Shazia Mehmood Siddique, Meghan Lane‐Fall, Matthew J. McConnell, Neha Jakhete, James Crismale, Stefanie Porges, Vandana Khungar, Shivan J. Mehta, David Goldberg, Zhiping Li, Thomas Schiano, Linda Regan, Clinton Orloski, Judy A. Shea – 26 January 2018 – Patients with cirrhosis have high admission and readmission rates, and it is estimated that a quarter are potentially preventable. Little data are available regarding nonmedical factors impacting triage decisions in this patient population.

Rianne van Rijn, Otto B. van Leeuwen, Alix P. M. Matton, Laura C. Burlage, Janneke Wiersema‐Buist, Marius C. van den Heuvel, Ruben H. J. de Kleine, Marieke T. de Boer, Annette S. H. Gouw, Robert J. Porte – 25 January 2018 – Dual hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (DHOPE) of the liver has been advocated as a method to reduce ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). This study aimed to determine whether DHOPE reduces IRI of the bile ducts in donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplantation.

Stian Magnus Staurung Orlien, Irene Sandven, Nega Belay Berhe, Nejib Yusuf Ismael, Tekabe Abdosh Ahmed, Kathrine Stene‐Johansen, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Marsha Yvonne Morgan, Asgeir Johannessen – 25 January 2018 – The chewing of the leaves of Catha edulis (khat) has been implicated in the development of liver disease, but no controlled observations have been undertaken. The objective of the present study was to determine whether khat chewing is associated with development of chronic liver disease (CLD).

Min Suk Chae, Kwang Uck Moon, Joon‐Yong Jung, Ho Joong Choi, Hyun Sik Chung, Chul Soo Park, Jaemin Lee, Jong Ho Choi, Sang Hyun Hong – 24 January 2018 – Patients with end‐stage liver disease show sarcopenia, and preoperative sarcopenia is independently associated with patient mortality after liver transplantation. However, few studies have examined the relationship between perioperative loss of core muscle and patient mortality in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).

Daphne E. DeTemple, Felix Oldhafer, Christine S. Falk, Chen Chen‐Wacker, Constanca Figueiredo, Moritz Kleine, Wolf Ramackers, Kai Timrott, Frank Lehner, Juergen Klempnauer, Michael Bock, Florian W. R. Vondran – 24 January 2018 – Hepatocyte transplantation is a promising therapeutic approach for various liver diseases. Despite the liver's tolerogenic potential, early immune‐mediated loss of transplanted cells is observed, and longterm acceptance has not been achieved yet.

Kristopher P. Croome, David D. Lee, Justin M. Burns, Andrew P. Keaveny, C. Burcin Taner – 24 January 2018 – Variation in average Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score at liver transplantation (LT) by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) regions is well documented. The present study aimed to investigate MELD variation at the interregional, intraregional, and intra–donation service area (DSA) levels. Patients undergoing LT between 2015 and 2016 were obtained from the UNOS standard analysis and research file.

Elliot B. Tapper, David Ratz, Anna S.‐F. Lok, Grace L. Su – 24 January 2018

Ohad Etzion – 24 January 2018

Timothy Morgan – 24 January 2018

Qin Li, Amal Dutta, Charles Kresge, Abhijit Bugde, Andrew P. Feranchak – 23 January 2018 – Bile acids stimulate a bicarbonate‐rich choleresis, in part, through effects on cholangiocytes. Because Cl− channels in the apical membrane of cholangiocytes provide the driving force for secretion and transmembrane member 16A (TMEM16A) has been identified as the Ca2+‐activated Cl− channel in the apical membrane of cholangiocytes, the aim of the present study was to determine whether TMEM16A is the target of bile‐acid–stimulated Cl− secretion and to identify the regulatory pathway involved.