2018, Number 5

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The Editorial Challenges Faced by International Medical Journals in Latin America

Panduro, Arturo

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Adherence to Appropriate Nutrition in Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis is Low

Trieu, Judy A; Bilal, Mohammad; Lewis, Briana; Gou, Eric; Sonstein, Lindsay; Parupudi, Sreeram

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Interferon-based Simeprevir Therapy for Pediatric Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Viral Infection

Suzuki, Mitsuyoshi; Minowa, Kei; Tajiri, Hitoshi

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Controversies in Early Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis

Wu, Tiffany; Morgan, Timothy R; Klein, Andrew S; Volk, Michael L; Saab, Sammy; Sundaram, Vinay

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Salidroside and Curcumin Formula Prevents Liver Injury in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Rats

Li, Hong-Shan; Ying, Hao; He, Zhe-Yun

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Thyroid Function and Risk of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Euthyroid Subjects

Liu, Yiting; Wang, Wei; Yu, Xiaosong; Qi, Xingshun

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Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography with APRI and FIB-4 to Identify Significant Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Tseng, Cheng-Hao; Chang, Chi-Yang; Mo, Lein-Ray; Lin, Jaw-Town; Tai, Chi-Ming; Perng, Daw-Shyong; Lin, Chih-Wen; Hsu, Yao-Chun

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Chronic Hepatitis C Patients with Obesity: Do We Need Two Operators for Accurate Evaluation of Liver Stiffness?

Shiha, Gamal E; El-Etreby, Shahira; Bahgat, Mounir; Hamed, Magdy; El Sherbini, Mohamed; Ghoneem, Elsayed A; Zalata, Khaled; Soliman, Reham E; ElBasiouny, Mohamed A; Mikhail, Nabiel NH

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Association between Repeated Praziquantel treatment and Papillary, and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Luvira, Vor; Kamsa-ard, Supot; Kamsa-ard, Siriporn; Luvira, Varisara; Srisuk, Tharatip; Pugkhem, Ake; Pairojkul, Chawalit; Bhudhisawasdi, Vajarabhongsa

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A Head CT is Unnecessary in the Initial Evaluation of A Cirrhotic Patient with Recurrent Hepatic Encephalopathy

Kumar, Sumit; Modi, Ronak; Bhandari, Bhavik M; Sass, David A; Rothstein, Kenneth D

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Multicenter Experience using Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir ± RBV to Treat HCV GT 1 Relapsers after Simeprevir and Sofosbuvir Treatment

Aqel, Bashar; Leise, Michael; Vargas, Hugo E; Watt, Kymberly D; Keaveny, Andrew P; Zhang, Nan; Pungpapong, Surakit

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Olfactory Function is Affected in Patients with Cirrhosis Depending on the Severity of Hepatic Encephalopathy

Heiser, Clemens; Haller, Bernhard; Sohn, Maximilian; Hofauer, Benedikt; Knopf, Andreas; Mühling, Tobias; Freiherr, Jessica; Bender, Martin; Tiller, Maximilian; Schmidt, Anna; Schepp, Wolfgang; Gundling, Felix

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Low Fibrinogen Levels Are Associated with Bleeding After Varices Ligation in Thrombocytopenic Cirrhotic Patients

Giannini, Edoardo G; Giambruno, Elisa; Brunacci, Mattteo; Plaz Torres, Maria Corina; Furnari, Manuele; Bodini, Giorgia; Zentilin, Patrizia; Savarino, Vincenzo

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Serum Electrolyte Levels and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with Hepatic Encephalopathy

Alsaad, Ali A; Stancampiano, Fernando F; Palmer, William C; Henry, April M; Jackson, Jillian K; Heckman, Michael G; Diehl, Nancy N; Keaveny, Andrew P

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NEK2 Promotes Hepatoma Metastasis and Serves as Biomarker for High Recurrence Risk after Hepatic Resection

Chang, Yu-Ying; Yen, Chia-Jui; Chan, Shih-Huang; Chou, Yi-Wen; Lee, Yun-Ping; Bao, Ching-Yu; Huang, Chien-Jung; Huang, Wenya

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Fast Morphological Gallbladder Changes Triggered by a Hypercholesterolemic Diet

López-Reyes, Alberto; Clavijo-Cornejo, Denise; Fernández-Torres, Javier; Medina-Luna, Daniel; Estrada-Villaseñor, Erendida G; Gómez-Quiroz, Luis E; Gutiérrez, Marwin; Granados, Julio; Vargas-Alarcón, Gilberto; Pineda, Carlos; García, Hiram; Morales-Garza, Luis A; Gutiérrez-Ruiz, María C; Martínez-Flores, Karina

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Peer-to-Peer Sessions in Primary Care to Improve the Hepatitis B Detection Rate in Seville, Spain

Otero, María Ángeles; Liu, Chang-Hai; Ampuero, Javier; Llorca, Rocío; Vargas, Manuel; Vargas-Romero, Julio; Romero-Gómez, Manuel

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Cirrhosis in Hemochromatosis: Independent Risk Factors in 368 HFE p.C282Y Homozygotes

Barton, James C; McLaren, Christine E; Chen, Wen-pin; Ramm, Grant A; Anderson, Gregory J; Powell, Lawrie W; Subramaniam,V Nathan; Adams, Paul C; Phatak, Pradyumna D; Gurrin, Lyle C; Phillips, John D; Parker, Charles J; Emond, Mary J; McLaren, Gordon D

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Hepatic Abscess Secondary to Stomach Perforation by a Fish Bone: a Rare Cause of Hepatic Abscess

Yu, Wenxiu; Yu, Hailin; Ling, Jun; Du, Jiang; Yin, Zhijing; Li, Chengen; Zhou, Min

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Rare Case of Hepatic Endometriosis as an Incidental Finding: Difficult Diagnosis of a Diagnostic Dilemma

Keramidaris, Dimitrios; Gourgiotis, Stavros; Koutela, Antonella; Mpairamidis, Evgenios; Oikonomou, Christianna; Villias, Constantinos; Rigas Alexios

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Present, Past, and Future of the Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver- Asociación Latino Americana para el Estudio del Hígado (ALEH)

Brahm, Javier; Contreras-Peña, Fernando A