Kittichai Promrat, David E. Kleiner, Heather M. Niemeier, Elizabeth Jackvony, Marie Kearns, Jack R. Wands, Joseph L. Fava, Rena R. Wing – 23 December 2009 – Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a chronic progressive liver disease that is strongly associated with obesity. Currently, there is no approved therapy for NASH. Weight reduction is typically recommended, but efficacy data are lacking.
Maria Buti, Cecilia Cabrera, Rosendo Jardi, Luis Castells, Rafael Esteban – 23 December 2009
Muhammad F. Dawwas, Rajesh Sivaprakasam, Andrew J. Butler, Neville V. Jamieson, Graeme J. Alexander – 23 December 2009
José A. Carrión, Ferran Torres, Gonzalo Crespo, Rosa Miquel, Juan‐Carlos García‐Valdecasas, Miquel Navasa, Xavier Forns – 23 December 2009 – Significant liver fibrosis (F ≥ 2) and portal hypertension (hepatic venous pressure gradient [HVPG] ≥ 6 mmHg) at 1 year after liver transplantation (LT) identify patients with severe hepatitis C recurrence. We evaluated whether repeated liver stiffness measurements (LSM) following LT can discriminate between slow and rapid “fibrosers” (fibrosis stage F2‐F4 at 1 year after LT).
Sathish Kumar Natarajan, Kavitha R. Thangaraj, C. E. Eapen, Anup Ramachandran, Ashis Mukhopadhya, Mathews Mathai, Lakshmi Seshadri, Abraham Peedikayil, Banumathi Ramakrishna, Kunnissery A. Balasubramanian – 23 December 2009 – Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a rare disorder which is fatal if not recognized and treated early. Delivery of the feto‐placental unit results in dramatic improvement in maternal liver function, suggesting a role for the placenta.
Wing‐Kin Syn, Ye Htun Oo – 23 December 2009
Mohammed Rashid, Jonathon D. Mitchell, Matthew E. Cramp, Timothy J. S. Cross – 23 December 2009
Enzo Emanuele – 23 December 2009
Malcolm R. Alison, Stuart A. C. McDonald, Wey Ran Lin, Nicholas A. Wright – 23 December 2009
John P. Iredale – 23 December 2009