Successful endoscopic treatment of biliary cast syndrome in an orthotopic liver transplant patient with a Roux‐en‐Y anastomosis via balloon enteroscopy
Atif Saleem, Todd H. Baron – 15 January 2010
Outcomes of liver transplantation in patients with cirrhosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis versus patients with cirrhosis due to alcoholic liver disease
Shahid M. Malik, Jawad Ahmad – 15 January 2010
Dual living donor liver transplantation with ABO‐incompatible and ABO‐compatible grafts to overcome small‐for‐size graft and ABO blood group barrier
Gi‐Won Song, Sung‐Gyu Lee, Shin Hwang, Ki‐Hum Kim, Chul‐Soo Ahn, Deok‐Bog Moon, Tae‐Yong Ha, Seog‐Woon Kwon, Gi‐Young Ko, Kyoung‐Won Kim – 15 January 2010 – ABO blood group compatibility has been regarded as an essential prerequisite for successful adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Novel strategies for overcoming the ABO blood group barrier, however, have markedly improved the results of ABO‐incompatible (ABOi) LDLT.
Severe novel H1N1 influenza A infection in the immediate postoperative period of a liver transplant patient
Rodrigo Zapata, Mario Uribe, Waldo Martínez, Alejandro Andrade, José Luis Leal, Fernando Gomez – 15 January 2010 – In 2009, the World Health Organization recognized the novel H1N1 influenza A virus as a pandemic infection. Since April 2009, thousands of cases of novel H1N1 influenza A infection have been reported worldwide, and they have resulted in thousands of deaths. South American countries were affected by this infection during their winter season, and Chile presented one of the highest incidence rates.
Pretransplant predictors of recovery of renal function after liver transplantation
Patrick G. Northup, Curtis K. Argo, Mihir R. Bakhru, Timothy M. Schmitt, Carl L. Berg, Mitchell H. Rosner – 15 January 2010 – The Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease system has given priority on the liver transplant waiting list to candidates with renal failure. This study determined the predictors of spontaneous recovery of renal function after transplantation in 1041 liver transplant recipients on renal replacement therapy (RRT) at the time of transplant (from February 2002 to January 2007).
Exchange living donor liver transplantation to overcome ABO incompatibility in adult patients
Shin Hwang, Sung‐Gyu Lee, Deok‐Bog Moon, Gi‐Won Song, Chul‐Soo Ahn, Ki‐Hun Kim, Tae‐Yong Ha, Dong‐Hwan Jung, Kwan‐Woo Kim, Nam‐Kyu Choi, Gil‐Chun Park, Young‐Dong Yu, Young‐Il Choi, Pyoung‐Jae Park, Hea‐Seon Ha – 15 January 2010 – ABO incompatibility is the most common cause of donor rejection during the initial screening of adult patients with end‐stage liver disease for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). A paired donor exchange program was initiated to cope with this problem without ABO‐incompatible LDLT.
Perioperative coagulation profile in living liver donors as assessed by rotational thromboelastometry
Glauber Gouvêa, Rodrigo Diaz, Lúcio Auler, Renato Toledo, André Soluri, Alfredo G. Haack, Mariana M. de Oliveira, Bruno Vilanova, Virgínia R. Machado, José Manoel Martinho – 15 January 2010 – Transient postoperative coagulation abnormalities frequently occur in living liver donors, particularly after right liver resection. Usually, this coagulopathy is diagnosed by alterations in conventional coagulation tests (CCTs) such as the international normalized ratio (INR) of the prothrombin time.
Primary liver transplantation for autoimmune hepatitis: A comparative analysis of the European Liver Transplant Registry
Christoph Schramm, Michael Bubenheim, René Adam, Vincent Karam, John Buckels, John G. O'Grady, Neville Jamieson, Stephen Pollard, Peter Neuhaus, Michael M. Manns, Robert Porte, Denis Castaing, Andreas Paul, Oscar Traynor, James Garden, Styrbjörn Friman, Bo‐Goran Ericzon, Lutz Fischer, Stefan Vitko, Marek Krawczyk, Herold J. Metselaar, Aksel Foss, Murat Kilic, Keith Rolles, Patrizia Burra, Xavier Rogiers, Ansgar W.
Liver allocation for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
James Neuberger – 15 January 2010
Can children catch up in growth after living donor liver transplantation?
Walid Mohamed El Moghazy, Yasuhiro Ogura, Kouji Harada, Akio Koizumi, Shinji Uemoto – 15 January 2010 – Several studies have shown improved growth after liver transplantation, but long‐term follow‐up data have been lacking. This study was aimed at evaluating the ability of children to catch up in height after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and at clarifying factors affecting growth. Growth was assessed by serial height measurements performed during follow‐up.