Clinical Significance of Spontaneous Portosystemic Shunts in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Marc‐Antoine Allard, Nobuhisa Akamatsu, Takashi Kokudo, Kosuke Kobayashi, Junichi Kaneko, Takeaki Ishizawa, Junichi Arita, Kiyoshi Hasegawa – 16 May 2020 – Spontaneous portosystemic shunts (SPSS) are commonly observed in patients undergoing living donor liver transplantation (LDLT); however, their impact on the outcome after transplantation is unclear. We aimed to assess the type, size, and the effects of SPSS on outcomes after LDLT. A total of 339 LDLT recipients in a single institution were included.

Activation of Adenosine Monophosphate—Activated Protein Kinase Reduces the Onset of Diet‐Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Mice

Dieter Schmoll, Nicole Ziegler, Benoit Viollet, Marc Foretz, Patrick C. Even, Dalila Azzout‐Marniche, Andreas Nygaard Madsen, Martin Illemann, Karen Mandrup, Michael Feigh, Jörg Czech, Heiner Glombik, Jacob A. Olsen, Wolfgang Hennerici, Klaus Steinmeyer, Ralf Elvert, Tamara R. Castañeda, Aimo Kannt – 15 May 2020 – The worldwide obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemics have led to an increase in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Estrogen Signaling and Portopulmonary Hypertension: The Pulmonary Vascular Complications of Liver Disease Study (PVCLD2)

Nadine Al‐Naamani, Michael J. Krowka, Kimberly A. Forde, Karen L. Krok, Rui Feng, Gustavo A. Heresi, Raed A. Dweik, Sonja Bartolome, Todd M. Bull, Kari E. Roberts, Eric D. Austin, Anna R. Hemnes, Mamta J. Patel, Jae K. Oh, Grace Lin, Margaret F. Doyle, Nina Denver, Ruth Andrew, Margaret R. MacLean, Michael B. Fallon, Steven M. Kawut, Pulmonary Vascular Complications of Liver Disease Study Group – 14 May 2020

Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging to Predict Graft Survival After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Pilot Study

Damien Dousse, Eric Vibert, Quentin Nicolas, Muga Terasawa, Luis Cano, Marc‐Antoine Allard, Chady Salloum, Oriana Ciacio, Gabriella Pittau, Antonio Sa Cunha, Daniel Cherqui, René Adam, Didier Samuel, Irene Vignon‐Clementel, Nicolas Golse – 13 May 2020 – The incidence of primary nonfunction (PNF) after liver transplantation (LT) remains a major concern with the increasing use of marginal grafts. Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence is an imaging technique used in hepatobiliary surgery and LT.

Livers From Pediatric Donation After Circulatory Death Donors Represent a Viable and Underutilized Source of Allograft

Christopher J. Little, Andre A. S. Dick, James D. Perkins, Evelyn K. Hsu, Jorge D. Reyes – 13 May 2020 – Despite increased numbers of donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors, pediatric DCD livers are underused. To investigate possible reasons for this discrepancy, we conducted a retrospective cohort study using 2 data sets from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network for all deceased liver donors and for all recipients of DCD liver transplants from March 8, 1993, to June 30, 2018.

Prevalence and Impact of Restrictive Lung Disease in Liver Transplant Candidates

Hilary M. DuBrock, Michael J. Krowka, Karen Krok, Kimberly Forde, Carl Mottram, Paul Scanlon, Nadine Al‐Naamani, Mamta Patel, Amber McCormick, Michael B. Fallon, Steven M. Kawut – 11 May 2020 – We investigated the prevalence of spirometric restriction in liver transplantation (LT) candidates and the clinical impacts of restriction. We performed a cross‐sectional study within the Pulmonary Vascular Complications of Liver Disease 2 (PVCLD2) study, a multicenter prospective cohort study of patients being evaluated for LT.

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