Category: Advances in Hepatology
Herbal Drug–Induced Liver Injury
G&H What percentage of cases of liver injury are caused by herbs or herbal drugs? MT Several registries around the world record cases of drug-induced liver […]
Eliminating Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Indigent Patients
G&H What is the current goal for eliminating hepatitis C virus, and how close is the United States to achieving it? ET The World Health Organization […]
Screening for Hepatitis B Virus and Tuberculosis
G&H Currently, how common is coinfection of hepatitis B virus and tuberculosis (active or latent) in the United States? AC It is challenging to assess estimates […]
Insights Into Pig Liver Xenotransplantation
G&H Currently, how large is the shortage of human livers for transplantation in the United States? RM There are currently more than 11,000 patients on the […]
Using Immunomodulatory and Antiviral Strategies in the Quest to Cure Hepatitis B Virus Infection
G&H What should be the endpoint of hepatitis B virus treatment? AG This is an important question. Several meetings were convened by the European Association for […]
Use of Transient Elastography in Children
G&H How does transient elastography work, and how does it compare with liver biopsy for the assessment of fibrosis in children? TM Transient elastography is a […]
Emerging Treatment Strategies for Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis
G&H What are the current first- and second-line treatments for patients with primary biliary cholangitis? MM First-line treatment of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) currently […]
The Possible Association Between DAA Treatment for HCV Infection and HCC Recurrence
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2016 Robert S. Brown, Jr, MD, MPH Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Medicine Clinical Chief, Division of […]
Global Elimination of Hepatitis C Virus
Gastroenterology & Hepatology October 2016, Volume 12, Issue 10 John W. Ward, MD Director, Division of Viral Hepatitis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia […]
The Role of Bariatric Surgery in the Management of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2016 Joseph K. Lim, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Yale Liver Center Yale University School of Medicine New […]
Management of Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency for the Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Volume 12, Issue 5, May 2016 Stephen A. Harrison, MD Chief of Hepatology Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology San Antonio Military Medical Center […]
Targeting the Farnesoid X Receptor in Patients With Cholestatic Liver Disease
Gastroenterology & Hepatology April 2016, Volume 12, Issue 4 Cynthia Levy, MD Associate Professor of Medicine University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, Florida G&H […]
The Association of Extrahepatic Cancers With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Gastroenterology & Hepatology March 2016, Volume 12, Issue 3 Anders H. Nyberg, MD, PhD Hepatologist Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology Kaiser Permanente Southern California San Diego, California G&H […]
Liver Transplant in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Gastroenterology & Hepatology February 2016, Volume 12, Issue 2 David S. Goldberg, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Medical Director for Living Donor Liver Transplantation Hospital of […]
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Gastroenterology & Hepatology January 2016, Volume 12, Issue 1 Lauren A. Beste, MD, MSc Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Medicine University of Washington School of Medicine […]
Predicting Outcomes of Primary Biliary Cholangitis Using the GLOBE Score
Gastroenterology & Hepatology December 2015, Volume 11, Issue 12 Marlyn J. Mayo, MD Associate Professor Internal Medicine University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas G&H […]
Current Issues Involving Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Gastroenterology & Hepatology November 2015, Volume 11, Issue 11 Douglas Dieterich, MD Director of the Institute of Liver Medicine Professor of Medicine Division of Liver Diseases […]
Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 3 Infection
Gastroenterology & Hepatology October 2015, Volume 11, Issue 10 Fred Poordad, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine Chief, Hepatology University of Texas Health Science Center VP, […]
The Relationship Between the Gut Microbiota and Liver Disease
Gastroenterology & Hepatology September 2015, Volume 11, Issue 9 Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, MS Associate Professor of Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University and McGuire VA Medical […]
Polycystic Liver Disease
Gastroenterology & Hepatology August 2015, Volume 11, Issue 8 Stuart C. Gordon, MD Director of Hepatology Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Henry Ford Health System […]
