Long-term outcomes of active vaccination against de novo hepatitis B among pediatric recipients of living donor liver transplantations with anti-HBc (+) grafts: a retrospective case-control study.

Background: Active vaccination has been utilized to prevent de novo hepatitis B virus infection (DNHB) in anti-HBc (+) grafts after liver transplantation. However, the long-term efficacy of active vaccination and graft/patient outcomes of anti-HBc (+) grafts have yet to be comprehensively investigated.

Materials And Methods: Among 204 pediatric patients enrolled in the study, 82 recipients received anti-HBc (+) grafts.

Personalized management of cirrhosis by non-invasive tests of liver fibrosis.

Owing to the high prevalence of various chronic liver diseases, cirrhosis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In recent years, the development of non-invasive tests of fibrosis allows accurate diagnosis of cirrhosis and reduces the need for liver biopsy. In this review, we discuss the application of these non-invasive tests beyond the diagnosis of cirrhosis.

Early ERCP in acute gallstone pancreatitis without cholangitis: a meta-analysis.

Context: Early ERCP was reported to result in recovery from acute gallstone pancreatitis. To date, several RCTs comparing it to conservative treatment have yielded different results.

Objective: We conducted a meta-analysis to determine the effect of early ERCP on the morbidity and mortality of acute gallstone pancreatitis without cholangitis.

Ursodeoxycholic acid in the prevention of gallstone formation after bariatric surgery: a meta-analysis.

Background: Rapid weight loss increases risk for gallstone formation. Prophylactic cholecystectomy is difficult. Several small trials have shown that ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) may prevent gallstone formation after bariatric surgery.