Journal of Liver: Disease & TransplantationISSN: 2325-9612

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Gero Puhl Author

g.puhl@asklepios.com Gero Puhl

Subjects of specialization
Liver Transplantation, Liver Surgery, Pancreatic Surgery, Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Diseases

Affiliation
General and Visceral Surgery, Asklepios Hospital Hamburg-Altona, Hamburg, Germany

Biography

Gero Puhl, General and Visceral Surgery, Asklepios Hospital Hamburg-Altona, Hamburg, Germany. Gero Puhl has published numerous research papers and articles in reputed journals and has various other achievements in the related studies and has extended valuable service towards the scientific community with extensive research work.

Publications

Short Communication Open Access

Donor specific HLA Antibodies as a Trigger for Ischemic Type Biliary Lesions (ITBL) after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation-A Case Controlled Study

Author(s):

Katharina Schulte, Gero Puhl, Safak Gül, Constanze Schönemann, Nils Lachmann and Johann Pratschke

Despite recent surgical developments, biliary complications following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Ischemic Type Biliary Lesions (ITBL) is particularly challenging accounting for a high proportion of bile-duct associated complications following OLT. We aimed to better predict and reduce the incidence of ITBL through detection of donor specific human leucocyte antibodies (DSA). These could be involved in the pathogenesis of this disease. This approach allows to standardized perioperative DSA-screening in OLT-patients.Prospective database of ITBL-patients (n=15) that had undergone OLT from February 2008 to October 2011 was analysed. Clinical parameters, biochemical data including preoperative HLA-status and postoperative DSA-sta... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9612.1000147

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