL, Najarian JS. Pediatric liver transplantation using combination immunosuppressive therapy. Transplant Proc. 1987 Aug; 19(4):3303-8. View in PubMed
- Letourneau JG, Day DL, Maile CW, Crass JR, Ascher NL, Frick MP. Liver allograft transplantation: postoperative CT findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1987 Jun; 148(6):1099-103. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Steiner ME, Freese D, Sharp H, Ascher NL. Hepatitis-associated aplastic anemia after liver transplantation. Transplantation. 1987 Apr; 43(4):595-7. View in PubMed
- Sutherland DE, Fryd DS, Payne WD, Ascher N, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. Kidney transplantation in diabetic patients. Transplant Proc. 1987 Apr; 19(2 Suppl 2):90-4. View in PubMed
- Tuchman M, Freese DK, Sharp HL, Ramnaraine ML, Ascher N, Bloomer JR. Contribution of extrahepatic tissues to biochemical abnormalities in hereditary tyrosinemia type I: study of three patients after liver transplantation. J Pediatr. 1987 Mar; 110(3):399-403. View in PubMed
- Letourneau JG, Day DL, Frick MP, Steely JW, Maile CW, Ascher NL, Feinberg SB. Ultrasound and computed tomographic evaluation in hepatic transplantation. Radiol Clin North Am. 1987 Mar; 25(2):323-31. View in PubMed
- Snover DC, Freese DK, Bloomer JR, Sharp HL, Ascher NL. An analysis of histological prognostic features of liver allograft rejection based on 270 serial biopsies. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 3):2457-8. View in PubMed
- Canafax DM, Savik SK, Draxler CA, Le CT, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Sutherland DE, Migliori RJ, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. Cox regression analysis of outcome risk factors in 519 renal allograft recipients. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 3):1947-8. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Evans RW. Designation of liver transplant centers in the United States. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 3):2405. View in PubMed
- Stock P, Sutherland DE, Fryd DS, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. Detrimental effect of ABO mismatching in renal transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 1):711-2. View in PubMed
- Becker WK, Stock P, Fath JJ, Konstantinides FN, Ascher NL, Cerra FB. Plasma amino acid clearance predicts hepatic recovery after normothermic anoxia and cold preservation. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 2):1331. View in PubMed
- Stock PG, Estrin JA, Fryd DS, Payne WD, Belani KG, Elick BA, Najarian JS, Ascher NL. Prognostic perioperative factors predicting the outcome of liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 3):2427-8. View in PubMed
- St Cyr JA, Elick B, Freese D, Sharp H, Payne W, Bloomer J, Stock P, Snover D, Najarian JS, Ascher NL. Use of triple therapy and percutaneous needle biopsy to minimize graft failure following liver transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 3):2451-3. View in PubMed
- Fryd D, Migliori RJ, Ascher NL, Payne W, Sutherland DE, Simmons R, Najarian JS. Can renal transplantation be done safely without prior dialysis therapy? Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 2):1557-8. View in PubMed
- So SK, Snover DC, Ascher NL, Platt JL. Class I major histocompatibility complex antigens are induced on hepatocytes in rejecting human liver grafts. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 3):2464-5. View in PubMed
- Cahill DR, Hoffman RA, Clemmings SM, Simmons RL, Ascher NL. Cloned T cells do not require host H-2 restrictions to elicit delayed-type hypersensitivity. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 1):410-1. View in PubMed
