Impact of Nonmalignant Portal Vein Thrombosis in Transplant Recipients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Uchenna Agbim, Yu Jiang, Satish K. Kedia, Ashwani K. Singal, Aijaz Ahmed, Kalyan Ram Bhamidimarri, David E. Bernstein, Stephen A. Harrison, Zobair M. Younossi, Sanjaya K. Satapathy – 9 August 2018 – Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is an increasingly prevalent condition, and its more severe progressive state, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), is currently the second most common indication for wait‐listed adults in the United States.

Immune Alterations in Patients With Type 1 Autoimmune Hepatitis Persist Upon Standard Immunosuppressive Treatment

Amédée Renand, Sarah Habes, Jean‐François Mosnier, Hélène Aublé, Jean‐Paul Judor, Nicolas Vince, Philippe Hulin, Steven Nedellec, Sylvie Métairie, Isabelle Archambeaud, Sophie Brouard, Jérôme Gournay, Sophie Conchon – 6 August 2018 – Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a rare disease characterized by an immune attack of the liver. This study consists of a comprehensive analysis of immune alterations related to AIH at diagnosis, and during remission phase under treatment.

Liver Transplantation and Bariatric Surgery: Timing and Outcomes

Tayyab S. Diwan, Teresa C. Rice, Julie K. Heimbach, Daniel P. Schauer – 6 August 2018 – Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is projected to become the leading indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the next decade in the United States. Strategies to treat the underlying etiology of NASH, which is almost always obesity, are being pursued. One such strategy is the utilization of bariatric surgery (BS) in the peritransplant period. The use of BS prior to LT could prevent the progression of NASH and abrogate the need for LT.

“I Miss My Liver.” Nonmedical Sources in the History of Hepatocentrism

Riccardo Orlandi, Nicole Cianci, Pietro Invernizzi, Giancarlo Cesana, Michele Augusto Riva – 6 August 2018 – Hepatocentrism was a medical doctrine that considered the liver the center of the whole human being. It originated in ancient populations (Mesopotamic civilization) and persisted in Western countries until the seventeenth century. Hidden references to hepatocentrism may be found in artistic representations and literary works, from the myth of Prometheus in the Greco‐Roman world to the crucifixion iconography throughout the Middle Ages.

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