Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of global morbidity and mortality, progressing from steatosis to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. While liver biopsy remains the gold standard for identifying liver disease, non-invasive methods like shear wave dispersion (SWD) elastography offer promising alternatives. This scoping review evaluates SWD's potential in the study of ALD, comparing it to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Few studies have evaluated the frequency of and the reasons behind the refusal of listing liver transplantation candidates.
Aim: To assess the ineligibility rate for liver transplantation and its motivations.
Methods: A single-center retrospective study was conducted on adult patients which entailed a formal multidisciplinary assessment for liver transplantation eligibility.