The 2017 Emerging Trends Conference will spearhead a development strategy to disseminate new knowledge and treatment options in NAFLD. Major advances in the epidemiology, natural history, pathogenesis and diagnostic modalities have been uncovered although no established treatment has been approved. By facilitating new and exciting translational and therapeutic research in NAFLD, collaborations among clinicians, industry, academic institutions, and public health agencies will be well equipped to deal with this epidemic that threatens our quality of life.Zobair M. Younossi Zobair M.

Pasquale Piccolo, Patrizia Annunziata, Leandro R. Soria, Sergio Attanasio, Anna Barbato, Raffaele Castello, Annamaria Carissimo, Luca Quagliata, Luigi M. Terracciano, Nicola Brunetti‐Pierri – 15 March 2017 – α1‐Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is one of the most common genetic disorders and the liver disease due to the Z mutant of AAT (ATZ) is a prototype of conformational disorder due to protein misfolding with consequent aberrant intermolecular protein aggregation.

Adianto Nugroho, Ok‐Kyung Kim, Kwang‐Woong Lee, Sanghee Song, Hyeyoung Kim, Suk Kyun Hong, Kyung Chul Yoon, Hyo‐Sin Kim, YoungRok Choi, Hae Won Lee, Nam‐Joon Yi, Kyung‐Suk Suh – 14 March 2017 – The process of evaluating potential donors in liver transplantation is important to ensure donor safety and provide optimal recipient outcomes. However, there has been no report about donor exclusion rates and reasons for such exclusion in Korea. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the outcomes of potential living liver donor evaluation in a major living donor liver transplantation center.

Chad Walesky, Wolfram Goessling – 14 March 2017

Matthew Goss, Jeffrey Reese, Michael Kueht, John M. Vierling, Ayse L. Mindikoglu, Norman L Sussman, Bruce Kaplan, R. Patrick Wood, Abbas A. Rana – 14 March 2017

Vatche G. Agopian – 14 March 2017

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