- Clemmings SM, Hoffman RA, Cahill DR, Simmons RL, Ascher NL. Compartmentalization and lymphocyte traffic after allograft challenge. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 1):359-60. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL. Effector mechanisms in allograft rejection. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 1):57-60. View in PubMed
- Najarian JS, So SK, Simmons RL, Mauer SM, Nevins TE, Sutherland DE, Ascher NL, Chavers BM, Payne WD, Fryd DS. First kidney transplants in children 5 years of age or younger. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 3):2111-2. View in PubMed
- Pescovitz MD, Gruber SA, Ascher NL, Kruse LV, Najarian JS, Payne WD, Simmons RL, Sutherland DE, Fryd DS. Frequency of diabetes-related complications in renal allograft recipients prospectively randomized to cyclosporine or azathioprine. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 2):1537-8. View in PubMed
- Migliori RJ, Simmons RL, Fryd D, Noreen H, Ascher NL, Sutherland DE, Payne W, Najarian JS. HLA-DR tissue typing may be ignored for first but not subsequent cadaver renal transplants. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 1):689-90. View in PubMed
- Migliori RJ, Hoffman R, Debe E, Ascher NL, Simmons RL. In vivo macrophage-directed lymphocyte traffic requires macrophage activation. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 1):338-41. View in PubMed
- So SK, Wilkes LM, Platt JL, Ascher NL, Simmons RL. Purified hepatocytes can stimulate allospecific cytolytic T lymphocytes in a mixed lymphocyte-hepatocyte culture. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 1):251-2. View in PubMed
- Noreen HJ, van der Hagen E, Bach FH, Fryd D, Ascher N, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. Renal allograft survival in patients with positive donor-specific B lymphocyte crossmatches. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 1):780-1. View in PubMed
- Hoffman RA, Jordan ML, Ascher NL, Simmons RL. The role of natural killer cells in the allograft response. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 1):342-4. View in PubMed
- Gruber SA, Pescovitz M, Simmons RL, Najarian JS, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Sutherland DE, Elick B, Fryd DS. Thromboembolic complications after renal transplantation: results from the randomized trial of cyclosporine v azathioprine-antilymphocyte globulin. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 2):1815-6. View in PubMed
- So SK, Platt JL, Ascher NL, Snover DC. Increased expression of class I major histocompatibility complex antigens on hepatocytes in rejecting human liver allografts. Transplantation. 1987 Jan; 43(1):79-85. View in PubMed
- Snover DC, Freese DK, Sharp HL, Bloomer JR, Najarian JS, Ascher NL. Liver allograft rejection. An analysis of the use of biopsy in determining outcome of rejection. Am J Surg Pathol. 1987 Jan; 11(1):1-10. View in PubMed
- Migliori RJ, Simmons RL, Payne WD, Ascher NL, Sutherland DE, Najarian JS, Fryd D. Renal transplantation done safely without prior chronic dialysis therapy. Transplantation. 1987 Jan; 43(1):51-5. View in PubMed
- Day DL, Letourneau JG, Allan BT, Ascher NL, Lund G. MR evaluation of the portal vein in pediatric liver transplant candidates. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1986 Nov; 147(5):1027-30. View in PubMed
- Najarian JS, So SK, Simmons RL, Fryd DS, Nevins TE, Ascher NL, Sutherland DE, Payne WD, Chavers BM, Mauer SM. The outcome of 304 primary renal transplants in children (1968-1985). Ann Surg. 1986 Sep; 204(3):246-58. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Cahill DR, Hoffman RA, Simmons RL. Lymphocytes capable of mediating delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions accumulate within sponge matrix allografts. Surgery. 1986 Aug; 100(2):321-8. View in PubMed
