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Development and validation of the pediatric liver transplantation quality of life: a disease-specific quality of life measure for pediatric liver transplant recipients http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24976329 Ng V, Nicholas D, Dhawan A, Yazigi N, Ee L, Stormon M, Gilmour S, Schreiber R, Taylor R, Otley A; PeLTQL study group. Development and validation of the pediatric liver transplantation quality of life: a disease-specific quality of life measure for pediatric liver transplant recipients. J Pediatr. 2014 Sep; 165(3):547-555. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To develop and validate a Pediatric Liver Transplantation Quality of Life (PeLTQL) questionnaire via an international multicenter collaboration. STUDY DESIGN: Published on: Sep-2014 Read more	Different scoring systems in predicting survival in Chinese patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24915489 Zhang F, Zhuge Y, Zou X, Zhang M, Peng C, Li Z, Wang T. Different scoring systems in predicting survival in Chinese patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Aug; 26(8): 853-60. Abstract BACKGROUND: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an established minimal-invasive procedure to treat complications of portal hypertension, and several scoring systems have been used to help choose suitable patients. However, its accuracy remains controversial. AIM: Published on: Aug-2014 Read more
Medical status of 219 children with Biliary Atresia surviving long-term with their native livers: results from a North American multicenter consortium http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25015575 Ng VL, Haber BH, Magee JC, Miethke A, Murray KF, Michail S, Karpen SJ, Kerkar N, Molleston JP, Romero R, Rosenthal P, Schwarz KB, Shneider BL, Turmelle YP, Alonso EM, Sherker AH, Sokol RJ; Childhood Liver Disease Research and Education Network (CHiLDREN). Medical status of 219 children with biliary atresia surviving long-term with their native livers: results from a north American multicenter consortium. J Pediatr. 2014 Sep; 165(3):539-546. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To examine the medical status of children with biliary atresia (BA) with their native livers after hepato- portoenterostomy (HPE) surgery. STUDY DESIGN: Published on: Sep-2014 Read more	Outcomes of endoscopic human thrombin injection in the management of gastric varices http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24892515 Smith MR, Tidswell R, Tripathi D. Outcomes of endoscopic human thrombin injection in the management of gastric varices. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Aug; 26(8): 846-52. Abstract OBJECTIVE: Endoscopic human thrombin injection appears to be a technically simple and efficacious alternative to tissue adhesives with fewer complications; however, data remain limited. We analysed our experience using endoscopic human thrombin injection for gastric varices in a tertiary referral liver unit. METHODS: Published on: Aug-2014 Read more
Effect of menarche onset on the clinical course in females with chronic hepatitis B virus infection http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24973292 Wu JF, Tsai WY, Tung YC, Chen HL, Ni YH, Hsu HY, Chang MH. Effect of menarche onset on the clinical course in females with chronic hepatitis B virus infection. J Pediatr. 2014 Sep; 165(3):534-8. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of menarche on the natural course of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in women. STUDY DESIGN: Published on: Sep-2014 Read more	Response-guided therapy in patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus: Current status and future prospects http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24852401 Lawitz EJ, Membreno FE. Response-guided therapy in patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus: Current status and future prospects. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Aug; 29(8): 1574-81. Abstract Published on: Aug-2014 Read more
Liver enzyme elevations within 3 months of diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease and likelihood of liver disease http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24796799 Goyal A, Hyams JS, Lerer T, Leleiko NS, Otley AR, Griffiths AM, Rosh JR, Cabrera JM, Oliva-Hemker MM, Mack DR, Rick JN, Pfefferkorn MD, Carvalho R, Grossman AB, Hitch MC, Sudel B, Kappelman MD, Saeed SA, Faubion WA, Schaefer ME, Markowitz JF, Keljo DJ; Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Collaborative Research Group. Liver enzyme elevations within 3 months of diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease and likelihood of liver disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Sep; 59(3):321-3. Abstract BACKGROUND: Published on: Sep-2014 Read more	Hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease: 2014 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study Of Liver Diseases and the European Association for the Study of the Liver http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25042402 Vilstrup H, Amodio P, Bajaj J, Cordoba J, Ferenci P, Mullen KD, Weissenborn K, Wong P. Hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease: 2014 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study Of Liver Diseases and the European Association for the Study of the Liver. Hepatology. 2014 Aug; 60(2):715-35. Published on: Aug-2014
Take steps to prevent Hep C: experts	Soluble CD163, a macrophage activation marker, is independently associated with fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis B and C http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24623375 Kazankov K, Barrera F, Møller HJ, Bibby BM, Vilstrup H, George J, Grønbaek H. Soluble CD163, a macrophage activation marker, is independently associated with fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis B and C. Hepatology. 2014 Aug; 60(2): 521-30. ABSTRACT: Published on: Aug-2014 Read more

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