A metal mixture induces transformation upon antioxidant depletion in a hepatic cell line
Sánchez Valle, Vicente¹; Valverde, Mahara¹; Carrizales, Letici²; Mejía, Jesús²; Zepeta, Nahum¹; Rojas, Emilio^1
1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, México, Distrito Federal. México; ²Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Facultad de Medicina, San Luis Potosí. España
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 315-324]

Cardiac changes and liver disease
Ze-Zhou Song¹; Jing-Lan Tang¹; Jing Wang¹; Chun-Jie Hou¹; Fan Zhang¹; Xiao-Ming Fan^1
1Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Department of Ultrasound, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. China
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 340]

Cirrhosis is less cirrhosis without virus C
Llorca, Rocío¹; Funuyet, Jorge¹; Romero Gómez, Manuel^1
1Universidad de Sevilla, hospital universitario Valme, Sevilla. España
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 341-342]

Comparison of prognosis by viral etiology in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation
Ping-Hsien Chen¹; Wei-Yu, Kao¹; Yi-You Chiou²; Hung-Hsu Hung¹; Chien-Wei Su¹; Yi-Hong Chou²; Teh-Ia Huo¹; Yi-Hsiang Huang¹; Wen-Chieh Wu¹; Yee Chao²; Han-Chieh Lin¹; Jaw-Ching Wu^2
1Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Taipei. Taiwán; ²National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei. Taiwán
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 263-273]

Comparison of results of combined liver-kidney transplantation vs. isolated liver transplantation
Aguilera, Victoria¹; Ferrer, Isabel¹; Berenguer, Marina¹; Rivera, Jairo²; Rubín, Angel¹; Moya, Angel²; Pareja, Eugenia²; Sánchez, Jaime³; Prieto, Martín¹; Mir, José^3
1Hospital Universitario La Fe, Unidad de Hepatología, Valencia. España; ²Hospital Universitario La Fe, Unidad de Trasplantes, Valencia. España; ³Hospital Universitario La Fe, Servicio de Nefrología, Valencia. España
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 274-281]

Efficacy and safety of entecavir and/or tenofovir in hepatitis B compensated and decompensated cirrhotic patients in clinical practice
Miguel, Mireia¹; Núñez, Oscar²; Trapero Marugán, María³; Díaz Sánchez, Antonio⁴; Jiménez, Miguel⁵; Arenas, Juan⁶; Palau Canós, Antonio^7
1Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona. España; ²Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Unidad de Gastroenterología, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid. España; ³Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Departamento de Gastroenterología, Madrid. España; ⁴Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Unidad de Gastroenterología, Madrid. España; ⁵Hospital Carlos Haya, Departamento de Gastroenterología, Málaga. España; ⁶Hospital Donostia, Departamento de Gastroenterología, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa. España; ⁷Hospital de Castellón, Departamento de Gastroenterología, Castellón. España
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 205-212]

Epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in sub-Saharan Africa
Kew, Michael C^1
1University of Cape Town, Cape Town. Sudáfrica
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 173-182]

Focal nodular hyperplasia and hepatic regenerating nodules in pediatric oncology patients: how much invasive approach is necessary?
Pasquale, Maria Debora de¹; Monti, Lidia²; D’Andrea, Maria Luisa²; Ioris, Maria Antonietta de¹; Castellano, Aurora^1
1Ospedale Bambino Gesu, Dipartimento di Hematologia, Roma, Lazio. Italia; ²Ospedale Bambino Gesu, Dipartamento di Radiologia, Roma, Lazio. Italia
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 308-314]

Hemorrhagic liver cyst rupture: An unusual life-threatening complication of hepatic cyst and literature review
Marion, Yoann¹; Brevart, Christophe¹; Plard, Laurent¹; Chiche, Laurence^1
1Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen, Caen, Calvados. Francia
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 336-339]

Intestinal mucosal proliferation, apoptosis and oxidative stress in patients with liver cirrhosis
Assimakopoulos, Stelios F¹; Tsamandas, Athanassios C²; Tsiaoussis, Georgios I³; Karatza, Elli¹; Zisimopoulos, Dimitrios⁴; Maroulis, Ioannis⁵; Kontogeorgou, Eleni²; Georgiou, Christos D⁴; Scopa, Chrisoula D²; Thomopoulos, Konstantinos C^3
1University Hospital of Patras, Department of Internal Medicine, Patras. Grecia; ²University Hospital of Patras, Department of Pathology, Patras. Grecia; ³University Hospital of Patras, Division of Gastroenterology, Patras. Grecia; ⁴University Hospital of Patras, Department of Biology, Patras. Grecia; ⁵University Hospital of Patras, Department of Surgery, Patras. Grecia
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 301-307]

Isolated granulomatous hepatitis-A histopathological surprise mimicking cholangiocarcinoma in ulcerative colitis
Khandelwal, Ashish¹; Gorsi, Ujjwal²; Marginean, Celia E³; Papadatos, Demetri¹; Uttam, George^1
1Ottawa Hospital, Department of Medical Imaging, Ottawa, Ontario. Canadá; ²Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of Radio Diagnosis and Imaging, Chandigarh, Punjab. India; ³Ottawa Hospital, Department of Pathology, Ottawa, Ontario. Canadá
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 332-335]

