Expanding Selection Criteria in Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Long-term Follow-up of a National Registry and 2 Transplant Centers CJ Wehrle, J Kusakabe, M Akabane, M Maspero, B Zervos, JM Esfeh, ... Transplantation, 10.1097, 2024 | 11 | 2024 |
Evaluating the outcomes of donor-recipient age differences in young adults undergoing liver transplantation A Snyder, L Kojima, Y Imaoka, M Akabane, A Kwong, ML Melcher, ... Liver Transplantation 29 (8), 793-803, 2023 | 7 | 2023 |
Adipose tissue distribution predicts prognosis of cirrhotic patients undergoing hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma S Okubo, J Shindoh, Y Kobayashi, R Umino, M Akabane, K Kojima, ... Annals of Surgical Oncology 28, 6738-6746, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
Hyaluronic acid/carboxymethyl cellulose-based adhesion barrier reduces surgical difficulty and complication in repeat hepatectomy Y Kobayashi, J Shindoh, S Okubo, K Tani, M Morito, Y Igata, K Kojima, ... Hpb 23 (6), 907-914, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
Effectiveness of nephrectomy and transcatheter arterial embolization before kidney transplantation in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease M Akabane, Y Nakamura, K Miki, T Yokoyama, Y Ubara, Y Ishii Transplantation Proceedings 52 (6), 1680-1683, 2020 | 7 | 2020 |
Decreased Utilization Rate of Grafts for Liver Transplantation After Implementation of Acuity Circle–based Allocation Y Bekki, B Myers, K Tomiyama, Y Imaoka, M Akabane, AJ Kwong, ... Transplantation 108 (2), 498-505, 2024 | 6 | 2024 |
Overcoming the hurdles of steatotic grafts in liver transplantation: Insights into survival and prognostic factors M Akabane, Y Imaoka, CO Esquivel, ML Melcher, A Kwong, K Sasaki Liver Transplantation 30 (4), 376-385, 2024 | 5 | 2024 |
Exploring the potential of ChatGPT in generating unknown clinical questions about liver transplantation: A feasibility study M Akabane, K Iwadoh, ML Melcher, K Sasaki Liver Transplantation 30 (2), 229-234, 2024 | 5 | 2024 |
Disease-free interval and tumor stage complementarily predict the biological behavior of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma J Shindoh, M Matsumura, M Kobayashi, M Akabane, S Okubo, ... Annals of Surgical Oncology 30 (6), 3402-3410, 2023 | 5 | 2023 |
Significance of preoperative nutritional status as a predictor for short-term and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing surgery for stage IV colorectal cancer M Akabane, J Shindoh, Y Kobayashi, R Umino, K Kojima, S Okubo, ... Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery 406, 2391-2398, 2021 | 5 | 2021 |
Evaluation of prognostic efficacy of liver immune status index in predicting postoperative outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma patients: A multi‐institutional retrospective study Y Imaoka, M Ohira, T Kobayashi, N Honmyo, M Hamaoka, T Onoe, ... Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences 31 (11), 798-808, 2024 | 4 | 2024 |
Impact of donor characteristics on hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation M Akabane, Y Bekki, Y Imaoka, Y Inaba, CO Esquivel, ML Melcher, ... British Journal of Surgery 111 (4), znae080, 2024 | 4 | 2024 |
Reappraisal of tacrolimus levels post liver transplant for hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study toward personalized immunosuppression regimen M Akabane, L Kojima, M Murray, M Fruscione, D Soma, A Snyder, ... Liver Transplantation, 10.1097, 2024 | 4 | 2024 |
Enhancing the Usability of older DCD donors through strategic approaches in liver transplantation in the US M Akabane, ML Melcher, CO Esquivel, Y Imaoka, WR Kim, K Sasaki Liver Transplantation, 10.1097, 2024 | 3 | 2024 |
Debating the indication: re-transplant for patients whose initial transplant indication was hepatocellular carcinoma M Akabane, ML Melcher, K Sasaki HPB 25 (12), 1600-1602, 2023 | 3 | 2023 |
Primary hepatic neuroendocrine neoplasm diagnosed by somatostatin receptor scintigraphy: A case report M Akabane, Y Kobayashi, K Kinowaki, S Okubo, J Shindoh, M Hashimoto World Journal of Clinical Cases 10 (7), 2222, 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
Preoperative nutritional score predicts underlying liver status and surgical risk of hepatocellular carcinoma R Umino, Y Kobayashi, M Akabane, K Kojima, S Okubo, M Hashimoto, ... Scandinavian Journal of Surgery 111 (1), 14574969211061953, 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
Simultaneous three-port thoracoscopic surgery for bilateral lung cancers with a pulmonary vein anomaly: A case report M Akabane, T Kohno, S Fujimori, N Kimura, S Suzuki, M Kawashima, ... International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 54, 66-69, 2019 | 3 | 2019 |
Continuous Risk Score Predicts Waitlist & Post-Transplant Outcomes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Despite Exception Changes M Akabane, JC McVey, DJ Firl, AJ Kwong, ML Melcher, WR Kim, K Sasaki Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2024 | 2 | 2024 |
Impact of a liver immune status index among living liver transplant recipients with hepatocellular carcinoma Y Imaoka, M Ohira, S Sato, I Chogahara, T Bekki, K Imaoka, R Nakano, ... JMA journal 7 (2), 232-239, 2024 | 2 | 2024 |