Bone metastases as the initial presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma. Two case reports and a literature review
Ruiz Morales, José M¹; Dorantes Heredia, Rita²; Chablé Montero, Fredy²; Vazquez Manjarrez, Sara³; Méndez Sánchez, Nahum⁴; Motola Kuba, Daniel^1
1Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, Centro de Oncología, México, Distrito Federal. México; ²Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, México, Distrito Federal. México; ³Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Departamento de Radiología, México, Distrito Federal. México; ⁴Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, Unidad de Hígado, México, Distrito Federal. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 838-842]

Challenges in treating liver fibrosis
Poo, Jorge L¹; Muñoz, Linda E^2
1Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México, México, Distrito Federal. México; ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 845-846]

Cholesterol cholelithiasis in pregnant women: pathogenesis, prevention and treatment
Bari, Ornella de¹; Wang, Tony Y¹; Liu, Min²; Paik, Chang-Nyol¹; Portincasa, Piero³; Wang, David Q.-H^1
1Saint Louis University, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Misuri. Estados Unidos de América; ²University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. Estados Unidos de América; ³Universita di Bari, Scuola di Medicina, Bari, Puglia. Italia
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 728-745]

Chronic hepatitis C successfully treated with telaprevir, pegylated interferon and ribavirin in severe aplastic anemia
Balkan, Ilker I¹; Bozcan, Selma¹; Yemisen, Mucahit¹; Kutlubay, Zekayl¹; Ozaras, Resat^1
1Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Estambul. Turquía
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 843-844]

Dislodgement of variceal bands after esophageal balloon tamponade for variceal bleeding
Mogrovejo, Estela¹; Manickam, Palaniappan¹; Polidori, Gregg¹; Cappell, Mitchell S^1
1William Beaumont Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Royal Oak, Royal Oak, Michigan. Estados Unidos de América
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 832-837]

D-MELD does not predict post-liver transplantation survival: a single-center experience from Brazil
Costabeber, Ane M¹; Lionco, Livia C¹; Marroni, Claudio¹; Zanotelli, Maria L²; Cantisani, Guido²; Brandao, Ajacio^1
1Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Medicina, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil; ²Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 781-787]

Factors associated with spontaneous HBsAg clearance in chronic hepatitis B patients followed at a university hospital
Ferreira, Sandro C¹; Chacha, Silvana G.F¹; Souza, Fernanda F¹; Teixeira, Andreza C¹; Santana, Rodrigo C¹; Villanova, Marcia G¹; Zucoloto, Sergio¹; Ramalho, Leandra N¹; Perdona, Gleici S.C¹; Passos, Afonso D.C¹; Martinelli, Ana L.C^1
1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 762-770]

Genetic susceptibility to hepatoxicity due to bosentan treatment in pulmonary hypertension
Seyfarth, Hans-Jurgen¹; Favreau, Nadine²; Tennert, Carsten³; Ruffert, Claudia²; Halank, Michael⁴; Wirtz, Hubert¹; Mossner, Joachim²; Rosendahl, Jonas²; Kovacs, Peter⁵; Wittenburg, Henning^2
1University Hospital of Leipzig, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Leipzig. Alemania; ²University Hospital of Leipzig, Division of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Leipzig. Alemania; ³University Hospital of Leipzig, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Leipzig. Alemania; ⁴Carl Gustav Carus University, Dresden, Sajonia. Alemania; ⁵University of Leipzig, Integrated Research and Treatment Center Adiposity Diseases, Leipzig. Alemania
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 803-809]

HBsAg expression of liver correlates with histological activities and viral replication in chronic hepatitis B
Cheng, Pin-Nan¹; Chiu, Yen-Cheng¹; Tsai, Hung-Wen²; Wang, Ru-Hsueh³; Chiu, Hung-Chih¹; Wu, I-Chin¹; Chang, Ting-Tsung^1
1National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Department Internal Medicine, Tainan. Taiwán; ²National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Tainan. Taiwán; ³National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Department of Family Medicine, Tainan. Taiwán
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 771-780]