Mean platelet volume is a useful indicator of systemic inflammation in cirrhotic patients with ascitic fluid infection
Suvak, Burak¹; Torun, Serkan¹; Yildiz, Hakan¹; Sayilir, Abdurrahim¹; Yesil, Yusuf²; Tas, Adnan¹; Beyazit, Yavuz¹; Sasmaz, Nurgul¹; Kayacetin, Ertugrul^1
1Turkiye Yuksek Yhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara. Turquía; ²Hacettepe University, Medical School, Ankara. Turquía
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 294-300]

Prediction of minimal residual viremia in HCV type 1 infected patients receiving interferon-based therapy
Knop, Viola¹; Teuber, Gerlinde²; Klinker, Hartwig³; Moller, Bernd; Rasenack, Jens⁴; Hinrichsen, Holger; Gerlach, Tilman⁵; Spengler, Ulrich⁶; Buggisch, Peter⁷; Neumann, Konrad⁸; Sarrazin, Christoph⁹; Zeuzem, Stefan⁹; Berg, Thomas^1
1Universitatsmedizin, Berlín. Alemania; ²Interdisziplinäres Facharztzentrum, Frankfurt, Hessen. Alemania; ³Universitat Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Baviera. Alemania; ⁴Medizinische Universitat Freiburg, Freiburg. Alemania; ⁵Klinik Augustinum Munchen, Munich, Baviera. Alemania; ⁶Medizinische Universitatsklinik, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Alemania; ⁷Institut fur Interdisziplinäre Medizin, Hamburgo. Alemania; ⁸Institut fur Biometrie und klinische Epidemiologie, Berlín. Alemania; ⁹Goethe University, Medizinische Klinik 1, Frankfurt, Hessen. Alemania
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 190-198]

Prevalence and risk factors of isolated anti-HBc antibody and occult hepatitis B infection in hemodialysis patients: a nationwide study
Keyvani, Hossein¹; Agah, Shahram²; Kabir, Ali³; Alavian, Seyed Moayed^4
1Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Virology, Teherán. Irán; ²Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Teherán. Irán; ³Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Teherán. Irán; ⁴Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Dieases, Teherán. Irán
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 213-219]

Response predictors and clinical benefits of hepatitis C retreatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in HIV/HCV coinfection
Peribañez-Gonzalez, Mario¹; Silva, Mariliza Henrique da²; Vilar, Fernando Crivelenti³; Nastri, Ana Catharina Seixas-Santos²; Ferreira, Paulo Abrao⁴; Focaccia, Roberto¹; Correa, Maria Cassia Mendes^5
1Instituto de Infectologia "Emilio Ribas", Sao Paulo. Brasil; ²Secretaria de Estado de Saude, Centro de Referencia e Treinamento em DST/AIDS, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ³Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ⁴Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Divisao de Doencas Infecciosas e Parasitarias, Sao Paulo. Brasil; ⁵Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 228-235]

S-adenosylmethionine metabolism and liver disease
Mato, José M¹; Martínez Chantar, M. Luz¹; Lu, Shelly C^2
1Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Parque Tecnológico de Vizcaya, Derio, Vizcaya. España; ²University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California. Estados Unidos de América
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 183-189]

Serum level of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and its association with severity of liver disease
Díaz Sánchez, Antonio¹; Matilla, Ana²; Núñez, Oscar³; Rincon, Diego²; Lorente, Raquel²; Lo Iacono, Oreste⁴; Merino, Beatriz²; Hernando, Ana²; Campos, Rocio¹; Clemente, Gerardo²; Bañares, Rafael^2
1Hospital Universitario del Sureste, unidad de Gastroenterology Unit, Arganda del Rey, Madrid. España; ²Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Unidad de Hígado y Ciberehd, Madrid. España; ³Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Unidad de Gastroenterología, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid. España; ⁴Hospital del Tajo, Unidad de Gastroenterología, Aranjuez, Madrid. España
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 236-247]

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in CXCR1 gene and its association with hepatitis B infected patients in Saudi Arabia
Almajhdi, Fahad N¹; Al-Ahdal, Mohammed²; Abdo, Ayman A³; Sanai, Faisal M⁴; Al-Anazi, Mashael²; Khalaf, Nisreen²; Viswan, Nisha A²; Al-Ashgar, Hamad⁵; Al-Kahtani, Khalid⁵; Al-Humaidan, Hind²; Al-Swayeh, Riham²; Hussain, Zahid⁶; Alarifi, Saud⁶; Al-Okail, Majid⁶; Al-Qahtani, Ahmed^2
1King Saud University, College of Science, Riyadh. Arabia Saudita; ²King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Research Center, Riyadh. Arabia Saudita; ³King Saud University, College of Medicine, Riyadh. Arabia Saudita; ⁴King Saud University, Liver Disease Research Center, Riyadh. Arabia Saudita; ⁵King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Department of Medicine, Riyadh. Arabia Saudita; ⁶King Saud University, Center of Excellence in Biotechnology Research, Riyadh. Arabia Saudita
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 220-227]

Thoracic empyema due to migrated gallstones
Flores Franco, René Agustín^1
1Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital Regional de Zona 1, Chihuahua. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 325-326]

Treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with probiotics. A proof-of-concept study
Wai-Sun Wong, Vincent¹; Lai-Hung Wong, Grace¹; Mei-Ling Chim, Angel¹; Chiu-Wing Chu, Winnie²; Ka-Wai Yeung, David³; Chi-To Li, Kevin¹; Lik-Yuen Chan, Henry^1
1The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Hong Kong. China; ²The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Hong Kong. China; ³The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Clinical Oncology, Hong Kong. China
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2013 Vol. 12 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 256-262]