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NASH on the rise as a cause of liver transplants

Posted on: 09/02/2015 - 19:10

Since 2004, there’s been almost a tripling of the number of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients waiting for liver transplants; the condition is no... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Transsplenic TIPS procedure catching on for portal vein thrombosis

Posted on: 14/01/2015 - 16:41

CHICAGO – Portal vein recanalization using a transsplenic approach can be utilized to improve transplant candidacy in patients with cirrhosis and ch... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Interferon-free regimen benefits HCV-infected liver transplant recipients

Posted on: 11/11/2014 - 14:00

An oral, interferon-free drug regimen produced a 97% rate of sustained virologic response in liver transplant recipients who had recurrent hepatitis C viral infection – “an historically...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Study outlines risk factors for solid organ cancers after liver transplantation

Posted on: 26/08/2014 - 20:05

SAN FRANCISCO – The indication for liver transplant, the selection of immunosuppression therapy, and smoking status influence the long-term risk of new solid organ malignancies after liver...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Tests may help before liver transplant, not after

Posted on: 03/06/2014 - 15:15

CHICAGO – Two laboratory measurements that are commonly used to assess the cause of symptomatic ascites before liver transplant may be deceptive when used to assess posttransplant ascites, a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Liver transplant exceptions deserve fresh look

Posted on: 01/05/2014 - 05:01

Room air hypoxemia was associated with greater post–liver transplant mortality in hepatopulmonary syndrome patients, according to Dr. David S. Goldberg and his colleagues. On the other hand, HPS...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Outcomes linked to distance from liver transplant center

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 20:00

Eligible patients who live farther away from a liver transplant center are less likely to be put on a waiting list, less likely to receive a transplant, and more likely to die within 5 years than are...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Outcomes linked to distance from liver transplant center

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 20:00

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

NASH liver transplant mortality differs from non-NASH

Posted on: 01/03/2014 - 05:01

Cardiovascular complications and sepsis are two major concerns after liver transplant for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, more so than after liver transplant for other indications. The finding comes...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

NASH on the rise as a cause of liver transplants

Transsplenic TIPS procedure catching on for portal vein thrombosis

Interferon-free regimen benefits HCV-infected liver transplant recipients

Study outlines risk factors for solid organ cancers after liver transplantation

Tests may help before liver transplant, not after

Liver transplant exceptions deserve fresh look

Outcomes linked to distance from liver transplant center

Outcomes linked to distance from liver transplant center

NASH liver transplant mortality differs from non-NASH

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