Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C by Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Raymundo Paraná, Hugo Cheinquer, Angelo Alves de Mattos, Adrian Gadano, Marcelo Silva, Mario G. Pessôa, Maria L. Gomes-Ferraz, Alejandro Soza, M. Cassia Mendes-Correa, Norberto C. Chávez-Tapia, Lucy Dagher, Martín Padilla, Nelia Hernandez, Juan F. Sánchez-Avila, Fernando Contreras, Henrique S. Moraes-Coelho, Edison R. Parise, Fernando Bessone, Misael Uribe

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Epigenetics of alcohol-related liver diseasesKey points by Nawras W. Habash, Tejasav S. Sehrawat, Vijay H. Shah, Sheng Cao

“…Knowledge of these techniques and advances is of paramount importance for the practicing hepatologist and researchers alike. Accordingly, in this review article we will summarise the current knowledge about alcohol-induced epigenetic alterations in the context of ARLD, including but not limited to, DNA hyper/hypo methylation, histone modifications, changes in non-coding RNA, 3D chromatin architecture and enhancer-promoter interactions. …”
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Impact of HBcrAg levels on HBsAg seroconversion after HBV rebound: a case report by Maki Ohkubo, Kuniaki Fukuda, Shigeru Chiba, Masato Homma

“…Discussion and conclusions This case suggests that NA cessation induced-HBV rebound achieved HBsAg seroconversion under the guidance of a hepatologist. Since HBcrAg had been detectable while HBV-DNA was undetectable, HBcrAg may be an index for predicting HBV rebound resulting in HBsAg seroconversion as well as other conventional laboratory tests. …”
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Histopathologic metrics of breast tumors in Northern Saudi Arabia by Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed, Amel Bakri Mohammed El Hag, Khulaif Khalaf Alanazi, Hend M. Alkwai, Ahmed Mohmmed Ahmed Abdrhman, Abdelmuhsin Omer Ahmed Hassan, Ibrahim Abdelmageed Mohamed Ginawi, Abdelbaset Mohamed Elasbali, Hisham Sherfi

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Primary care practitioners survey of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Adnan Said, Veronika Gagovic, Kristen Malecki, Marjory L. Givens, F. Javier Nieto

“…Only 27% of PCPs referred NAFLD patients to a hepatologist for evaluation. PCPs who reported seeing more than 5 NAFLD patients annually, referred to hepatology less frequently (P = 0.01). …”
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Glycogenic Hepatopathy: A Rare Hepatic Complication of Poorly Controlled Type 1 DM by Leila A. Alenazy, Muhammad Javed, Hussien Elsiesy, Emad Raddaoui, Waleed K. Al-Hamoudi

“…Despite our efforts, which are supported by a multidisciplinary team approach that included a hepatologist, a diabetic educator, a dietitian, and an endocrinologist, we have encountered difficulties in controlling the patient’s diabetes, and she persistently maintains symptomatic hepatomegaly and abnormal liver biochemistry. …”
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Liver disease in pregnancy: Medical aspects and their implications for mother and child by Carmen Selene García-Romero, Carolina Guzman, Alicia Cervantes, Marco Cerbón

“…For adequate surveillance of mother-fetus health outcome, liver disease during pregnancy might require intervention from a hepatologist. Liver diseases have a prevalence of at least 3% of all pregnancies in developed countries, and they are classified into two main categories: related to pregnancy; and those non- related that are present de novo or are preexisting chronic liver diseases. …”
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CLINICAL LIVER MORPHOLOGY: RARE AND COMBINED LESIONS by Tsyrkunov V. M., Prokopchik N. I.

“…Due to the fact that the majority of chronic diffuse liver lesions of various etiologies are accompanied by similar morphological changes in the liver, the proposed algorithm of clinical and morphological diagnosis of combined liver lesions will provide methodological assistance to the hepatologist and morphologist in verifying the cause of the pathological process.…”
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Review on Kidney-Liver Crosstalk: Pathophysiology of Their Disorders by Niloofar Rad, Zahra Heydari, Amir Hossein Tamimi, Ensieh Zahmatkesh, Anastasia Shpichka, Maryam Barekat, Peter Timashev, Nikoo Hossein-khannazer, Moustapha Hassan, Massoud Vosough

“…Proper care of a nephrologist and hepatologist and the identificationof pathological conditions using biomarkers at early stages are necessary to prevent the complications induced by thiscomplex and potentially vicious cycle. …”
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Feasibility and acceptability of an evidence-informed digital intervention to support self-management in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: protocol for a non-randomise... by Leah Avery, Hollie Smith, Stuart McPherson, Kate Hallsworth

