Bariatric surgery for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: A clinical and cost‐effectiveness analysis

Matthew J. Klebanoff, Kathleen E. Corey, Jagpreet Chhatwal, Lee M. Kaplan, Raymond T. Chung, Chin Hur – 23 November 2016 – Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) affects 2%‐3% of the US population and is expected to become the leading indication for liver transplantation in the next decade. Bariatric surgery may be an effective but expensive treatment for NASH. Using a state‐transition model, our analysis assessed the effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of surgery to manage NASH.

A novel quantitative microarray antibody capture assay identifies an extremely high hepatitis delta virus prevalence among hepatitis B virus–infected mongolians

Xiaohua Chen, Odgerel Oidovsambuu, Ping Liu, Rosslyn Grosely, Menashe Elazar, Virginia D. Winn, Benjamin Fram, Zhang Boa, Hongjie Dai, Bekhbold Dashtseren, Dahgwahdorj Yagaanbuyant, Zulkhuu Genden, Naranbaatar Dashdorj, Andreas Bungert, Naranjargal Dashdorj, Jeffrey S. Glenn – 23 November 2016 – Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) causes the most severe form of human viral hepatitis. HDV requires a hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfection to provide HDV with HBV surface antigen envelope proteins.

Validation of the prognostic value of histologic scoring systems in primary sclerosing cholangitis: An international cohort study

Elisabeth M. G. de Vries, Manon de Krijger, Martti Färkkilä, Johanna Arola, Peter Schirmacher, Daniel Gotthardt, Benjamin Goeppert, Palak J. Trivedi, Gideon M. Hirschfield, Henriette Ytting, Ben Vainer, Henk R. van Buuren, Katharina Biermann, Maren H. Harms, Olivier Chazouilleres, Dominique Wendum, Astrid D. Kemgang, Roger W. Chapman, Lai Mun Wang, Kate D. Williamson, Annette S. H. Gouw, Valerie Paradis, Christine Sempoux, Ulrich Beuers, Stefan G. Hübscher, Joanne Verheij, Cyriel Y.

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.

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