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Jan 23rd, 2021 - The use of steatotic livers in liver transplantation (LT) is controversial. Ischemia-free liver transplantation (IFLT) has obvious advantages for the recovery of allograft function. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of liver grafts w...

Jan 23rd, 2021 - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is the most common histiocytic disorder. Liver involvement is seen in 10.1%-19.8% of patients with LCH and can lead to secondary sclerosing cholangitis requiring liver transplantation (LT). We aimed to describe ...

Jan 23rd, 2021 - Transplant clinicians who focus on psychosocial issues know how critical the pre-transplant psychosocial evaluation is for facilitating patients' successful negotiation of the transplantation process. This is particularly the case in liver transpl...

Jan 23rd, 2021 - Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is a monogenic disease of ammonia metabolism in hepatocytes. Severe disease is frequently treated by orthotopic liver transplantation. An attractive approach is the correction of patient's own cells to ...

Jan 22nd, 2021 - Rising prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) is a major health problem in patients with liver cirrhosis. The impact of MDRO colonization in liver transplantation (LT) candidates and recipients on mortality has not been determined in d...

Dec 11th, 2020 - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease, with global public health impact affecting more than 25% of the global population. NAFLD is associated with significant morbidity and mortality from cirrhosis, h...

Feb 27th, 2018 - Effective immunosupression management is central to achieving optimal outcomes in liver transplant recipients. Current immunosuppression regimens and agents are highly effective in minimizing graft loss due to acute and chronic rejection but can a...

Oct 16th, 2017 - The anesthesia community has openly debated if the care of transplant patients was generalist or specialist care ever since the publication of an opinion paper in 1999 recommended subspecialty training in the field of liver transplantation anesthe...

Apr 24th, 2017 - International Liver Transplantation Society Consensus Statement on Hepatitis C Management in Liver Transplant Candidates.|2017|Terrault NA,McCaughan GW,Curry MP,Gane E,Fagiuoli S,|therapeutic use,surgery,virology,complications,drug therapy,surgery...

Apr 24th, 2017 - Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been increasingly embraced around the world as an important strategy to address the shortage of deceased donor livers. The aim of this guideline, approved by the International Liver Transplantation Soc...

Jan 23rd, 2021 - The use of steatotic livers in liver transplantation (LT) is controversial. Ischemia-free liver transplantation (IFLT) has obvious advantages for the recovery of allograft function. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of liver grafts w...

Jan 23rd, 2021 - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is the most common histiocytic disorder. Liver involvement is seen in 10.1%-19.8% of patients with LCH and can lead to secondary sclerosing cholangitis requiring liver transplantation (LT). We aimed to describe ...

Jan 23rd, 2021 - Transplant clinicians who focus on psychosocial issues know how critical the pre-transplant psychosocial evaluation is for facilitating patients' successful negotiation of the transplantation process. This is particularly the case in liver transpl...

Jan 23rd, 2021 - Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is a monogenic disease of ammonia metabolism in hepatocytes. Severe disease is frequently treated by orthotopic liver transplantation. An attractive approach is the correction of patient's own cells to ...

Jan 22nd, 2021 - Rising prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) is a major health problem in patients with liver cirrhosis. The impact of MDRO colonization in liver transplantation (LT) candidates and recipients on mortality has not been determined in d...

Jan 17th, 2021 - The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has strengthened the safety warnings for fingolimod (Gilenya), highlighting the risks of serious liver injury and herpes meningoencephalitis. A recent European review identified seven ...

Jan 5th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among liver transplant candidates without cancer, frailty is associated with the gender gap in wait-list mortality, researchers suggest. "The liver transplant community has known for over a decade that women experience ...

Nov 16th, 2020 - In celebration of Medscape's 25th birthday, we are highlighting key breakthroughs that have defined the last quarter century of medicine, as chosen by experts in their respective fields. One of the most remarkable stories in medicine must be the r...

Nov 16th, 2020 - In celebration of Medscape's 25th birthday, we are highlighting key breakthroughs that have defined the last quarter century of medicine, as chosen by experts in their respective fields. One of the most remarkable stories in medicine must be the r...

Jul 9th, 2020 - Updated July 29, 2020 // Editor's note: This commentary has been updated to include that Intercept Pharmaceuticals received a Complete Response Letter on June 29, 2020, regarding its New Drug Application for obeticholic acid for the treatment of f...