Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Liver Transplant Recipients: Characteristics, Management and Outcome from a Single-Centre Experience with >1000 Liver Transplantations by Khalid Mumtaz, Nabiha Faisal, Max Marquez, Alicia Healey, Leslie B Lilly, Eberhard L Renner

“…BACKGROUND: The literature regarding post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) in liver transplant recipients (LTRs) is limited.…”
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Hypophosphatemia after Right Hepatectomy for Living Donor Liver Transplantation by Kelly W Burak, Charles B Rosen, Jeff L Fidler, Gina K Hesley, David Nagorney, Michael R Charlton, David J Brandhagen

“…Hypophosphatemia has been described in patients undergoing right hepatectomy for liver cancer and in living donors for liver transplantation who also received total parenteral nutrition. …”
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Oral Cavity Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma following Liver Transplantation by Nicolás Goldaracena, Mariela Barreto, Gabriel Casas, Margarita Anders, Ricardo Mastai, Lucas McCormack

“…Liver transplantation (LT) remains the only cure for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in many cases. …”
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Liver Transplantation for Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: The Canadian Multicentre Experience by Carmine G Nudo, Eric M Yoshida, Vincent G Bain, Denis Marleau, Phil Wong, Paul J Marotta, Eberhard Renner, Kymberly D Watt, Marc Deschênes

“…At the present time, there is no standardized effective therapy. Liver transplantation (LT) has emerged as a treatment for this rare tumour.…”
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The Role of mTOR Inhibitors in Liver Transplantation: Reviewing the Evidence by Goran B. Klintmalm, Björn Nashan

“…Despite the success of liver transplantation, long-term complications remain, including de novo malignancies, metabolic syndrome, and the recurrence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Atypical Neuropsychiatric Presentation in a Patient Expecting Liver Transplantation by Laury Chamelian, Austin Pereira, Kiran Grant, Catherine Maurice

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Pregnancy Following Liver Transplantation: Review of Outcomes and Recommendations for Management by Kuljit S Parhar, Paul S Gibson, Carla S Coffin

“…Liver transplantation is considered to be the treatment of choice for end-stage liver disease and its success has led to an increase in the number of female liver transplant recipients who are of childbearing age. …”
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Predictors of Relapse to Significant Alcohol Drinking after Liver Transplantation by Zamil Karim, Pongphob Intaraprasong, Charles H Scudamore, Siegfried R Erb, John G Soos, Elsie Cheung, Polly Cooper, Andrzej K Buzckowski, Stephen W Chung, Urs P Steinbrecher, Eric M Yoshida

“…BACKGROUND: End-stage alcoholic liver disease is common, with many of these patients referred for liver transplantation (LT). Alcohol relapse after LT can have detrimental outcomes such as graft loss and can contribute to a negative public perception of LT.…”
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Short-Term Cardiac and Noncardiac Mortality Following Liver Transplantation by Mackram F. Eleid, R. Todd Hurst, Hugo E. Vargas, Jorge Rakela, David C. Mulligan, Christopher P. Appleton

“…To determine the importance of acute cardiac events as a cause of mortality compared to non-cardiac events in the four month period following liver transplantation (LT) using current preoperative cardiac screening strategies. …”
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Left Diaphragmatic Herniation following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in an Adult by Adriá Rosat, Ayaya Alonso, Javier Padilla, Pablo Sanz, M. Aránzazu Varona, Javier Méndiz, Enrique Moneva, Manuel Barrera

“…Diaphragmatic herniation is an uncommon complication in the postquirurgic follow of the liver transplant. The associated symptoms are unspecific and may not suggest the correct diagnosis. …”
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Timing of Hepatic Artery Reperfusion and Biliary Strictures in Liver Transplantation by Ganesh Gunasekaran, Jyoti Sharma, Leandro C. Mosna, Roxana Bodin, David C. Wolf

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Azole-Induced Myositis after Combined Lung-Liver Transplantation by Sofie Happaerts, Michiel Wieërs, Ward Vander Mijnsbrugge, Laurent Godinas, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Laurens J. Ceulemans, Robin Vos, Geert M. Verleden

“…Our patient was a 38-year-old man who received a single sequential lung transplantation and liver transplantation because of end-stage cystic fibrosis. …”
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Lessons Learned from Liver Transplantation with the Canadian First Nations by Aldo J Montano-Loza, Robert P Myers, Andrew L Mason

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Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure due to Mushroom Poisoning by Hayri Canbaz, Attila Bestemir, Sami Akbulut, Sezai Yilmaz, Yusuf Yavuz

“…However, debate continues regarding the timing of liver transplantation. The aim of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the results of patients who underwent liver transplantation due to mushroom poisoning. …”
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Challenges of Diagnosing Severe Ehrlichiosis in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Recipients by Melissa Parkinson, Spandana Vuyyuru, Jay Patel, Chinelo Animalu

“…We report a case of a 40-year-old male who received an orthotopic liver transplant six months earlier secondary to primary sclerosing cholangitis, on chronic immunosuppressive medication, who presented with complaints of sudden onset fever associated with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. …”
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A Quarter Century of Liver Transplantation: Learning from Livers by Paul C. Adams

“…Liver transplantation has emerged as a powerful tool to increase the understanding of physiological and pathophysiological processes in the liver. …”
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The Role of Humoral Alloreactivity in Liver Transplantation: Lessons Learned and New Perspectives by Elaine Y. Cheng

“…Terasaki, the significance of humoral alloimmunity in liver transplantation has yet to be clearly defined. The liver allograft has an inherent tolerogenic capacity which confers its resistance to cell-mediated as well as antibody-mediated rejection. …”
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Escalation to Barbiturate-Induced Coma for Refractory Seizures after Liver Transplantation by Brittany Miles, Muhammad Mujtaba, Shehzad Merwat, Rupak Kulkarni, Jeffrey Fair, Michael Kueht

“…Seizures after liver transplantation were previously thought to be a reliable harbinger of catastrophe, but more recent studies have found seizure activity to be relatively common, and most cases do not result in a poor outcome. …”
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Identification of a postoperative survival scoring index for adult liver transplantation by Shuai Wang, Xiaohong Lin, Yefu Li, Zhonghao Xie, Ming Zhang, Yicheng Liang, Chuchen Zhu, Yuqi Dong, Ping Zeng, Xiaoshun He, Weiqiang Ju, Maogen Chen

Subjects: “…Liver transplantation…”
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Ineffectiveness of hepatitis B vaccination in cirrhotic patients waiting for liver transplantation by Edith Villeneuve, Jean Vincelette, Jean-Pierre Villeneuve

“…Cirrhotic patients who undergo liver transplantation are at risk of acquiring de novo hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection at the time of transplantation. …”
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