Benjamin Menahem, Jean Lubrano, Christophe Duvoux, Andrea Mulliri, Arnaud Alves, Charlotte Costentin, Ariane Mallat, Guy Launoy, Alexis Laurent – 14 March 2017 – This meta‐analysis compared the effects of liver transplantation (LT) and liver resection (LR) on overall survival (OS) and disease‐free survival (DFS) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) small transplantable HCC or within Milan criteria. Articles comparing LR with LT for HCC, based on Milan criteria or small size, published up to June 2015 were selected, and a meta‐analysis was performed.

Mettu Srinivas Reddy, Ilankumaran Kaliamoorthy, Akila Rajakumar, Selvakumar Malleeshwaran, Ellango Appuswamy, Sukanya Lakshmi, Joy Varghese, Mohamed Rela – 14 March 2017 – Perioperative terlipressin (Tp) during living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been shown to reduce intraoperative portal pressures and improve renal function. Its role and safety profile have never been evaluated in a double‐blind randomized controlled trial (RCT). The aim was to evaluate the hemodynamic effects, clinical benefits, and safety of perioperative Tp infusion in adult LDLT.

Tara A. Russell, Sarah Park, Vatche G. Agopian, Ali Zarrinpar, Douglas G. Farmer, Sean O'Neill, Islam Korayem, Samer Ebaid, Jeffrey Gornbein, Ronald W. Busuttil, Fady M. Kaldas – 14 March 2017 – Perioperative pancreatitis is a significant comorbid condition in surgical patients. However, the degree to which pancreatitis affects graft and overall survival in liver transplant recipients has not been evaluated. This study assesses the impact of pancreatitis on graft and patient survival in adult orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT).

Andrew P. Wright, Robert J. Fontana, Ryan W. Stidham – 14 March 2017

Anna D. Kosinska, Leila Pishraft‐Sabet, Weimin Wu, Zhong Fang, Marzena Lenart, Jieliang Chen, Kirsten K. Dietze, Cong Wang, Thekla Kemper, Yong Lin, Shiou‐Hwei Yeh, Jia Liu, Ulf Dittmer, Zhenghong Yuan, Michael Roggendorf, Mengji Lu – 13 March 2017 – Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection shows significant gender‐related differences in pathogenesis, disease progression, and development of hepatocellular carcinoma. The gender‐associated differences in HBV replication and viral protein levels may be associated with distinct HBV‐specific immune responses in the host.

Yingyun Yang, Ye Zhou, Jin Hou, Chunmei Bai, Zhenyang Li, Jia Fan, Irene O.L. Ng, Weiping Zhou, Huichuan Sun, Qiongzhu Dong, Joyce M.F. Lee, Chung‐Mau Lo, Kwan Man, Yun Yang, Nan Li, Guoshan Ding, Yizhi Yu, Xuetao Cao – 13 March 2017 – Adjuvant interferon‐α (IFN‐α) therapy is used to control certain types of cancer in clinics. For hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), IFN‐α therapy is effective in only a subgroup of patients; therefore, identifying biomarkers to predict the response to IFN‐α therapy is of high significance and clinical utility.

Yong He, Dechun Feng, Man Li, Yanhang Gao, Teresa Ramirez, Haixia Cao, Seung‐Jin Kim, Yang Yang, Yan Cai, Cynthia Ju, Hua Wang, Jun Li, Bin Gao – 13 March 2017 – Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose is a leading cause of acute liver failure worldwide, in which mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) released by damaged hepatocytes activates neutrophils through binding of Toll‐like receptor 9 (TLR9), further aggravating liver injury. Here, we demonstrated that mtDNA/TLR9 also activates a negative feedback pathway through induction of microRNA‐223 (miR‐223) to limit neutrophil overactivation and liver injury.

Fernando Bril, Kenneth Cusi – 13 March 2017

Christine M. Hunt, Julie I. Papay, Vid Stanulovic, Arie Regev – 13 March 2017 – Drug‐induced hepatocellular injury is identified internationally by alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels equal to or exceeding 5× the upper limit of normal (ULN) appearing within 3 months of drug initiation, after alternative causes are excluded. Upon withdrawing the suspect drug, ALT generally decrease by 50% or more. With drug readministration, a positive rechallenge has recently been defined by an ALT level of 3‐5× ULN or greater.

Marie Sinclair, Anthony Schelleman, Daljean Sandhu, Peter W. Angus – 13 March 2017 – We report a case of dramatic systemic inflammatory symptoms and biochemical signs of inflammation related to multiple hepatic adenomas that completely resolved after cessation of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) and associated adenoma regression. This represents a case of dramatic symptoms that resolved after estrogen withdrawal alone. (Hepatology 2017;66:989–991).