“…Eligible patients will have continuous access to VITALISE and monthly tele-coaching support for 6 months prior to follow-up with a hepatologist. Discussion VITALISE offers access to evidence and theory-informed tailored dietary and physical activity support for patients with NAFLD. …”
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Deep stool microbiome analysis in cirrhosis reveals an association between short-chain fatty acids and hepatic encephalopathy by Patricia P. Bloom, Jesús M. Luévano, Jr., Kelsey J. Miller, Raymond T. Chung

“…Prior and new overt HE was diagnosed by the treating hepatologist. Results: Forty-nine patients with cirrhosis, mean MELD-Na 20 (SD = 9) and 33 (67%) with a history of OHE provided a stool sample. …”
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Neonatal cholestasis is an early liver manifestation of children with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency by Neng-Li Wang, Jing Lin, Lian Chen, Yi Lu, Xin-Bao Xie, Kuerbanjiang Abuduxikuer, Jian-She Wang

“…Abstract Background Patients with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) may be referred to a hepatologist for liver manifestations. This study summarized the liver manifestations of patients with ASMD in the early disease course. …”
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Improving hepatitis C screening and diagnosis in patients born between 1945 and 1965 in a safety-net primary care clinic by Smita Bakhai, Naren Nallapeta, Jessica L Reynolds, Mohammad El-Atoum, Tenzin Arya

“…Eighty percent of patients seen by a hepatologist were treated with direct-acting antivirals agents. …”
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Factors to Improve the Management of Hepatitis C in Drug Users: An Observational Study in an Addiction Centre by Joseph Moussalli, Helene Delaquaize, Dominique Boubilley, Jean Pierre Lhomme, Jules Merleau Ponty, David Sabot, Anne Kerever, Marc Valleur, Thierry Poynard

“…In 2002, patients were sent to the hospital. with the Starting of 2003, patients were offered standard of care HCV management in the center by a team of general practitioners, a consultant hepatologist, psychiatrists, nurses, and a health counsellor. …”
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Immunotherapy and Gene Therapy: New Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Drug-Induced Liver Injury by Bénédicte Delire, Eleonora De Martin, Lucy Meunier, Dominique Larrey, Yves Horsmans

“…Regarding severity assessment, we will discuss the gap between the oncologist and the hepatologist’s point of view, highlighting the need for multidisciplinary management. …”
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The impact of general anesthesia on radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma by Yuan-Hung Kuo, Kuan-Chih Chung, Chao-Hung Hung, Sheng-Nan Lu, Jing-Houng Wang

“…All the percutaneous RFA procedures were performed by the same hepatologist. The GA group comprised 42 (44.1%) patients with 71 tumors (mean size, 2.53 cm) and the non-GA group had 66 patients (55.9%) with 90 tumors (mean size, 2.35 cm). …”
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Lack of awareness and ethnic polarity is a major cause of metabolic associated fatty liver disease in high-risk diabetes population in South London by Saima Ajaz, Mark Chamley, James Lok, Riham Soliman, Reece Khan, Karan Ahir, Monique Curtis, María Fernanda Guerra-Veloz, Kosh Agarwal

“…Those who agreed to participate were provided with structured questionnaires on diet, physical activity, and MAFLD knowledge by a hepatologist. For each participant, anthropometric data, medical history, liver stiffness measurement, and controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) were documented. …”
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Esophageal Pleural Fistula in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Diagnostic Challenge by Naghmeh Salarieh, Roham Gholami, Moslem Soltani, Masoud Askarian, Pardis Ketabi Moghadam

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Quality of health care and patient satisfaction in liver disease: The development and preliminary results of the QUOTE-Liver questionnaire by Busschbach Jan JV, de Man Robert A, Gutteling Jolie J, Darlington Anne-Sophie E

“…Face validity and content validity were acceptable: neither patients (n = 152) nor psychologists (n = 3) or a hepatologist suggested any extra items to be included. …”
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A clinical case of drug-induced arterial hypertension caused by glycyrrhizic acid by Oxana N. Antropova, Irina V. Osipova, Svetlana B. Silkina, Lolita A. Obrazcova

“…From the anamnesis of life, it is noteworthy that the patient should keep records with a hepatologist; with a diagnosis of chronic viral hepatitis C with moderate activity, she takes Phosphogliv. …”
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