Raymond S. Koff – 1 November 1995

Alan L. Buchman, Mark D. Dubin, Adib A. Moukarzel, Donald J. Jenden, Margareth Roch, Kathleen M. Rice, Jeff Gornbein, Marvin E. Ament – 1 November 1995 – Patients receiving long‐term total parenteral nutrition (TPN) develop hepatic steatosis as a complication. Our previous studies have shown this to be caused, at least in part, by choline deficiency. We studied four patients (1 man, 3 women) aged 50 ± 13 years who had low plasma‐free choline concentrations 4.8 ± 1.7 (normal, 11.4 ± 3.7 nmol/mL). The patients had received TPN for 9.7 ± 4.7 years.

1 November 1995

Philip Y. N. Wong, George Marinos, Mark Peakman, J. Michael Tredger, Johnson Y. N. Lau, Diego Vergani, Nikolai V. Naoumov, Professor Roger Williams – 1 November 1995 – Recurrence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the graft is the major problem for patients with chronic HBV infection undergoing liver transplantation, which could be potentiated by the immunosuppression.

Federico G. Villamil, Ke‐Qin Hu, Chang‐Hong Yu, Chao‐Hung Lee, Sergio E. Rojter, Luis G. Podesta, Leonard Makowka, Stephen A. Geller, John M. Vierling – 1 November 1995 – The role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in fulminant hepatic failure is controversial. The frequency of serum HCV RNA positivity in previously reported patients with fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) of indeterminate cause ranged from 0 to 12% in the United States and Europe and from 43% to 59% in Asia.

Catherine M. Pastor, Marie‐Reine Losser, Didier Payen – 1 November 1995 – Controversial studies have been published concerning the role of nitric oxide (NO) release (beneficial or deleterious) during sepsis. Severe hypotension has been treated by NO inhibitors in humans, but animal studies described an increased mortality rate with this treatment. We hypothesized that an NO donor might be beneficial in maintaining liver flow during endotoxemia.

Mitchell L. Shiffman, Lennox Jeffers, Jay H. Hoofnagle, Tommie Sue Tralka – 1 November 1995

W. Kenneth Washburn, W. David Lewis, Roger L. Jenkins – 1 November 1995 – Since January 1994, we have used percutaneous placement of both the subclavian and femoral cannulae to establish access for venovenous bypass during orthotopic liver transplantation. Percutaneous subclavian and femoral cannulae were used in 36 patients of which 5 had portal decompression by placement of a cannula in inferior mesenteric vein percutaneously through the abdominal wall.

Florence Wong, Laurence Blendis – 1 November 1995 – Background. Previous studies have suggested that the transjugular placement of an intrahepatic stent to establish a portosystemic shunt is an effective treatment of uncomplicated ascites accompanying variceal bleeding. We studied the stent shunt for use in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites refractory to medical treatment.

Mei‐Hwei Chang, Hong‐Yuan Hsu, Hey‐Chi Hsu, Yen‐Hsuan Ni, Juei‐San Chen, Ding‐Shinn Chen – 1 November 1995 – To investigate the significance of spontaneous hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion during childhood, 415 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier children (ages 0 to 15 years) were prospectively followed for 7.1 ± 2.9 years. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers and liver function profiles of each child were tested at least once every 6 months. Among them, 50 were initially anti‐HBe positive and 140 seroconverted from HBeAg to anti‐HBe during follow‐up.