- So SK, Mauer SM, Nevins TE, Fryd DS, Sutherland DE, Ascher NL, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. Current results in pediatric renal transplantation at the University of Minnesota. Kidney Int Suppl. 1986 Jul; 19:S25-30. View in PubMed
- Rakela J, Kurtz SB, McCarthy JT, Ludwig J, Ascher NL, Bloomer JR, Claus PL. Fulminant Wilson's disease treated with postdilution hemofiltration and orthotopic liver transplantation. Gastroenterology. 1986 Jun; 90(6):2004-7. View in PubMed
- Canafax DM, Simmons RL, Sutherland DE, Fryd DS, Strand MH, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Najarian JS. Early and late effects of two immunosuppressive drug protocols on recipients of renal allografts: results of the Minnesota randomized trial comparing cyclosporine versus antilymphocyte globulin-azathioprine. Transplant Proc. 1986 Apr; 18(2 Suppl 1):192-6. View in PubMed
- Simmons RL, Canafax DM, Fryd DS, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Sutherland DE, Najarian JS. New immunosuppressive drug combinations for mismatched related and cadaveric renal transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1986 Apr; 18(2 Suppl 1):76-81. View in PubMed
- Loken MK, Ascher NL, Boudreau RJ, Najarian JS. Scintigraphic evaluation of liver transplant function. J Nucl Med. 1986 Apr; 27(4):451-9. View in PubMed
- McEnery PT, Fine R, Ascher N, Ettenger R, Conley S, Friedman J, Tejani A. Renal transplant immunity and immunosuppression. Am J Kidney Dis. 1986 Apr; 7(4):312-7. View in PubMed
- Hoffman RA, Hyland BJ, Ascher NL, Simmons RL. The migration of activated T lymphocytes in vitro. III. Paralysis and recovery of locomotor function during mitosis. Transplantation. 1986 Feb; 41(2):214-20. View in PubMed
- Canafax DM, Torres A, Fryd DS, Heil JE, Strand MH, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Sutherland DE, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. The effects of delayed function on recipients of cadaver renal allografts. A study of 158 patients randomized to cyclosporine or ALG-azathioprine. Transplantation. 1986 Feb; 41(2):177-81. View in PubMed
- Fath JJ, St Cyr JA, Konstantinides FN, Alden P, Ascher NL, Bianco RW, Foker JE, Cerra FB. Alterations in amino acid clearance during ischemia predict hepatocellular ATP changes. Surgery. 1985 Sep; 98(3):396-404. View in PubMed
- Simmons RL, Canafax DM, Strand M, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Sutherland DE, Najarian JS. Management and prevention of cyclosporine nephrotoxicity after renal transplantation: use of low doses of cyclosporine, azathioprine, and prednisone. Transplant Proc. 1985 Aug; 17(4 Suppl 1):266-75. View in PubMed
- Sutherland DE, Fryd DS, Strand MH, Canafax DM, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. Results of the Minnesota randomized prospective trial of cyclosporine versus azathioprine-antilymphocyte globulin for immunosuppression in renal allograft recipients. Am J Kidney Dis. 1985 Jun; 5(6):318-27. View in PubMed
- Najarian JS, Fryd DS, Strand M, Canafax DM, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Simmons RL, Sutherland DE. A single institution, randomized, prospective trial of cyclosporin versus azathioprine-antilymphocyte globulin for immunosuppression in renal allograft recipients. Ann Surg. 1985 Feb; 201(2):142-57. View in PubMed
- Sutherland DE, Weiland D, Chavers B, Simmons RL, Ascher NL, Najarian JS. Information and long-term follow-up of a large number of related kidney donors at a single institution. Neth J Med. 1985; 28(6):254-6. View in PubMed
- Najarian JS, Weiland D, Chavers B, Simmons RL, Payne WD, Ascher NL, Sutherland DE. Studies on living related kidney donors at a single institution. Proc Eur Dial Transplant Assoc Eur Ren Assoc. 1985; 21:911-9. View in PubMed
- Tuchman M, Freese DK, Sharp HL, Whitley CB, Ramnaraine ML, Ulstrom RA, Najarian JS, Ascher N, Buist NR, Terry AB. Persistent succinylacetone excretion after liver transplantation in a patient with hereditary tyrosinaemia type I. J Inherit Metab Dis. 1985; 8(1):21-4. View in PubMed
