Marijuana Consumption in Liver Transplant Recipients.

Marijuana is legalized for either medical or recreational use in over half of the states in the United States and in Canada, but many transplant centers will not list patients who are using marijuana. However, the effect of marijuana on transplant outcomes remains unclear. Thus, we performed a retrospective analysis of all adult (≥18 years old) liver transplant patients treated at our center between 2007 and 2017.

Liver adenomatosis: serial investigation on MRI.

Purpose: To describe the natural history of liver adenomatosis (LA), including complications and changes in lesion size over time.

Materials And Methods: Eighteen patients with clinical diagnosis of LA were included. Clinical and biochemical information were collected.

Outcomes of patients with elevated α-fetoprotein level and initial negative findings at MR imaging.

Purpose: To evaluate interval cancer diagnosis in patients with elevated α-fetoprotein (AFP) level and initial negative findings at magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.

Materials And Methods: The institutional review board approved this HIPAA-compliant retrospective study and waived informed consent. Seventeen patients with elevated AFP levels (>300 ng/mL [>300 μg/L]) and initial negative findings at hepatic MR imaging from 2002 to 2011 were identified.