Andreas Umgelter, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Wouter Kopp, Marieke van Rosmalen, Xavier Rogiers, Markus Guba, for the Eurotransplant Liver Advisory Committee – 26 June 2017 – The sickest‐first principle in donor‐liver allocation can be implemented by allocating organs to patients with cirrhosis with the highest Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores. For patients with other risk factors, standard exceptions (SEs) and nonstandard exceptions (NSEs) have been developed.

John O'Grady – 26 June 2017

Mitchell W. Ross, Matteo Cescon, Roberta Angelico, Enzo Andorno, Giorgio Rossi, Antonio Pinna, Luciano Carlis, Umberto Baccarani, Umberto Cillo, Michele Colledan, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Giuseppe Tisone, Massimo Rossi, Fabio Tuzzolino, Duilio Pagano, Salvatore Gruttadauria, George Mazariegos, Bruno Gridelli, Marco Spada – 26 June 2017 – Split‐liver transplantation has been proposed as an alternative to whole liver (WL) transplantation to expand the donor pool, but studies comparing adult longterm outcomes between the 2 methods are conflicting and limited.

Meghan E. Sise – 26 June 2017

Ka Wing Ma, Kenneth S. H. Chok, Albert C. Y. Chan, Henry S. C. Tam, Wing Chiu Dai, Tan To Cheung, James Y. Y. Fung, Chung Mau Lo – 26 June 2017 – The objective of this article is to derive a more accurate and easy‐to‐use formula for finding estimated standard liver volume (ESLV) using novel computed tomography (CT) measurement parameters. New formulas for ESLV have been emerging that aim to improve the accuracy of estimation. However, many of these formulas contain body surface area measurements and logarithms in the equations that lead to a more complicated calculation.

Mohammed Al Sebayel, Faisal Abaalkhail, Saleh Al Abbad, Hamad AlBahili, Hussien Elsiesy, Maha Aleid, Waleed Al‐Hamoudi – 26 June 2017 – The first liver transplantation (LT) in Saudi Arabia was performed in 1991; however, it was not until 1994 that the first structured LT program was launched. Until 1997, all LTs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) were deceased donor liver transplantations.

Shinya Okumura, Tadahiro Uemura, Xiangdong Zhao, Yuki Masano, Tatsuaki Tsuruyama, Yasuhiro Fujimoto, Taku Iida, Shintaro Yagi, Dmitri Bezinover, Bruce Spiess, Toshimi Kaido, Shinji Uemoto – 26 June 2017 – The outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) from donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors remain poor due to severe warm ischemia injury. Perfluorocarbon (PFC) is a novel compound with high oxygen carrying capacity.

John C. LaMattina, Samuel Sultan, Steven I. Hanish, David A. Bruno, Paul J. Thuluvath, Anurag Maheshwari, Rolf N. Barth – 26 June 2017

Varun Takyar, Yaron Rotman – 23 June 2017

Yanfeng Liu, Yonglong Zhang, Shenghao Wang, Qiong‐Zhu Dong, Zhongliang Shen, Wei Wang, Shuai Tao, Chenjian Gu, Jing Liu, Youhua Xie, Lun‐Xiu Qin – 23 June 2017 – Angiogenesis has been proven to play an important role in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the molecular mechanism underlying HCC angiogenesis is not well understood. In this study, Prospero‐related homeobox 1 (PROX1) was identified as a novel proangiogenic factor in HCC cell lines and tissues. A strong positive correlation was found between the levels of PROX1 and microvessel density in HCC tissues.