Waist-to-height ratio had a better predictive value than BMI in assessing liver fibrosis and steatosis outcomes across ages and racial groups.

Technology is bringing the normally high costs of transplants down, which has allowed TGH's large transplant team to do more ...

A six-year-old girl with a rare liver condition received a life-saving liver transplant from her mother. Hollis Linn was diagnosed with non-syndromic bile duct paucity at birth — a rare liver disorder ...

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety of pre-Tx Triplex vaccination among Liver Transplant candidates, in conjunction with assessing the effect of pre-Tx Triplex vaccination on duration of ...

1, Hannover 30625, Germany; Ciesek.sandra{at}mh-hannover.de Objective In HCV infected individuals graft infection occurs shortly after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We aimed to describe the ...

Although albumin infusion following orthotopic liver transplantation has shown potential benefits, there is no established consensus on optimal serum albumin levels or infusion protocols for these ...

The most common surgical procedure of combined liver–kidney transplantation is orthotopic liver transplantation using a subcostal incision combined with ectopic kidney transplantation using a lower ...

Objective Previous studies indicate that eosinophils are recruited into the allograft following orthotopic liver transplantation and protect from ischaemia reperfusion (IR) injury. In the current ...

Liver transplant is the only treatment for end-stage liver disease ... 13 Overall, cirrhosis can lead to right and left heart strain. Orthotopic LT surgery is a complex procedure that involves ...

Keywords: orthotopic liver transplantation, biliary reconstruction, cholecystic duct plasty, biliary complication, prognosis Citation: Wang J, Cui S-p, Lyu S-c, Chen Q, Huang J-c, Wang H-x, He Q and ...

Their mortality rates and length of hospital stay were significantly lower if they had had an orthotopic liver transplantation. There is little information about the outcomes and cost burden of WD. In ...