- Orosz CG, Ferguson RM, Olson S, Ascher N. A functional assay for cyclosporine in patient serum. Transplant Proc. 1984 Dec; 16(6):1624-5. View in PubMed
- Olson SA, Ascher NL, Orosz CG, Najarian JS. Comparison of modes of action of different immunosuppressive agents. Transplant Proc. 1984 Dec; 16(6):1637-8. View in PubMed
- Sutherland DE, Fryd DS, So SK, Bentley FR, Ascher NL, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. Long-term effect of splenectomy versus no splenectomy in renal transplant patients. Reanalysis of a randomized prospective study. Transplantation. 1984 Dec; 38(6):619-24. View in PubMed
- Bentley FR, Sutherland DE, Fryd DS, Kaufman D, Ascher NL, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. Similar renal allograft functional survival rates for kidneys from sibling donors matched for zero-versus-one haplotype with the recipient. Transplantation. 1984 Dec; 38(6):674-9. View in PubMed
- Snover DC, Sibley RK, Freese DK, Sharp HL, Bloomer JR, Najarian JS, Ascher NL. Orthotopic liver transplantation: a pathological study of 63 serial liver biopsies from 17 patients with special reference to the diagnostic features and natural history of rejection. Hepatology. 1984 Nov-Dec; 4(6):1212-22. View in PubMed
- Najarian JS, Ascher NL. Liver transplantation. N Engl J Med. 1984 Nov 01; 311(18):1179-81. View in PubMed
- Hellerstedt WL, Johnson WJ, Ascher N, Kjellstrand CM, Knutson R, Shapiro FL, Sterioff S. Survival rates of 2,728 patients with end-stage renal disease. Mayo Clin Proc. 1984 Nov; 59(11):776-83. View in PubMed
- Fath JJ, Ascher NL, Konstantinides FN, Bloomer J, Sharp H, Najarian JS, Cerra FB. Metabolism during hepatic transplantation: indicators of allograft function. Surgery. 1984 Oct; 96(4):664-74. View in PubMed
- Sutherland DE, Fryd DS, Strand M, Ascher N, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. Results of renal transplantation in diabetics at the University of Minnesota since 1979, including a comparison of outcome in diabetic and nondiabetic recipients randomized to cyclosporine versus azathioprine for immunosuppression. Transplant Proc. 1984 Jun; 16(3):629-32. View in PubMed
- Sutherland DE, Strand M, Fryd DS, Ferguson RM, Simmons RL, Ascher NL, Najarian JS. Comparison of azathioprine-antilymphocyte globulin versus cyclosporine in renal transplantation. Am J Kidney Dis. 1984 May; 3(6):456-61. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Najarian JS. Hepatic transplantation and biliary atresia: early experience in eight patients. World J Surg. 1984 Feb; 8(1):57-63. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Hoffman RA, Hanto DW, Simmons RL. Cellular basis of allograft rejection. Immunol Rev. 1984; 77:217-32. View in PubMed
- Canafax DM, Ascher NL. Cyclosporine immunosuppression. Clin Pharm. 1983 Nov-Dec; 2(6):515-24. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Chen S, Hoffman RA, Simmons RL. Maturation of cytotoxic T cells within sponge matrix allografts. J Immunol. 1983 Aug; 131(2):617-21. View in PubMed
- Sharp HL, Ascher NL. The community physician and liver transplantation. Pediatrics. 1983 Aug; 72(2):260-1. View in PubMed
- Hoffman RA, Ascher NL, Hanto DW, Simmons RL. The migration of activated murine T lymphocytes in vitro. II. Evidence for differential locomotion of T cell subsets. J Immunol. 1983 Apr; 130(4):1610-5. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Hoffman R, Hanto DW, Simmons RL. Cellular events within the rejecting allograft. Transplantation. 1983 Mar; 35(3):193-7. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Chen S, Hoffman R, Simmons RL. Maturation of cytotoxic effector cells at the site of allograft rejection. Transplant Proc. 1981 Mar; 13(1 Pt 2):1105-7. View in PubMed
