Longterm follow‐up of small pancreatic cystic lesions in liver transplant recipients

Sirachat Vidhyarkorn, Surachate Siripongsakun, Jennifer Yu, James Sayre, Vatche G. Agopian, Francisco Durazo, David S. Lu – 22 November 2016 – Incidental small pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are often found on preoperative imaging in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Although these are considered benign or of low malignant potential, the influence of immunosuppression after OLT may be of concern. The aim of this study was to observe the longterm outcome of these small PCLs in post‐OLT patients.

A new class of hepatitis B and D virus entry inhibitors, proanthocyanidin and its analogs, that directly act on the viral large surface proteins

Senko Tsukuda, Koichi Watashi, Taichi Hojima, Masanori Isogawa, Masashi Iwamoto, Katsumi Omagari, Ryosuke Suzuki, Hideki Aizaki, Soichi Kojima, Masaya Sugiyama, Akiko Saito, Yasuhito Tanaka, Masashi Mizokami, Camille Sureau, Takaji Wakita – 18 November 2016 – Introduction of direct‐acting antivirals against hepatitis C virus (HCV) has provided a revolutionary improvement in the treatment outcome.

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