Milestones in liver transplantation: how did alcoholic cirrhosis become a transplantation indication? by Marek Krawczyk

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Left Gastric Vein Direct Anastomosis as Alternative to Portal Flow Reconstruction in Liver Transplantation by Raquel Lima Sampaio, MD, Gustavo Rego Coelho, MD, PhD, Denissa Ferreira Gomes Mesquita, MD, Carlos Eduardo Lopes Soares, BM, José Huygens Parente Garcia, MD, PhD

“…This study aimed to analyze a single center’s experience using the left gastric vein (LGV) for portal flow reconstruction in liver transplantation (LT). Methods:. This retrospective observational study reviewed laboratory and imaging tests, a description of the surgical technique, and outpatient follow-up of patients with portal system thrombosis undergoing LT with portal flow reconstruction using the LGV. …”
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Donor-Derived Disseminated Toxoplasmosis in a Liver Transplant Recipient With Documented Sulfa Allergy by Zoe Raglow, Emily Herriman, Gabriel Abrams, Marc Najjar, Christopher J. Sonnenday, Kevin S. Gregg

“…We report a case of donor-derived disseminated toxoplasmosis in a liver transplant recipient who did not receive prophylaxis due to documented sulfa allergy. …”
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Drug-Induced Liver Injury Associated with the Use of Everolimus in a Liver Transplant Patient by Serena Patel, Michel H. Mendler, Mark A. Valasek, Shirley M. Tsunoda

“…A 56-year-old Caucasian male liver transplant recipient developed DILI after receiving everolimus. …”
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Chronic Hepatitis E Infection Resulting in Graft Failure in a Liver Transplant Tourist by Hui-Hui Tan, Hoe-Nam Leong, Boon-Huan Tan, Lynette Lin-Ean Oon, Kiat-Hon Lim, Jason Pik-Eu Chang, Chee-Kiat Tan

“…We report the clinical course and outcome of an adult liver transplant recipient whose posttransplant period was complicated by chronic hepatitis E, Epstein-Barr virus infection, and cellular rejection of the graft.…”
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Correlation of Chimerism with Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in Rats following Liver Transplantation by Fei Xue, Wei Chen, Xue-Li Bai, Guo-Dong Xu, Liang Liang, Ting-Bo Liang

“…The accurate diagnosis of acute graft-versus-host disease following liver transplantation (LTx-aGVHD) has been hampered. Chimerism appears in the majority of recipients after LT and its significance in the diagnosis of LTx-aGVHD has not been clearly established. …”
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The Influence of Pharmacological Preconditioning with Sevoflurane on Incidence of Early Allograft Dysfunction in Liver Transplant Recipients by Andrei F. Minou, Alexander M. Dzyadzko, Aliaksei E. Shcherba, Oleg O. Rummo

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Effectively Screening for Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplant Evaluation by Bryan C. Lee, Feng Li, Adam J. Hanje, Khalid Mumtaz, Konstantinos D. Boudoulas, Scott M. Lilly

“…Coronary artery disease (CAD) is prevalent in patients with end-stage liver disease and associated with poor outcomes when undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT); however, noninvasive screening for CAD in this population is less sensitive. …”
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Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation for Patients with Alcohol- Versus Nonalcohol-Induced Liver Disease by Dory Abosh, Barry Rosser, Kelly Kaita, Rose Bazylewski, Gerald Minuk

“…OBJECTIVE: To document and compare the outcomes of adult patients who received liver transplants for alcohol- and nonalcohol-induced liver diseases who attended a liver transplantation follow-up clinic in an urban, nontransplantation centre at a time when no formal alcohol abuse program for transplant candidates and/or recipients was offered.…”
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The paediatric liver transplant experience in Johannesburg, South Africa: A broad overview and update by K Kinandu, A Beeton, M Beretta, S Berkenfeld, L Brannigan, R Britz, D Demopoulos, L Doedens, M Duncan, P Gaylard, C Hajinicolaou, W Lowman, H Maher, T De Maayer, V Mudau, S Rambarran, M Reynders, F van der Schyff, B Ströbele, S Tager, E Wessels, J Fabian, J Loveland

“… Background: The Wits Transplant Unit performed its first paediatric liver transplant in 2005. Initial experiences from the unit were published in 2012 and 2014. …”
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Liver transplantation for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a retrospective analysis from Chinese experience by Hao-Su Zhan, Lin Wei, Wei Qu, Zhi-Gui Zeng, Ying Liu, Yu-Le Tan, Jun Wang, Liang Zhang, En-Hui He, Guang-Peng Zhou, Hai-Ming Zhang, Zhi-Jun Zhu, Li-Ying Sun

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Point of Care Perioperative Coagulation Management in Liver Transplantation and Complete Portal Vein Thrombosis by Cristiano Piangatelli, Lucia Faloia, Claudia Cristiani, Ilaria Valentini, Marco Vivarelli

“…Liver transplantation (LT) is a serious hemostatic challenge in patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT). …”
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Tacrolimus Toxicity due to Biliary Obstruction in a Combined Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipient by Samuel Chan, Michael T. Burke, David W. Johnson, Ross S. Francis, David W. Mudge

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Liver Transplantation in Situs Inversus and Portal Vein Thrombosis (First Case Report in Russia) by M. S. Novruzbekov, O. D. Olisov, V. A. Guliaev, K. N. Lutsyk, K. M. Magomedov, B. I. Kazymov

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The Impact of the Introduction of MELD on the Dynamics of the Liver Transplantation Waiting List in São Paulo, Brazil by Eleazar Chaib, Eduardo Massad, Bruno Butturi Varone, Andre Leopoldino Bordini, Flavio Henrique Ferreira Galvão, Alessandra Crescenzi, Arnaldo Bernal Filho, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D’Albuquerque

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Intraoperative Hyperspectral Imaging Predicts Early Allograft Dysfunction and Overall Survival in Liver Transplantation by Andri Lederer, MD, Antonia Alina Geisler, MD, Robert Sucher, MD, Daniel Seehofer, MD, Hans-Michael Hau, MD, Uwe Scheuermann, PD, Sebastian Rademacher, MD

“…This study explored the novel application of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) for in vivo allograft perfusion assessment during liver transplantation (LT) and its potential value for predicting early allograft dysfunction (EAD), graft, and overall survival (OS). …”
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Interferon Treatment of Hepatitis C Reinfection after Liver Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis by Yaqin Chen, Gang Wu, Hongmin Zhang, Hua Xu, Hong Li, Ling Chen, Yixuan Yang, Peng Hu, Dazhi Zhang, Hong Ren, Huaidong Hu

“…Graft reinfection with hepatitis C (HCV) after liver transplantation is a significant problem in transplant hepatology. …”
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Acute metabolic decompensation after liver transplant in a patient with maple syrup urine disease by Shao Ching Tu, Marium Khan, Katie Wolfe, Sakil S. Kulkarni, Elizabeth Toolan, Dorothy K. Grange

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Etiology and Outcome of Acute Liver Failure: Experience from a Liver Transplantation Centre in Montreal by Geneviève Tessier, Edith Villeneuve, Jean-Pierre Villeneuve

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Acute Sickle Hepatic Crisis after Liver Transplantation in a Patient with Hb SC Disease by J. H. Gillis, S. K. Satapathy, L. Parsa, P. B. Sylvestre, N. Dbouk

“…Only a limited number of patients with sickle cell disease have received liver transplants, and, to our knowledge, this is the first case of ASHC after transplantation in a patient with Hb SC disease.…”
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