Recommendations on the use of magnetic resonance imaging in PSC‐A position statement from the International PSC Study Group

Christoph Schramm, John Eaton, Kristina I. Ringe, Sudhakar Venkatesh, Jin Yamamura, for the MRI working group of the IPSCSG – 26 May 2017 – Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disorder characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of the intra‐ and/or extrahepatic bile ducts. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive imaging modality that can be used to diagnose PSC and detect disease related complications. Quantitative MRI technologies also have the potential to provide valuable prognostic information.

Plasma cystatin C is a predictor of renal dysfunction, acute‐on‐chronic liver failure, and mortality in patients with acutely decompensated liver cirrhosis

Daniel Markwardt, Lesca Holdt, Christian Steib, Andreas Benesic, Flemming Bendtsen, Mauro Bernardi, Richard Moreau, Daniel Teupser, Julia Wendon, Frederik Nevens, Jonel Trebicka, Elisabet Garcia, Marco Pavesi, Vicente Arroyo, Alexander L. Gerbes – 25 May 2017 – The development of acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF) in patients with liver cirrhosis is associated with high mortality rates. Renal failure is the most significant organ dysfunction that occurs in ACLF. So far there are no biomarkers predicting ACLF.

Stratifying risk in the prevention of recurrent variceal hemorrhage: Results of an individual patient meta‐analysis

Agustín Albillos, Javier Zamora, Javier Martínez, David Arroyo, Irfan Ahmad, Joaquin De‐la‐Peña, Juan‐Carlos Garcia‐Pagán, Gin‐Ho Lo, Shiv Sarin, Barjesh Sharma, Juan G. Abraldes, Jaime Bosch, Guadalupe Garcia‐Tsao, on behalf of the Baveno Cooperation – 25 May 2017 – Endoscopic variceal ligation plus beta‐blockers (EVL+BB) is currently recommended for variceal rebleeding prophylaxis, a recommendation that extends to all patients with cirrhosis with previous variceal bleeding irrespective of prognostic stage.

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