Paul H. Hayashi, James F. Trotter, Lisa Forman, Marcelo Kugelmas, Tracy Steinberg, Paul Russ, Michael Wachs, Thomas Bak, Igal Kam, Gregory T. Everson – 6 January 2004 – The allocation system based on the Model for End‐stage Liver Disease (MELD) has led to more patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) being transplanted. We hypothesized that more patients misdiagnosed with HCC are also being transplanted, leading to inappropriate organ allocation.

Joseph F. Buell, E. Steve Woodle – 6 January 2004 – Ovarian cancer is the gynecologic malignancy with the highest number of deaths in the United States. Previous studies had found a decreased incidence of female gynecological malignancies after liver transplantation. In order to estimate the incidence of ovarian carcinoma after liver transplantation, we evaluated 1,708 consecutive liver transplant recipients from 1984 to 2001. Of them, 770 (43%) were female. Routine follow‐ups were performed at 1, 2, 5, and 10 years after transplantation. There were two cases of ovarian carcinoma.

Henkie P. Tan, Amadeo Marcos – 6 January 2004

Khee Lim Ng, J.S. Davidson, Andrew J. Bathgate – 6 January 2004

Christopher Rose, Rajiv Jalan – 6 January 2004

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Robert M. Weinrieb, Rebecca Barnett, Kevin G. Lynch, Maria DePiano, Alfred Atanda, Kim M. Olthoff – 6 January 2004 – Approximately 85% of patients receiving methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) for opiate dependence in the United States are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). MMT is significantly underrepresented in most liver transplant programs, but the number of patients receiving MMT is increasing and few data are available to guide treatment.

Costas H. Kefalas, Natalie G.B. Murray, James J. Aguanno, William D. Dockery, Jeffrey S. Weinstein, Katherine Anderson, Goran B. Klintmalm – 6 January 2004 – Hypocalcemia in patients with cirrhosis may be due to a number of causes. We noted a relationship between injection with gadodiamide, a particular gadolinium chelate, during magnetic resonance imaging of the liver and the development of a falsely low serum total calcium level in a patient with cirrhosis. A cross‐reference and retrospective chart review identified 10 additional patients in whom this phenomenon was noted.

Jasmohan Singh Bajaj, Rajiv R. Varma – 6 January 2004

Terianne Cowling, Linda W. Jennings, Robert M. Goldstein, Edmund Q. Sanchez, Srinath Chinnakotla, Goran B. Klintmalm, Marlon F. Levy – 6 January 2004 – Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the treatment of choice for end‐stage liver disease of various etiologies. Its use, however, remains limited due to the scarcity of donor organs. Measures to assess health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) are increasingly being implemented to examine the efficacy of medical therapies involving scarce resources.