New advances in the diagnosis and management of hepatocellular carcinoma

JD Yang, JK Heimbach - Bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the leading causes of cancer related death in the world.
Biannual surveillance for the disease in patients with cirrhosis and in high risk carriers of …

[HTML][HTML] The landscape of alpha fetoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma: where are we?

X Hu, R Chen, Q Wei, X Xu - International journal of biological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer and has been
acknowledged as a leading cause of death among cirrhosis patients. Difficulties in early …

Liver transplantation for non-resectable colorectal liver metastases: the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association consensus guidelines

GK Bonney, CA Chew, P Lodge, J Hubbard… - The lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Colorectal cancer is a prevalent disease worldwide, with more than 50% of patients
developing metastases to the liver. Despite advances in improving resectability, most …

COVID-19 double jeopardy: the overwhelming impact of the social determinants of health

E Badalov, L Blackler, AE Scharf, K Matsoukas… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has strained healthcare systems by creating a tragic
imbalance between needs and resources. Governments and healthcare organizations have …

[HTML][HTML] Current status of liver transplantation in Europe

PC Müller, G Kabacam, E Vibert, G Germani… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Liver transplantation (LT) in Europe became an established life-saving treatment for patients
with end-stage liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, and acute liver conditions with life …

Changing trends in liver transplantation: challenges and solutions

T Ivanics, P Abreu, E De Martin, G Sapisochin - Transplantation, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Despite improvements in postliver transplant outcomes through refinements in perioperative
management and surgical techniques, several changing trends in liver transplantation have …

[HTML][HTML] Invasive fungal infection before and after liver transplantation

A Ferrarese, A Cattelan, U Cillo, E Gringeri… - World Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Invasive infections are a major complication before liver transplantation (LT) and in the early
phase after surgery. There has been an increasing prevalence of invasive fungal disease …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of liver transplant organ allocation policy: current limitations and future directions

A Polyak, A Kuo, V Sundaram - World Journal of Hepatology, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the adoption of the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score for organ
allocation in 2002, numerous changes to the system of liver allocation and distribution have …

Obstacles to implement machine perfusion technology in routine clinical practice of transplantation: Why are we not there yet?

MF Carvalho, YL Boteon, JV Guarrera, PR Modi… - Hepatology, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Machine perfusion of solid human organs is an old technique, and the basic
principles were presented as early as 1855 by Claude Barnard. More than 50 years ago, the …

Ethics of allocation of donor organs

EM Bunnik - Current opinion in organ transplantation, 2023 - journals.lww.com
This review suggests that policy makers should make explicit the relative weights attributed
to equity and efficiency considerations in allocation policies, and monitor the effects of policy …