Liver Transplant Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Liver Transplant, including details on risks, prognosis, procedure, surgery, organ donation.

Volume 3 (2007), Issue 5 (May)

1. Simultaneous quantification of Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, and human herpesvirus 6 DNA in samples from transplant recipients by multiplex real-time PCR assay.
   J Clin Microbiol, 45(5): 1426-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Outcomes of liver transplantation in 490 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: validation of a uniform staging after surgical treatment.
   J Am Coll Surg, 204(5): 1016-27; discussion 1027-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Predictors of outcomes after pediatric liver transplantation: an analysis of more than 800 cases performed at a single institution.
   J Am Coll Surg, 204(5): 904-14; discussion 914-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Hypermetabolism predicts reduced transplant-free survival independent of MELD and Child-Pugh scores in liver cirrhosis.
   Nutrition, 23(5): 398-403. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Efficacy of antiviral therapy on hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation: a randomized controlled study.
   Gastroenterology, 132(5): 1746-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Clinical relevance of autoantibodies after pediatric liver transplantation.
   Clin Transplant, 21(3): 427-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Incisional hernia following liver transplantation: incidence and predisposing factors.
   Clin Transplant, 21(3): 423-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Pharmacokinetics of enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in stable liver transplant recipients.
   Clin Transplant, 21(3): 413-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Serum globulin levels in predicting the extent of hepatic fibrosis in patients with recurrent post-transplant hepatitis C infection.
   Clin Transplant, 21(3): 391-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Effects of sirolimus vs. calcineurin inhibitors on renal dysfunction after orthotopic liver transplantation.
    Clin Transplant, 21(3): 377-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Negative impact of de novo malignancies rather than alcohol relapse on survival after liver transplantation for alcoholic cirrhosis: a retrospective analysis of 305 patients in a single center.
    Am J Gastroenterol, 102(5): 1032-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Immunological monitoring after organ transplantation: potential role of soluble CD30 blood level measurement.
    Transpl Immunol, 17(4): 283-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. C4d immunopositivity is uncommon in ABO-compatible liver allografts, but correlates partially with lymphocytotoxic antibody status.
    Histopathology, 50(6): 739-49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Frequency of urinary tract infection in pediatric liver transplantation candidates.
    Pediatr Transplant, 11(4): 402-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Medical and surgical treatment of neonatal hemochromatosis: single center experience.
    Pediatr Transplant, 11(4): 374-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Nitric oxide generation is associated with an unbalance of protein tyrosine phosphatases during liver transplantation.
    Biomed Pharmacother, 61(4): 216-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Paediatric acute liver failure and transplantation: the University of Essen experience.
    Transpl Int, 20(6): 519-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. De novo sirolimus-based immunosuppression after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: long-term outcomes and side effects.
    Transplantation, 83(9): 1162-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Reducing the risks of cardiovascular disease in liver allograft recipients.
    Transplantation, 83(9): 1141-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Dig Surg, 24(2): 126-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Significance of C4d staining in ABO-identical/compatible liver transplantation.
    Mod Pathol, 20(6): 676-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Effect of intraoperative hyperglycemia during liver transplantation.
    J Surg Res, 140(2): 227-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Right hepatectomy for living liver donation vs right hepatectomy for disease: intraoperative and immediate postoperative comparison.
    Arch Surg, 142(5): 467-71; discussion 471-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Sonographic evaluation of venous obstruction in liver transplants.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 188(6): W515-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. The liver: a special case in transplantation tolerance.
    Semin Liver Dis, 27(2): 194-213. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. The impact of autoimmunity on hepatocytes.
    Semin Liver Dis, 27(2): 140-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Sirolimus conversion in liver transplant recipients with renal dysfunction: a prospective, randomized, single-center trial.
    Transplantation, 83(10): 1389-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Role of lamivudine in the posttransplant prophylaxis of chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis delta virus coinfection.
    Transplantation, 83(10): 1341-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Living donor liver transplantation with reduced monosegments for neonates and small infants.
    Transplantation, 83(10): 1337-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Pregnancy after organ transplantation: a report from the UK Transplant pregnancy registry.
    Transplantation, 83(10): 1301-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Nonanastomotic biliary strictures after liver transplantation, part 2: Management, outcome, and risk factors for disease progression.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 725-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Trends in post-liver transplant survival in patients with hepatitis C between 1991 and 2001 in the United States.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 719-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Nonanastomotic biliary strictures after liver transplantation, part 1: Radiological features and risk factors for early vs. late presentation.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 708-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Liver transplantation for status 1: the consequences of good intentions.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 699-707. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Stereological evaluation of liver volume in living donor liver transplantation using MDCT via the Cavalieri method.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 693-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Hepatitis C recurrence and fibrosis progression are not increased after living donor liver transplantation: a single-center study of 289 patients.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 687-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Pediatric hepatopulmonary syndrome is seen with polysplenia/interrupted inferior vena cava and without cirrhosis.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 680-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Conversion to sirolimus-based immunosuppression in maintenance liver transplantation patients.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 658-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Can antiplatelet prophylaxis reduce the incidence of hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation?
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 651-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Combined liver-kidney transplantation in glycogen storage disease Ia: a case beyond the guidelines.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 762-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Urinary ethyl glucuronide testing detects alcohol consumption in alcoholic liver disease patients awaiting liver transplantation.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 757-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Perioperative coagulation management in a patient with afibrinogenemia undergoing liver transplantation.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 752-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Geographic disparities in deceased donor liver transplantation within a single UNOS region.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 747-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Salvage living donor liver transplantation after prior liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 741-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Erythropoietic protoporphyria and pretransplantation treatment with nonbiological liver assist devices.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 655-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Serum sickness following rabbit antithymocyte-globulin induction in a liver transplant recipient: case report and literature review.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 647-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Liver transplantation for HCV cirrhosis: improved survival in recent years and increased severity of recurrent disease in female recipients: results of a long term retrospective study.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 733-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Postresection hepatic failure: successful treatment with liver transplantation.
    Liver Transpl, 13(5): 672-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Fast tracking in liver transplantation. Immediate postoperative tracheal extubation: feasibility and clinical impact.
    Swiss Med Wkly, 137(13): 187-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Validation of a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric assay for tacrolimus in liver biopsies after hepatic transplantation: correlation with histopathologic staging of rejection.
    Ther Drug Monit, 29(3): 340-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Immunotherapy for severe aplastic anemia following orthotopic liver transplantation in children.
    Pediatr Blood Cancer, 49(1): 93-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Two cases of pressure ulcer healing after liver transplantation in cirrhosis patients.
    J Dermatol, 34(6): 400-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Embolization of an arterioportal fistula by injection of D-stat into the portal venous outflow.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol, 18(6): 781-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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