Determination of hepatocellular carcinoma grade by needle biopsy is unreliable for liver transplant candidate selection

Colin M. Court, Michael P. Harlander‐Locke, Daniela Markovic, Samuel W. French, Bita V. Naini, David S. Lu, Steven S. Raman, Fady M. Kaldas, Ali Zarrinpar, Douglas G. Farmer, Richard S. Finn, Saeed Sadeghi, James S. Tomlinson, Ronald W. Busuttil, Vatche G. Agopian – 7 July 2017 – The objective of this article is to evaluate the utility of preoperative needle biopsy (PNB) grading of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as a biomarker for liver transplantation (LT) candidate selection.

Hospital volume and mortality after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation in the United States

Ammar Sarwar, Lujia Zhou, Victor Novack, Elliot B. Tapper, Michael Curry, Raza Malik, Muneeb Ahmed – 6 July 2017 – The link between higher procedure volume and better outcomes for surgical procedures is well established. We aimed to determine whether procedure volume affected inpatient mortality in patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). An epidemiological analysis of an all‐payer database recording hospitalizations during 2013 in the United States (Nationwide Readmissions Database) was performed.

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