Satheesh Nair, Jason M. Vanatta, Jihad Arteh, James D. Eason – 28 October 2009 – Obesity, diabetes, and prior abdominal surgery are generally considered to increase the risk of liver transplantation. The aim of the present study was to define the effects of these factors on the immediate outcome after transplantation. Two hundred twenty‐one consecutive liver transplants were analyzed. Twenty‐eight patients were excluded.

Mathijs P. Hendriks, Geert J. Wanten, Joost P. H. Drenth – 28 October 2009

Toshimi Kaido, Hiroto Egawa, Hiroaki Tsuji, Eishi Ashihara, Taira Maekawa, Shinji Uemoto – 28 October 2009 – Adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) was developed against the background of a scarcity of deceased donors and has a number of disadvantages leading to in‐hospital mortality, such as marginal donors and grafts and recipients suffering from severe conditions. We have thus developed surgical and medical innovations to overcome these disadvantages. The present study analyzes the causes of death and factors affecting in‐hospital mortality in adult recipients of LDLT.

Claude B. Sirlin – 28 October 2009

David Mulligan – 28 October 2009

Chinsu Liu, Che‐Chuan Loong, Chenn‐Yuan Hsia, Hsin‐Lin Tsai, Chou‐Fu Wei – 28 October 2009

Peter Nissen, Johannes J. Van Lieshout, Srdan Novovic, Morten Bundgaard‐Nielsen, Niels H. Secher – 28 October 2009

Geraldine C. Diaz, Thomas Boyer, John F. Renz – 28 October 2009 – Clostridium perfringens sepsis following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is a rare but reported complication that historically results in mortality or emergent retransplantation (ReTx).1–7 Complications from C. perfringens emphysematous gastritis have contributed to the death of a healthy live liver donor as well.8 Herein, we describe the first documented survivor of C. perfringens sepsis following OLT managed without laparotomy or emergent ReTx. Liver Transpl 15:1469–1472, 2009. © 2009 AASLD.

Eu Jin Lim, Paul J. Gow, Peter W. Angus – 28 October 2009 – Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is widely used to prevent esophageal variceal bleeding in patients with advanced cirrhosis. However, the safety and efficacy of EVL in this setting have not been clearly established. This study included 300 adult patients with cirrhosis on our liver transplant waitlist who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Esophageal varices deemed to be at high risk of bleeding were banded until eradication or transplantation.

Gabriel C. Oniscu, Anya Adair, Ernest Hidalgo – 28 October 2009