Endoscopic treatment of biliary complications following liver transplantation.

Background/aims: The aims of the present study were to review biliary complications following liver transplantation in a single-center experience, to identify the factors associated with biliary complications, and to evaluate the success of endoscopic and percutaneous treatment in such patients.

Materials And Methods: Between January 1994 and June 2010, a total of 176 patients with liver disease underwent liver transplantation; 119 recipients were included in this retrospective analysis. Median posttransplant follow-up period was 49 months.

The characteristics and clinical outcome of drug-induced liver injury: a single-center experience.

Background And Goals: The aim of this cohort study was to determine the characteristics and clinical outcome of 170 patients with drug-induced liver injury (DILI) in a single center.

Study: Between January 2001 and June 2007, a total of 170 individuals who were diagnosed with DILI were retrospectively analyzed. The median follow-up period was 110.

Aflatoxin exposure in viral hepatitis patients in Turkey.

Background/aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the fifth most common cancer and a major public health problem worldwide. Differences in distribution of hepatocellular carcinoma incidence are probably due to different levels of exposure to hepatocellular carcinoma risk factors: chronic infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and aflatoxin exposure in developing countries, and smoking and alcohol abuse in developed countries. Aflatoxin is one of the most important of the environmental toxins that contribute to the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma, especially in the regions where dietary foodstuffs (peanuts, corn, Brazil nuts, pistachios, spices and figs) are highly contaminated.

Endoscopic management of biliary parasitic diseases.

Unlabelled: AIM/MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 2000 and June 2007, 3,548 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) were performed for extrahepatic cholestasis, cholangitis, and choledocholithiasis. The results of ERCPs were evaluated retrospectively and examined carefully to investigate the management and endoscopic therapy of biliary parasites.

Results: Of the 3,548 patients who underwent ERCP, 24 (0.