Recurrent Gastrointestinal Pseudo-obstruction Because of Well-Differentiated Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumor.

A 56-year-old man presented with recurrent gastrointestinal obstruction. Computed tomography showed fluid-filled, distended stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. Extensive workup including esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, magnetic resonance enterography, push enteroscopy, and video capsule enteroscopy showed no mechanical obstruction.

The spectrum of histopathological findings after SVR to DAA for recurrent HCV infection in liver transplant recipients.

Sustained virological response (SVR) to the treatment of recurrent HCV in liver transplant recipients has excellent clinical outcomes; however, little is known about the effects on allograft histology. The study aimed to assess the histology of the allograft liver. In this single-center, retrospective cohort study, patients with recurrent hepatitis C (HCV) in allograft liver who were cured with antiviral therapy between 2010 and 2016 were identified.

LIV-4: A novel model for predicting transplant-free survival in critically ill cirrhotics.

Background: Critically ill patients with cirrhosis, particularly those with acute decompensation, have higher mortality rates in the intensive care unit (ICU) than patients without chronic liver disease. Prognostication of short-term mortality is important in order to identify patients at highest risk of death. None of the currently available prognostic models have been widely accepted for use in cirrhotic patients in the ICU, perhaps due to complexity of calculation, or lack of universal variables readily available for these patients.

The EMALT Score: An Improved Model for Prediction of Early Mortality in Liver Transplant Recipients.

Purpose: Needs, risks, and outcomes of patients admitted to a post liver transplant intensive care unit (POLTICU) differ in important ways from those admitted to pretransplant intensive care units (ICUs). The aim of this study was to create the optimal model to risk stratify POLTICU patients.

Methods: Consecutive patients who underwent first deceased donor liver transplantation (LT) at a large United States center between 2008 and 2014 were followed from admission to LT and to discharge or death.

The association of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and obstructive sleep apnea.

Background And Aim: The association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and abnormal liver enzymes has been reported in multiple studies. The existing literature regarding the relationship between OSA and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is conflicting. Thus we aimed to determine the relationship between OSA and NASH from a large database.