One‐Year Recipient Morbidity of Liver Transplantation Using Pure Laparoscopic Versus Open Living Donor Right Hepatectomy: Propensity Score Analysis

Jungchan Park, Choon Hyuck David Kwon, Gyu‐Seong Choi, Suk‐Koo Lee, Jong Man Kim, Jongwook Oh, Young Jae Chung, Kyeong Sik Kim, Ji Soo Lee, Kyo Won Lee, Gaab Soo Kim, Mi Sook Gwak, Justin Sangwook Ko, Ji‐Hye Kwon, Keoungah Kim, Seung Hwan Lee, Jae Won Joh – 4 July 2019 – Donor safety and graft results of pure laparoscopic living donor right hepatectomy (LLDRH) have previously been compared with those of open living donor right hepatectomy (OLDRH). However, the clinical outcomes of recipients at 1‐year follow‐up have never been accurately compared.

Noninvasive Tests Accurately Identify Advanced Fibrosis due to NASH: Baseline Data From the STELLAR Trials

Quentin M. Anstee, Eric J. Lawitz, Naim Alkhouri, Vincent Wai‐Sun Wong, Manuel Romero‐Gomez, Takeshi Okanoue, Michael Trauner, Kathryn Kersey, Georgia Li, Ling Han, Catherine Jia, Lulu Wang, Guang Chen, G. Mani Subramanian, Robert P. Myers, C. Stephen Djedjos, Anita Kohli, Natalie Bzowej, Ziad Younes, Shiv Sarin, Mitchell L. Shiffman, Stephen A. Harrison, Nezam H. Afdhal, Zachary Goodman, Zobair M. Younossi – 4 July 2019 – Accurate noninvasive tests (NITs) are needed to replace liver biopsy for identifying advanced fibrosis caused by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

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