Organoids and Spheroids as Models for Studying Cholestatic Liver Injury and Cholangiocarcinoma

Keisaku Sato, Wenjun Zhang, Samira Safarikia, Abdulkadir Isidan, Angela M. Chen, Ping Li, Heather Francis, Lindsey Kennedy, Leonardo Baiocchi, Domenico Alvaro, Shannon Glaser, Burcin Ekser, Gianfranco Alpini – 22 November 2020 – Cholangiopathies, such as primary sclerosing cholangitis, biliary atresia, and cholangiocarcinoma, have limited experimental models.

Bleeding Outcomes Following Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients With Cirrhosis and Esophageal Varices

Jordan S. Sack, Michael Li, Stephen D. Zucker – 21 November 2020 – Despite scant evidence, current guidelines indicate that esophageal varices are a relative contraindication to transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The aim of this study is to compare the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding following TEE among cirrhotic patients with and without endoscopically‐documented esophageal varices. This is a retrospective analysis of patients with cirrhosis who underwent upper endoscopy within 4 years of TEE at five institutions between January 2000 and March 2020.

Cirrhosis and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in US Veterans: Risk of Infection, Hospitalization, Ventilation, and Mortality

George N. Ioannou, Peter S. Liang, Emily Locke, Pamela Green, Kristin Berry, Ann M. O’Hare, Javeed A. Shah, Kristina Crothers, McKenna C. Eastment, Vincent S. Fan, Jason A. Dominitz – 21 November 2020

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