Long‐term Outcomes of Stent Placement Inside the Bile Duct for Biliary Strictures After Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Yoshihiro Nishikawa, Norimitsu Uza, Koichiro Hata, Saiko Marui, Takeshi Kuwada, Tomoaki Matsumori, Takahisa Maruno, Masahiro Shiokawa, Katsutoshi Kuriyama, Akira Kurita, Shujiro Yazumi, Yuzo Kodama, Atsushi Yoshizawa, Takayuki Anazawa, Takashi Ito, Shinji Uemoto, Hiroshi Seno – 29 July 2021 – In living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), anastomotic biliary stricture is a serious and refractory complication.

LSD1‐Demethylated LINC01134 Confers Oxaliplatin Resistance Through SP1‐Induced p62 Transcription in HCC

Luyuan Ma, An Xu, Lei Kang, Rui Cong, Zhongyi Fan, Xiang Zhu, Nan Huo, Wenpeng Liu, Chunyuan Xue, Quanbo Ji, Wenchao Li, Zhong Chu, Xiaofeng Kang, Yadong Wang, Zhijia Sun, Yuchen Han, Hanxiao Liu, Xiang Gao, Juqiang Han, Hua You, Caiyan Zhao, Xiaojie Xu – 28 July 2021

Addressing Social Adversity to Improve Outcomes for Children After Liver Transplant

Sharad I. Wadhwani, Laura Gottlieb, John C. Bucuvalas, Courtney Lyles, Jennifer C. Lai – 27 July 2021 – The social determinants of health, defined as the conditions in which we live, learn, work, and play, undoubtedly impact health outcomes. Social adversity in childhood perpetuates over the life course and has consequences extending into adulthood. This link between social adversity and adverse outcomes extends to children undergoing liver transplant, with children from socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods experiencing a greater burden of morbidity and mortality after transplant.

Risk Prediction of Nosocomial and Posthospital Discharge Infections in Alcohol‐Associated Hepatitis

Daniel D. Penrice, Serena Shah, Camille A. Kezer, Thoetchai Bee Peeraphatdit, Arun J. Sanyal, Brian Davis, Kristin C. Mara, Vijay H. Shah, Patrick S. Kamath, Douglas A. Simonetto – 27 July 2021 – Alcohol‐associated hepatitis (AAH) is a severe form of liver injury with mortality as high as 30%‐40% at 90 days. As a result of altered immune function in AAH, bacterial infections are common and are associated with poor outcomes. However, determining the risk and subsequent development of infection in patients with AAH remain challenging.

Mandatory Hepatology Education for Internal Medicine Residents: Long‐Term Effects and Implications for Workforce Needs

Adam E. Mikolajczyk, Netanel Zilberstein, John F. McConville, Alex Pan, Andrew I. Aronsohn, Helen S. Te, Gautham Reddy, Sonali Paul, Anjana Pillai, Michael Charlton, Jeanne M. Farnan – 27 July 2021 – We previously created a mandatory, inpatient, hepatology resident curriculum that immediately improved comfort, knowledge, and career interest in chronic liver disease (CLD). The durability of these effects needs to be known to use this intervention to address the hepatologist shortage.

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