Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: expanding frontiers and building bridges.

abstract：:HCV infection becomes persistent in many patients who are otherwise immune competent. There is increasing support for potential contribution of innate immune response and viral interference with its components to the subsequent outcome. As for the adaptive immune response, humoral immunity may be largely ineffective d...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Chang KM

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bile acid synthetic defects are uncommon disorders that cause progressive cholestatic liver disease that is often lethal in infancy or early childhood. Five specific primary defects have been described. Diagnosis is based on mass spectrometry of urine and serum. Pathogenesis of liver injury is related to persistent re...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Bove KE

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) has been demonstrated to be an excellent predictor of survival in patients who have end-stage liver disease. It is derived from the international normalized ratio (INR) of prothrombin time, serum creatinine, and serum total bilirubin. The major use of the MELD score is to p...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Kamath PS,Kim WR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C is effective in 40% to 50% of individuals with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and is associated with significant treatment-related toxicities. Newly developed small molecules that target key enzymes essential for HCV replica...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Weisberg IS,Jacobson IM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is prevalent in the cirrhotic population, it has also been considered a potentially reversible condition. Liver transplantation represents the ultimate reversal of the decompensated cirrhotic state and should provide the best option for the reversibility of HE. However, the neurolo...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Frederick RT

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In conclusion, the natural history of chronic HCV infection has not yet been fully defined. Current data suggest that the process runs an indolent course during the first two decades after initial infection, accounting for modest morbidity and mortality. Serious sequelae are more likely to emerge as the disease proces...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Seeff LB

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a well-established procedure used in the management of complications of portal hypertension. Although the most robust evidence supports the use of TIPS as salvage therapy in variceal hemorrhage, secondary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding, and treatment of refract...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Hung ML,Lee EW

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis share some clinical features with autoimmune hepatitis, but when features of autoimmune hepatitis are present, prognosis can be affected and immunosuppressive treatment warranted. The presence of severe interface hepatitis in primary biliary cirrhosis porten...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Mayo MJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, re-OLT accounts for 10% of all OLTs performed and is associated with significantly increased resource use, and decreased survival compared with primary OLT. After transplantation into an HCV-infected recipient, infection of the allograft by HCV is invariable. As patients survive longer after liver transpla...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Forman LM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serologic assays for HBV are the mainstay diagnostic tools for HBV infection. However, the advent of molecular biology-based techniques has added a new dimension to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic HBV infection. Over the past decade, improvements in molecular technology, permitting detection of as...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Servoss JC,Friedman LS

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic granulomas are a common finding in systemic sarcoidosis, but most patients remain asymptomatic. Elevated alkaline phosphatase is the most common sign of hepatic sarcoidosis (HS). Lacking a specific diagnostic test, the diagnosis of HS is one of exclusion. Therapy may be indicated in a minority of patients to c...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Kumar M,Herrera JL

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of ethanol-induced fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis has been attributed in part to nutritional deficiencies for many years. Special attention must be focused on treating alcohol-induced liver disease while providing replacement of deficient amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrient...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Leevy CM,Moroianu SA

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early diagnosis of HCC is possible because certain risk factors for this tumor are known and because sensitive and relatively inexpensive diagnostic tools are available. Early diagnosis of HCC is also possible because of the long phase of asymptomatic tumor growth and the tumor's tendency to grow as a solitary mass in...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Colombo M

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since publication of the first descriptions of acute liver failure (ALF) as a distinct clinical entity in the 1950's, the understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved and the management options have increased substantially. ALF still represents a major challenge for todays hepatologists, because it can ra...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Khan SA,Shah N,Williams R,Jalan R

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past decade has brought tremendous growth in the under-standing of the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in cholestasis, both at the genetic and acquired levels. The discovery and characterization of an array of hepatobiliary transport proteins, the nuclear receptors that regulate them, and the potential clinic...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Hutchins GF,Gollan JL

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver biopsy is used to determine the pathogenesis of liver dysfunction after liver transplantation. One or more causative factors may be identified on biopsy. The pathologist must be familiar with the histopathology of acute rejection to differentiate it from other potential complications, including biliary obstructi...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Lefkowitch JH

