Severe muscle depletion in patients on the liver transplant wait list: Its prevalence and independent prognostic value Tập 18 Số 10 - Trang 1209-1216 - 2012
Puneeta Tandon, Michael Ney, Ivana Irwin, Mang Ma, Leah Gramlich, Vincent G. Bain, Nina Esfandiari, Vickie E. Baracos, Aldo J. Montaño‐Loza, Robert P. Myers
As detected by cross-sectional imaging, severe muscle depletion, which is termed sarcopenia, holds promise for prognostication in patients with cirrhosis. Our aims were to describe the prevalence and predictors of sarcopenia in patients with cirrhosis listed for liver transplantation (LT) and to determ...... hiện toàn bộ A multicenter study to define sarcopenia in patients with end‐stage liver disease Tập 23 Số 5 - Trang 625-633 - 2017
Elizabeth J. Carey, Jennifer C. Lai, Connie W. Wang, Srinivasan Dasarathy, Iryna Lobach, Aldo J. Montaño‐Loza, Michael A. Dunn
Sarcopenia is associated with increased wait‐list mortality, but a standard definition is lacking. In this retrospective study, we sought to determine the optimal definition of sarcopenia in end‐stage liver disease (ESLD) patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT). Included were 396 patients newly listed for LT in 2012 at 5 North American transplant centers. All computed tomography scans...... hiện toàn bộ Anastomotic biliary strictures after liver transplantation: Causes and consequences Tập 12 Số 5 - Trang 726-735 - 2006
Robert C. Verdonk, Carlijn I. Buis, Robert J. Porte, Eric J. van der Jagt, A J Limburg, Aad P. van den Berg, Maarten J.H. Slooff, Paul Peeters, Koert P. de Jong, Jan H. Kleibeuker, Bart van Hoek