The association of chronic liver disease with respiratory symptoms and hypoxia is well
recognized. Over the last century, three pulmonary complications specific to chronic liver disease …

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is characterized by an oxygenation defect induced by
pulmonary vascular dilatation in the setting of liver cirrhosis or portal hypertension. It is defined …

It has been more than 50 years since Starzl and colleagues 1 performed the first successful
human liver transplantation (LT) in the United States. In the following years, LT gradually …

Background. The use of liver allografts from an older donor (OD)(age> 50 years) is a
widespread strategy to manage the disparity between supply and demand of organs for liver …

Hepatitis C after liver transplantation leads to graft cirrhosis in up to 30% of patients within 5
years, but limited data exist regarding the clinical course of cirrhosis after transplantation. …

OBJECTIVES: The number of octogenarians (age≥ 80 yr) referred for colonoscopy is
increasing. Reported success rates regarding colonoscopy completion and adequacy of colonic …

… Machicao VI, Bonatti H, Krishna M, Aqel BA, Lukens FJ, Nguyen JH, et al. Donor age affects
… The effect of cyclosporine A on infection of susceptible cells by human immunodeficiency vi…

Objective. To describe the prevalence and clinical correlates of endoscopic gastric antral
vascular ectasia (GAVE; “watermelon stomach”) in early diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc). …

Organ shortage continues to be a major challenge in transplantation. Recent experience
with controlled non‐heart‐beating or donation after cardiac death (DCD) are encouraging. …

PURPOSE: This retrospective analysis was conducted to identify factors predictive of survival
after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation. MATERIALS AND …