Robert C. Verdonk, Carlijn I. Buis, Robert J. Porte, Eric J. van der Jagt, Abraham J. Limburg, Aad P. van den Berg, Maarten J.H. Slooff, Paul M.J.G. Peeters, Koert P. de Jong, Jan H. Kleibeuker, Elizabeth B. Haagsma – 20 April 2006 – We retrospectively studied the prevalence, presentation, results of treatment, and graft and patient survival of grafts developing an anastomotic biliary stricture (AS) in 531 adult liver transplantations performed between 1979 and 2003. Clinical and laboratory information was obtained from the hospital files, and radiological studies were re‐evaluated.

Michael B. Fallon – 20 April 2006

Mark Branda, Jack R. Wands – 20 April 2006

Gary L. Davis – 20 April 2006

Stephen A. Harrison – 20 April 2006

Gunda Millonig, Thomas Buratti, Ivo W. Graziadei, Hubert Schwaighofer, Dorothea Orth, Raimund Margreiter, Wolfgang Vogel – 20 April 2006 – After liver transplantation (LT), bactobilia occurs frequently in patients, leading in some cases to cholangitis and biliary sepsis. The present study is the first to investigate bactobilia after LT, and it gives an overview of predisposing factors for bactobilia, the microbial spectrum in the bile of LT patients, and the antibiotic susceptibility.

Wang Wei‐lin, Jin Jing, Zheng Shu‐sen, Wu Li‐hua, Liang Ting‐bo, Yu Song‐feng, Yan Sheng – 20 April 2006 – The aim of this study was to investigate whether the heterogeneity in tacrolimus dose requirement is associated with ABCB1 and CYP3A5 gene polymorphisms in Chinese liver transplant patients during the first month after transplantation. ABCB1 and CYP3A5 genotyping was performed using the polymerase chain reaction restriction sites polymorphism–based procedure in Chinese liver transplant recipients (n = 50) and their corresponding donors (n = 50).

Tatyana Masyuk, Nicholas LaRusso – 20 April 2006

James D. Perkins – 20 April 2006

Paul Martin – 20 April 2006