Kenneth S. H. Chok, Tan To Cheung, Regina C. L. Lo, Ferdinand S. K. Chu, Simon H. Y. Tsang, Albert C. Y. Chan, William W. Sharr, James Y. Y. Fung, Wing Chiu Dai, See Ching Chan, Sheung Tat Fan, Chung Mau Lo – 18 April 2014 – The objective of this study was to investigate the outcomes of high‐intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation as a bridging therapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who had been wait‐listed for deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT).

Olivier Seror, Jean‐Charles Nault, Pierre Nahon, Gisele N'Kontchou, Jean‐Claude Trinchet – 18 April 2014

Harshal Shah, Walter C. Hellinger, Michael G. Heckman, Nancy Diehl, Jefree A. Shalev, Darrin L. Willingham, C. Burcin Taner, Dana K. Perry, Justin Nguyen – 18 April 2014 – Surgical site infections (SSIs) after liver transplantation (LT) are associated with an increased risk of graft loss and death. The incidence of SSIs after LT and their risk factors have been determined for first LT but not for second LT. The importance of reporting the incidence of SSIs risk‐stratified by first LT versus second LT is not known.

Sathish Kumar Natarajan, Sally A. Ingham, Ashley M. Mohr, Cody J. Wehrkamp, Anuttoma Ray, Sohini Roy, Sophie C. Cazanave, Mary Anne Phillippi, Justin L. Mott – 18 April 2014 – Recent studies have identified a cholestatic variant of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with portal inflammation and ductular reaction. Based on reports of biliary damage, as well as increased circulating free fatty acids (FFAs) in NAFLD, we hypothesized the involvement of cholangiocyte lipoapoptosis as a mechanism of cellular injury.

Hashem B. El‐Serag, Fasiha Kanwal – 18 April 2014

Manish Thapar, Herbert L. Bonkovsky – 18 April 2014

Bei‐Fang Ning, Jin Ding, Jiao Liu, Chuan Yin, Wen‐Ping Xu, Wen‐Ming Cong, Qing Zhang, Fei Chen, Tao Han, Xing Deng, Pei‐Qin Wang, Cai‐Feng Jiang, Jun‐Ping Zhang, Xin Zhang, Hong‐Yang Wang, Wei‐Fen Xie – 18 April 2014 – Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α) is a liver enriched transcription factor and is indispensable for liver development. However, the role of HNF4α in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression remains to be elucidated.

Xiulong Song, Alexander Vasilenko, Yuan Chen, Leila Valanejad, Ruchi Verma, Bingfang Yan, Ruitang Deng – 11 April 2014 – Bile salt export pump (BSEP) is responsible for biliary secretion of bile acids, a rate‐limiting step in the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids and transactivated by nuclear receptor farnesoid X receptor (FXR). Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is the most prevalent disorder among diseases unique to pregnancy and primarily occurs in the third trimester of pregnancy, with a hallmark of elevated serum bile acids.

An Verrijken, Sven Francque, Ilse Mertens, Luc Gaal – 10 April 2014

Cristina Pérez‐Cameo, Víctor Vargas, Lluís Castells, Itxarone Bilbao, Isabel Campos‐Varela, Joan Gavaldà, Albert Pahissa, Oscar Len – 10 April 2014 – Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in liver transplantation (LT) recipients who progress to cirrhosis has received little attention. We investigated the adequacy of empirical treatment with third‐generation cephalosporins for SBP in this population and the impact of transplantation on the evolution of the infection. We performed a cohort study with 138 SBP episodes: 19 in LT patients and 119 in non‐LT patients.