RESEARCH
Management of Chronic Liver Diseases
Selected articles on the management of chronic liver diseases.
This collection comprises selected articles that focus on the management of chronic liver diseases of global impact. Two original studies address non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The first one evaluates several non-invasive tests in the diagnosis and assessment of NAFLD. Serum-based tests are found to perform well in the diagnosis but less so in assessing advanced fibrosis. The second study explores the clinical relevance of circulating CC-chemokine ligand 2 in patients with NAFLD and finds it is linked to visceral adiposity but not associated with fibrosis. One study reports a higher risk of liver complications in treatment-ineligible and untreated patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection than in eligible and treated counterparts, arguing for expansion of treatment eligibility for HBV. Two studies concern risk prediction in patients with cirrhosis. One of them compares 11 risk scores for the prediction of 90-day mortality and the other constructs a classification model to distinguish profiles of decompensated cirrhosis with acute kidney injury. Lastly, a review discusses various aspects of small-for-size syndrome in partial liver transplantation with an emphasis on the importance of portal inflow. Collectively, these high-quality articles provide novel findings and insightful perspectives that may inform clinical care of people with a chronic liver disease.
Articles on the Management of Chronic Liver Diseases
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Uncovering the Silent Killer: Research Highlights on Chronic Liver Diseases
Yao-Chun Hsu
Dig Dis (2023) 41 (4): 645–646 (DOI:10.1159/000530349) -
Transient Elastography and Serum-Based Tests for Diagnosis of Fatty Liver and Advanced Fibrosis in a Community Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Michael H. Le; Linda Henry; Ramsey Cheung; Mindie H. Nguyen
Dig Dis (2023) 41 (5): 767–779 (DOI:10.1159/000526503) -
Comparison of Mortality Prediction Scores in Intermediate-Care Patients with Liver Cirrhosis at a German University Transplant Centre: A Prospective Study
Michael Jahn; Lea Raschidi; Mustafa K. Özçürümez; Farhad Arzideh; Johannes Korth; Andreas Kribben; Ali Canbay; Antonios Katsounas
Dig Dis (2023) 41 (1): 96–106 (DOI:10.1159/000522595) -
Identification of Subclasses of Decompensated Cirrhotic Patients with Acute Kidney Injury with Different Responses to Fluid Input
Lin Shi; Shuangshuang Zhang
Dig Dis (2023) 41 (2): 296–303 (DOI:10.1159/000524028) -
Small-For-Size Syndrome and Graft Inflow Modulation Techniques in Liver Transplantation
Pengrui Cheng; Zhongqiu Li; Zongli Fu; Qian Jian; Ronghai Deng; Yi Ma
Dig Dis (2023) 41 (2): 250–258 (DOI:10.1159/000525540) -
Serum CC-Chemokine Ligand 2 Is Associated with Visceral Adiposity but Not Fibrosis in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Michelle Ferrari-Cestari; Satomi Okano; Preya J. Patel; Leigh U. Horsfall; Sahar Keshvari; David A. Hume; Suzanne Williams; Anthony Russell; Elizabeth E. Powell; Katharine M. Irvine
Dig Dis (2023) 41 (3): 439–446 (DOI:10.1159/000527784) -
Liver Complications in Untreated Treatment-Ineligible versus Treated Treatment-Eligible Patients with Hepatitis B
Daniel Q. Huang; Dong Hyun Lee; Michael H. Le; An Le; Yee Hui Yeo; Huy N. Trinh; Mimi Chung; Vy Nguyen; Tiffani Johnson; Jian Q. Zhang; Clifford Wong; Christopher Wong; Jiayi Li; Ramsey Cheung; Mindie H. Nguyen
Dig Dis (2023) 41 (1): 115–123 (DOI:10.1159/000526933)