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Good management of patients at risk for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma includes regular ultrasound surveillance, and aggressive management of lesions detected at ultrasound. Good radiology and good pathology are essential to the appropriate management of these small lesions. With good quality testing it i...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Sherman M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histologic cholestasis and clinical jaundice may be seen in all stages of alcoholic liver disease. In rare cases, isolated cholestasis without significant steatosis, hepatitis, or cirrhosis is identified in an alcoholic patient. The mechanisms of ethanol-induced cholestasis are not well studied but may involve compres...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Tung BY,Carithers RL Jr

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current prophylactic measures have greatly reduced recurrence rates of hepatitis B after liver transplantation. HBIG remains a critically important compound and although there is variability in dosing regimens and target anti-HBs levels, it is the backbone of recurrence prevention. Adjuvant therapies with nucleoside/n...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Poordad FF

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a systemic disease with hepatic and extrahepatic manifestations, including neuropsychiatric conditions. Depression is a frequent disorder, which has been reported in one-third of patients with HCV infection and has an estimated prevalence of 1.5 to 4.0 times higher than that observ...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Adinolfi LE,Nevola R,Rinaldi L,Romano C,Giordano M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities of LFTs and liver function occur not infrequently in patients with rheumatic conditions, and many diagnostic possibilities exist. Systemic inflammation that is related to uncontrolled rheumatic disease and periods of disease remission have been described as a cause for fluctuations in levels of serum ami...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Walker NJ,Zurier RB

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is recognized as a global health problem and as a common cause of chronic liver disease. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) carries an increased risk for development of advanced liver disease. Lifestyle modifications with diet and exercise have been the initial management reco...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Golabi P,Bush H,Younossi ZM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver transplantation in pediatrics has become an accepted modality of treatment in end-stage liver disease and irreversible acute liver failure. Biliary atresia is the most common indication requiring liver transplantation in children. The diagnosis and causes of acute liver failure in children differ from those in a...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Kerkar N,Emre S

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AMA are detected in the serum of 92% to 95% of patients with PBC using indirect immunofluorescent methods. AIC is the term used to describe the 5% to 8% of AMA-negative PBC patients who uniformly have ANA and SMA. Recent applications of more sensitive and specific tests to detect serum AMA have shown that most, if not...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Vierling JM

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of hepatitis C virus (HCV) molecular virology is helping to shape the future of our anti-HCV strategies by identifying new antiviral targets. With the advent of agents that specifically target individual HCV proteins, HCV-specific therapy has arrived. Key to these efforts is the development of high-efficienc...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Glenn JS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) play an important role in liver fibrogenesis. They are also key players in liver regeneration as part of the stem cell niche of hepatocytes and hepatic progenitor cells. They produce growth stimulating and inhibiting factors for these epithelial cell compartments. In addition, recent studi...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Roskams T

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver cancer is the second leading cause of global cancer mortality. The major risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are being addressed with success by prevention efforts. Vaccination against hepatitis B virus has reduced incidence of HCC in Taiwan and is partly responsible for lower rates in China. New inf...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： McGlynn KA,Petrick JL,London WT

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an immune-mediated, autodestructive liver disease with hepatocytes as target cells, mostly affecting young women. Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is also regarded as an autoimmune liver disease with bile duct epithelia as the target cells, resulting in a continuous loss of bile ducts. Bot...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Dienes HP,Erberich H,Dries V,Schirmacher P,Lohse A

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk for potential transmission of infectious agents during gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is concerning for patients and physicians. However, the instance of infection transmission remains rare after GI endoscopy procedures, with an estimated frequency of 1 in 1.8 million procedures. Endoscopy-related infection ...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Wu H,Shen B

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) can be predictable or idiosyncratic and has an estimated incidence of approximately 20 cases per 100,000 persons per year. DILI is a common cause of acute liver failure in the United States. No accurate tests for diagnosing DILI exist, and its diagnosis is based on exclusion of other c...

journal_title：Clinics in liver disease

authors： Gonzalez HC,Jafri SM,Gordon SC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00