- Hoffman RA, Ascher NL, Nelson RD, Simmons RL. Migration of mouse lymphocytes in vitro. I. Normal lymph node lymphocytes. Transplantation. 1981 Mar; 31(3):195-200. View in PubMed
- Hoffman RA, Ascher NL, Simmons RL. Migratory behavior of lymphocytes during allograft rejection. Transplant Proc. 1981 Mar; 13(1 Pt 2):1102-4. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Hoffman R, Chen S, Simmons RL. Evidence for local helper and suppressor function at the site of allograft rejection. Surgery. 1980 Aug; 88(2):274-80. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Forstrom L, Simmons RL. Radiolabeled autologous leukocyte scanning in abscess detection. World J Surg. 1980 Jul; 4(4):395-402. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Hoffman R, Chen S, Simmons RL. Specific and nonspecific infiltration of sponge matrix allografts by specifically sensitized cytotoxic lymphocytes. Cell Immunol. 1980 Jun; 52(1):38-47. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Simmons RL, Fryd D, Noreen H, Najarian JS. Effects of HLA-A and B matching on success of cadaver grafts at a single center. Transplantation. 1979 Sep; 28(3):172-8. View in PubMed
- Marker SC, Ascher NL, Kalis JM, Simmons RL, Najarian JS, Balfour HH. Epstein-Barr virus antibody responses and clinical illness in renal transplant recipients. Surgery. 1979 Apr; 85(4):433-40. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Ahrenholz DH, Simmons RL, Weiblen B, Gomez L, Forstrom LA, Frick MP, Henke C, McCullough J. Indium 111 autologous tagged leukocytes in the diagnosis of intraperitoneal sepsis. Arch Surg. 1979 Apr; 114(4):386-92. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Ferguson RM, Hoffman R, Simmons RL. Partial characterization of cytotoxic cells infiltrating sponge matrix allografts. Transplantation. 1979 Apr; 27(4):254-9. View in PubMed
- Najarian JS, Ascher NL. Causes and management of rejection. Transplant Proc. 1979 Mar; 11(1):11-6. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Hoffman R, Simmons RL. Relative absence of helper cells in rejecting allografts. Transplant Proc. 1979 Mar; 11(1):796-9. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Simmons RL, Noreen H, VanHook J, Howard RJ, Sutherland DE, Najarian JS. 100 HLA-identical sibling transplants. Prognostic factors other than histocompatibility. Ann Surg. 1979 Feb; 189(2):209-16. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Ahrenholz DH, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. 100 second renal allografts from a single transplantation institution. Transplantation. 1979 Jan; 27(1):30-4. View in PubMed
- Chen S, Ascher NL, Bach FH, Simmons RL. Graft rejection in donor-recipient pairs with differing of H-2 loci. Surg Forum. 1979; 30:274-6. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Hoffman RA, Simmons RL. Local graft irradiation: effect on cytotoxic cell infiltration. Surg Forum. 1979; 30:272-4. View in PubMed
- Mozes MF, Ascher NL, Balfour HH, Simmons RL, Najarian JS. Jaundice after renal allotransplantation. Ann Surg. 1978 Dec; 188(6):783-90. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Simmons RL, Marker S, Klugman J, Najarian JS. Tuberculous joint disease in transplant patients. Am J Surg. 1978 Jun; 135(6):853-6. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Simmons RL, Marker S, Najarian JS. Listeria infection in transplant patients. Five cases and a review of the literature. Arch Surg. 1978 Jan; 113(1):90-4. View in PubMed
- Ascher NL, Simmons RL, Fryd DS, Najarian JS. Superior results of well matched cadaveric grafts as compared to parental grafts. Proc Clin Dial Transplant Forum. 1977; 7:11-7. View in PubMed
- Dent TL, Weber TR, Lindenauer SM, Ascher N, Weatherbee L, Allen E, Spencer HH. Cryopreservation of vein grafts. Surg Forum. 1974; 25(0):241-3. View in PubMed