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    Liver Transplantation: Volume 18, Issue 12

    1399-1507
    December 2012
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Donor polymorphisms of toll-like receptor 4 associated with graft failure in liver transplant recipients†

William S. Oetting,  Weihua Guan,  David P. Schladt,  Robert E. Leduc,  Pamala A. Jacobson,  Arthur J. Matas,  Srinath Chinnakotla,  Bernd Schröppel,  Barbara T. Murphy,  Ajay K. Israni, 
  • Pages: 1399-1405
  • First Published: 15 September 2012
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Serum C-reactive protein is a useful biomarker for predicting outcomes after liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Ho Jung An,  Jeong Won Jang,  Si Hyun Bae,  Jong Young Choi,  Seung Kew Yoon,  Myung Ah Lee,  Young Kyoung You,  Dong Goo Kim,  Eun Sun Jung, 
  • Pages: 1406-1414
  • First Published: 23 July 2012
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Living donor liver transplantation using grafts with hepatic cysts†

Seisuke Sakamoto,  Shunsuke Nosaka,  Takanobu Shigeta,  Hajime Uchida,  Ikumi Hamano,  Chiaki Karaki,  Hiroyuki Kanazawa,  Akinari Fukuda,  Atsuko Nakazawa,  Mureo Kasahara, 
  • Pages: 1415-1420
  • First Published: 07 September 2012
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Inflammatory markers sampled by microdialysis catheters distinguish rejection from ischemia in liver grafts

Håkon Haugaa,  Ebbe Billmann Thorgersen,  Anne Pharo,  Kirsten M. Boberg,  Aksel Foss,  Pål Dag Line,  Truls Sanengen,  Runar Almaas,  Guro Grindheim,  Lars Wælgaard,  Soeren Erik Pischke,  Tom Eirik Mollnes,  Tor Inge Tønnessen, 
  • Pages: 1421-1429
  • First Published: 05 July 2012
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Epinephrine and phenylephrine pretreatments for preventing postreperfusion syndrome during adult liver transplantation†

Ho-Geol Ryu,  Chul-Woo Jung,  Hyung-Chul Lee,  Youn-Joung Cho, 
  • Pages: 1430-1439
  • First Published: 23 July 2012
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Risk of cytomegalovirus disease in high-risk liver transplant recipients on valganciclovir prophylaxis: A systematic review and meta-analysis†‡

Andre C. Kalil,  Cezarina Mindru,  Jean F. Botha,  Wendy J. Grant,  David F. Mercer,  Marco A. Olivera,  Megan A. McCartan,  Timothy M. McCashland,  Alan N. Langnas,  Diana F. Florescu, 
  • Pages: 1440-1447
  • First Published: 06 August 2012
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Cytomegalovirus infection: Its incidence and management in cytomegalovirus-seropositive living related liver transplant recipients: A single-center experience

Manav Wadhawan,  Subash Gupta,  Neerav Goyal,  Karisangal R. Vasudevan,  Kausar Makki,  Reetika Dawar,  Raman Sardana,  Nand Lal,  Ajay Kumar, 
  • Pages: 1448-1455
  • First Published: 18 August 2012
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Factors that affect deceased donor liver transplantation rates in the United States in addition to the model for end-stage liver disease score†‡§

Pratima Sharma,  Douglas E. Schaubel,  Emily E. Messersmith,  Mary K. Guidinger,  Robert M. Merion, 
  • Pages: 1456-1463
  • First Published: 11 September 2012
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Telaprevir-based triple therapy in liver transplant patients with hepatitis C virus: A 12-week pilot study providing safety and efficacy data

Christoph R. Werner,  Daniel P. Egetemeyr,  Ulrich M. Lauer,  Silvio Nadalin,  Alfred Königsrainer,  Nisar P. Malek,  Christoph P. Berg, 
  • Pages: 1464-1470
  • First Published: 01 September 2012
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Projected future increase in aging hepatitis C virus–infected liver transplant candidates: A potential effect of hepatocellular carcinoma†

Scott W. Biggins,  Kiran M. Bambha,  Norah A. Terrault,  John Inadomi,  Stephen Shiboski,  Jennifer L. Dodge,  Jane Gralla,  Hugo R. Rosen,  John P. Roberts, 
  • Pages: 1471-1478
  • First Published: 24 September 2012
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Clinical yield of diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in orthotopic liver transplant recipients With suspected biliary complications†‡

B. Joseph Elmunzer,  Anthony T. DeBenedet,  Michael L. Volk,  Christopher J. Sonnenday,  Akbar K. Waljee,  Robert J. Fontana,  Aarti B. Oza,  Amit Singal,  Michael J. Englesbe,  James M. Scheiman, 
  • Pages: 1479-1484
  • First Published: 10 August 2012
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Hepatic and Abdominal Carbon Dioxide Measurements Detect and Distinguish Hepatic Artery Occlusion and Portal Vein Occlusion in Pigs†

Soeren Erik Pischke,  Christian Tronstad,  Lars Holhjem,  Pål Dag Line,  Håkon Haugaa,  Tor Inge Tønnessen, 
  • Pages: 1485-1494
  • First Published: 07 September 2012
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Preserving the morphology and evaluating the quality of liver grafts by hypothermic machine perfusion: A proof-of-concept study using discarded human livers†‡

Diethard Monbaliu,  Qiang Liu,  Louis Libbrecht,  Rita De Vos,  Katrien Vekemans,  Charlotte Debbaut,  Olivier Detry,  Tania Roskams,  Jos van Pelt,  Jacques Pirenne, 
  • Pages: 1495-1507
  • First Published: 17 September 2012