Leila Kia, Michael J. Cuttica, Amy Yang, Erica N. Donnan, Maureen Whitsett, Ajay Singhvi, Alexander Lemmer, Josh Levitsky – 1 March 2016 – Although pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are routinely performed in patients during the evaluation period before liver transplantation (LT), their utility in predicting post‐LT mortality and morbidity outcomes is not known. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of obstructive and/or restrictive lung disease on post‐LT outcomes. We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients who had pre‐LT PFTs and underwent a subsequent LT (2007‐2013).

Anna K. Baumann, Jerome Schlue, Fatih Noyan, Matthias Hardtke‐Wolenski, Frank Lehner, Hannelore Barg‐Hock, Juergen Klempnauer, Michael P. Manns, Richard Taubert, Elmar Jaeckel – 1 March 2016 – Subclinical rejection (SCR) is a common event in protocol biopsies after liver transplantation (LT). So far the interpretation of the underlying histological changes and clinical significance is limited. Previous studies were restricted to SCR manifestations within the first weeks after transplantation with limited follow‐up.

Peter Eddowes, Magali Sasso, Celine Fournier, Raj Vuppalanchi, Philip Newsome – 29 February 2016

Tae Hoon Lee, Vikram Rangan, Hicham Khallafi – 29 February 2016 – Sphenoid sinus metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been reported only rarely. We present a case of solitary sphenoid sinus metastasis of a 2.7 × 2.3 cm single HCC lesion. (Hepatology 2016;63:2050‐2053)

Qi Gong, Zhimin Hu, Feifei Zhang, Aoyuan Cui, Xin Chen, Haoyang Jiang, Jing Gao, Xuqing Chen, Yamei Han, Qingning Liang, Dewei Ye, Lei Shi, Y. Eugene Chin, Yu Wang, Hui Xiao, Feifan Guo, Yong Liu, Mengwei Zang, Aimin Xu, Yu Li – 29 February 2016 – Among the 22 fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), FGF21 has now emerged as a key metabolic regulator. However, the mechanism whereby FGF21 mediates its metabolic actions per se remains largely unknown.

Lorenzo Giovanni Mantovani, Paolo Angelo Cortesi, Mario Strazzabosco – 29 February 2016 – In the current context of rising health care costs and decreasing sustainability, it is becoming increasingly common to resort to decision analytical modeling and health economics evaluations. Decision analytic models are analytical tools that help decision makers to select the best choice between alternative health care interventions, taking into consideration the complexity of the disease, the socioeconomic context, and the relevant differences in outcomes.

Rebecca G. Wells – 29 February 2016

Dirk R. de Waart, Jyoti Naik, Karina S. Utsunomiya, Suzanne Duijst, Kam Ho‐Mok, A. Ruth Bolier, Johan Hiralall, Laura N. Bull, Piter J. Bosma, Ronald P.J. Oude Elferink, Coen C. Paulusma – 29 February 2016 – ATP11C is a homolog of ATP8B1, both of which catalyze the transport of phospholipids in biological membranes. Mutations in ATP8B1 cause progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type1 in humans, which is characterized by a canalicular cholestasis. Mice deficient in ATP11C are characterized by a conjugated hyperbilirubinemia and an unconjugated hypercholanemia.

Mary Rinella, Michael Charlton – 29 February 2016

Tae Hoon Lee, Vikram Rangan, Hicham Khallafi – 29 February 2016 – Sphenoid sinus metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been reported only rarely. We present a case of solitary sphenoid sinus metastasis of a 2.7 × 2.3 cm single HCC lesion. (Hepatology 2016;63:2050‐2053)