Preoperative estimation of the liver graft weight in adult right lobe living donor liver transplantation using maximal portal vein diameters

Frank Wang, Kuang‐Tse Pan, Sung‐Yu Chu, Kun‐Ming Chan, Hong‐Shiue Chou, Ting‐Jung Wu, Wei‐Chen Lee – 19 January 2011 – An accurate preoperative estimate of the graft weight is vital to avoid small‐for‐size syndrome in the recipient and ensure donor safety after adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Here we describe a simple method for estimating the graft volume (GV) that uses the maximal right portal vein diameter (RPVD) and the maximal left portal vein diameter (LPVD).

Complementary role of vitamin D deficiency and the interleukin‐28B rs12979860 C/T polymorphism in predicting antiviral response in chronic hepatitis C

Davide Bitetto, Giovanna Fattovich, Carlo Fabris, Elisa Ceriani, Edmondo Falleti, Ezio Fornasiere, Michela Pasino, Donatella Ieluzzi, Annarosa Cussigh, Sara Cmet, Mario Pirisi, Pierluigi Toniutto – 19 January 2011 – The widely accepted interleukin‐28B (IL‐28B) rs12979860 C/T polymorphism and the more recently proposed vitamin D serum concentration are two novel predictors of the response to antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

Role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in remote ischemic preconditioning of the mouse liver

Mahmoud Abu‐Amara, Shi Yu Yang, Alberto Quaglia, Peter Rowley, Barry Fuller, Alexander Seifalian, Brian Davidson – 19 January 2011 – Hindlimb remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) reduces liver ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury in wild‐type mice. The underlying mechanisms of RIPC are currently unknown. In this study, we investigated the role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in mediating the protective effects of RIPC.

Assessment of a chloride‐poor versus a chloride‐containing version of a modified histidine‐tryptophan‐ketoglutarate solution in a rat liver transplantation model

Christian D. Fingas, Shengli Wu, Yanli Gu, Jeremias Wohlschlaeger, André Scherag, Uta Dahmen, Andreas Paul, Herbert de Groot, Ursula Rauen – 19 January 2011 – Recent in vitro studies of cold‐induced cell injury have revealed the detrimental effects of extracellular chloride on cold‐stored isolated rat hepatocytes; however, its influence on endothelial cells is beneficial.

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