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Low Health Literacy, Lack of Knowledge, and Self-Control Hinder Healthy Lifestyles in Diverse Patients with Steatotic Liver Disease

In parallel with the obesity and diabetes epidemics, steatotic liver disease (SLD) has emerged as a major global public health concern. The mainstay of therapy is counseling on weight loss and increased exerci...

Gloria Figueroa, Stephanie Castañeda, Hayley McLean… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2024)

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Knowledge and Perceptions of Hepatitis B and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening Guidelines Among Trainees: A Tale of Three Centers

Hepatitis B (HBV), the leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide, disproportionately affects minorities in the USA. Undiagnosed HBV precludes HCC screening and contributes to late-stage cancer ...

Mahmoud Mahfouz, Harry Nguyen, Jonathan Tu… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2020)

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Bacterial Infection in Patients with Cirrhosis: Don’t Get Bugged to Death

Bacterial infection remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity for patients with cirrhosis, with hospitalization, alterations in the intestinal microbiota, and therapeutic drugs all implicated in its d...

Mary D. Cannon, Paul Martin, Andres F. Carrion in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2020)

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The Impact of Race on Survival After Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Diverse American Population

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence is increasing at differential rates depending on race. We aimed to identify associations between race and survival after HCC diagnosis in a diverse American population.

Patricia D. Jones, Carlos Diaz, Danlu Wang… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2018)

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Quality of Care Provided by Hepatologists to Patients with Cirrhosis at Three Parallel Health Systems

Evidence-based guidelines and quality indicators for cirrhosis care have been established. Whether there are variations in adherence to these cirrhosis standards at different specialty settings has not been in...

Seth N. Sclair, Olveen Carrasquillo, Frank Czul… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2016)

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The Diagnostic Yield of Site and Symptom-Based Biopsies for Acute Gastrointestinal Graft-Versus-Host Disease: A 5-Year Retrospective Review

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) complicates half of hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HCT), and the gastrointestinal tract is commonly affected. Endoscopic biopsies have a key role in the diagnosis. The op...

Daniel Wild, Anthony D. Sung, Diana Cardona… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2016)

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Hepatitis C Virus Infection Increases the Risk of Develo** Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Chronic kidney disease and hepatitis C virus are prevalent in the general population worldwide, and controversy exists about the impact of HCV infection on the development and progression of kidney disease.

Fabrizio Fabrizi, Simona Verdesca, Piergiorgio Messa… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2015)

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Low SVR Rates in Clinical Practice for Treating Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C with Protease Inhibitors Boceprevir and Telaprevir

Perry H. Dubin, Seth N. Sclair, Rene Rico… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2015)

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De Novo Membrano-Proliferative Nephritis Following Interferon Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C (Case Study and Literature Review)

Fabrizio Fabrizi, Alessio Aghemo, Gabriella Moroni… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2014)

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Meta-Analysis: The Impact of Nutritional Status on the Immune Response to Hepatitis B Virus Vaccine in Chronic Kidney Disease

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) typically show a diminished immune response to hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine compared with individuals with intact kidney function. A number of inherited or acquire...

Fabrizio Fabrizi, Vivek Dixit, Paul Martin… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2012)

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Pre-transplant Kidney Function Predicts Chronic Kidney Disease After Liver Transplant: Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Chronic kidney disease is a common problem in long-term survivors after liver transplantation. Several studies to clarify the risk factors for incidence of chronic kidney disease among liver transplant recipie...

Fabrizio Fabrizi, Vivek Dixit, Paul Martin… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2011)

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Combined Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Outcome After Liver Transplantation

Combined hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is a rare hepatobiliary malignancy incorporating components derived from both hepatocyte and intrahepatic bile duct epithelium. The natural...

Kishore Maganty, David Levi, Jang Moon… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2010)

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Biliary Complications Following Liver Transplantation

The aphorism that reconstruction of the biliary anastomosis is the “Achilles heel” of liver transplantation remains valid as biliary complications following liver transplantation remain a major source of morbi...

Walid S. Ayoub, Carlos O. Esquivel, Paul Martin in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2010)

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Management of the Patient Awaiting Liver Transplantation

Close monitoring of patients’ overall status and interventions, such as prompt recognition of GI bleeding or SBP, is crucial to increase the likelihood of a patient surviving to benefit from OLT, the curative ...

Sammy Saab, Steven-Huy Han, Paul Martin in Practical Manual of Abdominal Organ Transp… (2002)

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Interferon-α 2b Therapy Is Efficacious in Asian-Americans with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: A Prospective Controlled Trial

Chronic hepatitis B virus infection is endemicin Asian communities in the United States. The purposeof the current study was to compare the antiviralefficacy of interferon-α_2b in a groupof adult Asian patients ch...

Paul Martin, Hie-Won Hann, Sharon Westerberg… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (1998)