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Wilson Disease Support Group Meeting December
Wilson Disease Support Group Meeting December 2023

The Covid pandemic was marked by multiple zoom meetings. The meeting on 17th Dec’23 was the seventh Wilson support group meeting organized by the Children’s Liver Foundation. It combined a fun outing with a support group meeting for patients with Wilson disease, accompanied by their relatives and caretakers. It included specialists from all fields involved in the management of Wilson disease including Hepatology, Neurology, Physiotherapy, Speech therapy, Ophthalmology, Adolescent medicine and a Nutritionist.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38249640/ Wilson disease

Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr. 2024 Jan;27(1):53-61.
doi: 10.5223/pghn.2024.27.1.53.Epub 2024 Jan 9.

Could Urinary Copper/Zinc Ratio Be a Newer Tool to Replace 24-Hour Urinary Copper Excretion for Diagnosing Wilson Disease in Children?

Fahmida Begum 1, Khan Lamia Nahid 1, Tahmina Jesmin 2, Md Wahiduzzaman Mazumder 1, Md Rukunuzzaman 1

Abstract

Published on: 
Jan-2024

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38162865/ biliary atresia
JGH Open. 2023 Nov 10;7(12):841-847.
doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12980. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Long-term clinical and socioeconomic outcomes of children with biliary atresia

Javaid Sadiq 1, Carla Lloyd 1, James Hodson 2 3, Maria Trapero Marugan 4, James Ferguson 4, Khalid Sharif 1, Darius F Mirza 1 4, Gideon Hirschfield 4, Deirdre Kelly 1 4

Abstract

Background: Biliary atresia (BA) is rare liver disease of unknown etiology, and is a major indication for liver transplant (LT). Previous data indicate improved outcomes with early referral for Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE).

Objective: Evaluate the long-term outcomes in BA, with particular focus on those transitioned to adult care with native livers.

Published on: 
Dec-2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38259596/ biliary atresia

Front Pediatr. 2024 Jan 8:11:1278978.
doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1278978. eCollection 2023.

Role of cholinergic innervation in biliary remnants of patients with biliary atresia

Jixin Yang 1, Xiaoqing Chen 2, Wenjing Wang 1, Yanwei Su 3, Keqin Liu 3, Adila Abudusalamu 1, Dandan Li 1, Ying He 1, Pusu Wang 1, Xiaofeng Xiong 1, Jiexiong Feng 1

Abstract

Published on: 
Jan-2024

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38165012/ NAFLD

Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Jan 2.
doi: 10.1111/pde.15502. Online ahead of print.

Increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children with atopic dermatitis: A case-control study from northern India

Pratheeksha Reddy 1, Rahul Mahajan 1, Hitaishi Mehta 1, Dipankar De 1, Anmol Bhatia 2, Rakesh Kumar 3, Sanjeev Handa 1

Abstract

Published on: 
Dec-2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38249644/

Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr. 2024 Jan;27(1):37-42.
doi: 10.5223/pghn.2024.27.1.37.Epub 2024 Jan 9.]

Outcomes of Portosystemic Shunts in Children with and without Liver Transplantation

Hamza Hassan Khan 1, Stuart S Kaufman 2, Nada A Yazigi 2, Khalid M Khan 2

Abstract
Purpose: Limited data exist regarding outcome and morbidity associated with portosystemic shunts in the pediatric transplant population. Our study assesses the outcomes of pediatric patients who underwent a portosystemic shunt procedure, both with and without liver transplantation (LT).

Published on: 
Jan-2024

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38152054/ Transplant

Transpl Infect Dis. 2023 Dec 28:e14221.
doi: 10.1111/tid.14221. Online ahead of print.

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric liver transplant recipients: Experience from a South African transplant center

Priya Walabh 1 2 3, David P Moore 1 4 5, Christina Hajinicolaou 1 4 6

Abstract
Introduction: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a clinically heterogeneous potentially fatal complication of pediatric liver transplantation (PLT). We determined the prevalence, complications, and associated factors for PTLD in PLT recipients from Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, South Africa from January 2012 to August 2019.

Published on: 
Dec-2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38249636/ acute liver failure

Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr. 2024 Jan;27(1):43-52.
doi: 10.5223/pghn.2024.27.1.43.Epub 2024 Jan 9.

Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Children with Acute Liver Failure in a Tertiary Care Center in South India: A Retrospective Study

Anitha

Abimannane 1, Bobbity Deepthi 2, Rohit Bhowmick 3, Narayanan Parameswaran 2

Abstract

Purpose: In this study, we investigated the clinical profile, survival at discharge, and proportion of children with acute liver failure (ALF) meeting the criteria for, yet surviving without, liver transplantation (LT).

Published on: 
Jan-2024

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