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Damiano Patrono, Renato Romagnoli – 12 July 2019
Characterization of Gut Microbiota, Bile Acid Metabolism, and Cytokines in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Xiaodong Jia, Shanshan Lu, Zhen Zeng, Qingyan Liu, Zheng Dong, Yan Chen, Zhenyu Zhu, Zhixian Hong, Ting Zhang, Guifang Du, Jiao Xiang, Dawei Wu, Wenlin Bai, Bin Yang, Yinyin Li, Jiagan Huang, Haiyang Li, Rifaat Safadi, Yinying Lu – 12 July 2019 – Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), a type of bile duct cancer, has a high mortality rate. Gut microbiota, bile acid (BA) metabolism, and cytokines have not been characterized in patients with ICC, and better noninvasive diagnostic approaches for ICC are essential to be established.
Introducing the 2019 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Guidance on Alcohol‐Associated Liver Disease
Michael Ronan Lucey, Gene Y. Im, Jessica L. Mellinger, Gyongyi Szabo, David W. Crabb – 12 July 2019
Older Donor Age Is a Risk Factor for Negative Outcomes After Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using Small‐for‐Size Grafts
Mahmoud Macshut, Toshimi Kaido, Siyuan Yao, Shintaro Yagi, Takashi Ito, Naoko Kamo, Kazuyuki Nagai, Mohamed Sharshar, Shinji Uemoto – 12 July 2019 – Adult‐to‐adult living donor liver transplantation (ALDLT) using small‐for‐size grafts (SFSGs), ie, a graft with a graft‐to‐recipient weight ratio (GRWR) <0.8%, has been a challenge that should be carefully dealt with, and risk factors in this category are unclear. Therefore, we aimed to examine the risk factors and outcomes of ALDLT using SFSGs over a 13‐year period in 121 patients who had undergone their first ALDLT using SFSGs.
Hepatitis C Screening in an Underserved U.S. Cohort of Reproductive Age Women
Nicole J. Kim, Daniel Holguin, Dylan Bush, Mandana Khalili – 11 July 2019 – The opioid epidemic has recently increased the rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among young women. We therefore aimed to characterize the cascade of HCV care in a cohort of underserved women of reproductive age. Medical records of 19,121 women between the ages of 15 and 44 years, receiving primary care in the San Francisco safety‐net health care system, were reviewed.
Hepatitis C Screening in an Underserved U.S. Cohort of Reproductive Age Women
Nicole J. Kim, Daniel Holguin, Dylan Bush, Mandana Khalili – 11 July 2019 – The opioid epidemic has recently increased the rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among young women. We therefore aimed to characterize the cascade of HCV care in a cohort of underserved women of reproductive age. Medical records of 19,121 women between the ages of 15 and 44 years, receiving primary care in the San Francisco safety‐net health care system, were reviewed.
A Pilot Experience of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Barrett’s Dysplasia Despite Esophageal Varices and Decompensated Cirrhosis
Andrew Y. Wang, Elliot Z. Smith, Bryan G. Sauer, Zachary H. Henry, Neeral L. Shah, Stephen H. Caldwell – 11 July 2019
Defining the Minimum Acceptable Diagnostic Accuracy of Noninvasive Fibrosis Testing in Cirrhosis: A Decision Analytic Modeling Study
Avik Majumdar, Sara Campos, Kurinchi Gurusamy, Massimo Pinzani, Emmanuel A. Tsochatzis – 11 July 2019 – No studies explore the clinical consequences of using noninvasive tests (NITs) compared to liver biopsy (LB) in diagnosing cirrhosis. Our aim was to combine two decision analytic models to determine the minimum diagnostic accuracy criteria for NITs to diagnose cirrhosis with equivalence to LB in terms of mortality. We further evaluated selected existing NITs used alone and sequentially.
Electronic Consultations to Hepatologists Reduce Wait Time for Visits, Improve Communication, and Result in Cost Savings
Indira Bhavsar, Jennifer Wang, Sean M. Burke, Kimberly Dowdell, R. Ann Hays, Nicolas M. Intagliata – 10 July 2019