Hepatitis C virus infection in patients and family members attending two primary care clinics in Puebla, Mexico
López Colombo, Aurelio¹; Meléndez Mena, Daniel²; Sedeño Monge, Virginia³; Camacho Hernández, José R⁴; Vázquez Cruz, Eduardo⁵; Morales Hernández, Eduardo R²; Sosa Jurado, Francisca⁶; Márquez Domínguez, Luis⁶; Santos López, Gerardo^6
1Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Coordinación Delegacional de Investigación en Salud, Puebla. México; ²Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional "Manuel Avila Camacho", Puebla. México; ³Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Facultad de Medicina, Puebla. México; ⁴Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Medicina Familiar 55, Puebla. México; ⁵Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Medicina Familiar 6, Puebla. México; ⁶Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Oriente, Metepec, Puebla. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 746-752]

Long-delayed gross hematuria due to portal hypertension in an alcoholic cirrhotic patient with ileal conduit urinary diversion
Moro, Fabrizio Dal^1
1Universita di Padova, Dipartimento de Scienze Chirurgiche, Oncologiche e Gastroenterologia, Padova, Veneto. Italia
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 830-831]

MELD exception for liver transplantation in portopulmonary hypertension: current implementation and future considerations
Porres Aguilar, Mateo¹; Bartolome, Sonja D²; Duarte Rojo, Andrés^3
1Texas Tech University, Health Sciences Center/Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas. Estados Unidos de América; ²University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Estados Unidos de América; ³University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Little Rock, Arkansas. Estados Unidos de América
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 719-721]

m-RECIST at 1 month and Child A are survival predictors after percutaneous ethanol injection of hepatocellular carcinoma
Silva, Mauricio F¹; Carrilho, Flair J¹; Paranagua-Vezozzo, Denise C¹; Campos, Luciana T¹; Nacif, Lucas S¹; Diniz, Marcio A¹; Farias, Alberto Q¹; Alves, Venancio A.F¹; D’Alburquerque, Luis A.C¹; Ono, Suzane K^1
1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 796-802]

Recreational physical activity is inversely associated with asymptomatic gallstones in adult Mexican women
Henao Morán, Santiago¹; Denova Gutiérrez, Edgar²; Morán, Segundo³; Duque, Ximena³; Gallegos Carrillo, Katia⁴; Macías, Nayeli¹; Salmerón, Jorge^4
1Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Cuernavaca, Morelos. México; ²Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Pachuca, Hidalgo. México; ³Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, México, Distrito Federal. México; ⁴Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, Cuernavaca, Morelos. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 810-818]

Role of SERPINB3 in hepatocellular carcinoma
Pontisso, Patrizia^1
1Universita di Padova, Dipartimento di Medicina, Padova, Veneto. Italia
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 722-727]

Survival of hepatitis C-infected haemophilia patients is predicted by presence of cirrhosis but not by anti-viral treatment
Maor, Yaakov¹; Schapiro, Jonathan M¹; Bashari, Dalia¹; Martinowitz, Uri^1
1The Israeli National Hemophilia Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer. Israel
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 753-761]

The risk of carcinogenesis in congenital choledochal cyst patients: an analysis of 214 cases
He, Xiao-dong¹; Wang, Lei¹; Liu, Wei¹; Liu, Qi¹; Qu, Qiang¹; Li, Bing-lu¹; Hong, Tao^1
1Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Beijing. China
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 819-826]

The role of Interleukin 28B gene polymorphism in Turkish patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Akkiz, Hikmet¹; Kuran, Sedef¹; Akgollu, Ersin¹; Uskudar, Oguz¹; Bekar, Aynur¹; Bayram, Suleyman^2
1Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana. Turquía; ²Adiyaman University, Adiyaman School of Health, Adiyaman. Turquía
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 6 Nov-Dic, Pàg. 788-795]

Antimitochondrial antibody serocoversion post-liver transplant during hepatitis C treatment with Peginterferon α, Ribavirin and Telaprevir
Marquez Azalgara, Vladimir¹; Hussaini, Trana²; Erb, Siegfried R¹; Yoshida, Eric M^2
1University of British Columbia, Division of Gastroenterology, Vancouver, Columbia Británica. Canadá; ²University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, Columbia Británica. Canadá
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 5 Sep-Oct, Pàg. 565-567]

Embolization of porto-systemic shunt as treatment for recurrent hepatic encephalopathy
Leonard, Hugh¹; O’Beirne, James¹; Yu, Dominic¹; Tsochatzis, Emmanuel^1
1Royal Free Hospital, Londres. Reino Unido
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2014 Vol. 13 Num. 5 Sep-Oct, Pàg. 555-557]