Different models in predicting the short-term prognosis of patients with hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure
Yang, Wen-Bin¹; Chen, En-Qiang¹; Bi, Hong-Xia¹; Bai, Lang¹; Chen, Xue-Bin²; Feng, Ping¹; Tang, Hong^1
1Sichuan University, West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan. China; ²People’s Hospital of Deyang City, Department of Infectious Diseases, Deyang, Sichuan. China
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 311-319]

Does the persistently normal aminotransferase levels in hepatitis C still have relevance?
Méndez Navarro, Jorge¹; Dehesa Violante, Margarita^1
1Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, México, Distrito Federal. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 412-414]

Hepatic hemodynamics and transient elastography in alcoholic foamy degeneration: report of 2 cases
Ruiz, Pablo¹; Michelena, Javier¹; Altamirano, José¹; Miquel, Rosa¹; Moreira, Leticia¹; Cárdenas, Andrés¹; Abraldes, Juan G¹; Brugera, Miquel¹; Bataller, Ramón¹; Arroyo, Vicente¹; Pere, Ginès¹; Caballería, Juan^1
1Universidad de Barcelona, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona. España
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 399-403]

Hepatitis A vaccination in healthcare personnel
Guturu, Praveen¹; Cicalese, Luca²; Duchini, Andrea^1
1University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Medicine, Galveston, Texas. Estados Unidos de América; ²University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Surgery, Galveston, Texas. Estados Unidos de América
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 326-329]

Hepatitis B virus prevalence and vaccination response in health care workers and students at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil
Carvalho, Patricia; Schinoni, Maria Isabel¹; Andrade, Jacy²; Rego, Marco Antonio Vasconcelos²; Marques, Patricia; Meyer, Roberto; Araujo, Alex; Menezes, Thomaz; Oliveira, Carolina; Macedo, Rodrigo Sousa; Macedo, Lucas Sousa; Leal, Julio Cesar; Matos, Betania; Schaer,Robert¹; Simoes, Jucara M¹; Freire, Songeli M; Parana, Raymundo^2
1Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Ciencias da Saude, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil; ²Universidade Federal da Bahia, Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 330-337]

Hepatoprotective effect of the selective mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, eplerenone against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury in rats
Taye, Ashraf¹; Abdel-Raheem, Ihab T^2
1Minia University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia. Egipto; ²Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut. Egipto
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 384-391]

High coffee intake is associated with lower grade nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: the role of peripheral antioxidant activity
Gutiérrez Grobe, Ylse¹; Chávez Tapia, Norberto¹; Sánchez Valle, Vicente¹; Gavilanes Espinar, Juan Gabriel¹; Ponciano Rodríguez, Guadalupe²; Uribe, Misael¹; Méndez Sánchez, Nahum^1
1Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, Unidad de Investigación Biomédica, México, Distrito Federal. México; ²Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, México, Distrito Federal. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 350-355]

Is there an association between the measurement of qualitative HBsAg and virologic response in chronic HBV infection?
Altinbas, Akif¹; Aktas, Bora¹; Basar, Omer¹; Yuksel, Osman¹; Ekiz, Fuat¹; Yilmaz, Baris¹; Coban, Sahin^1
1Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Gastroenterology Clinic, Ankara. Turquía
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 320-325]

Living Fasciola hepatica in biliary tree: a case report
Aminian, Keyvan¹; Akhavan Rezayat, Kambiz¹; Shafaghi, Afshin¹; Tanhaeevash, Roozbeh^2
1Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Rasht. Irán; ²Farzan Clinical Research, Teherán. Irán
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 395-398]

Meta-analysis: beta-blockers versus banding ligation for primary prophylaxis of esophageal variceal bleeding
Funakoshi, Natalie¹; Duny, Yohan²; Valats, Jean-Christophe¹; Segalas Largey, Frederique¹; Flori, Nicolas¹; Bismuth, Michael¹; Daures, Jean-Pierre²; Blanc, Pierre^1
1Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Hopital Saint Eloi, Montpellier, Herault. Francia; ²Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes, Department of Statistics, Nimes, Gard. Francia
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 369-383]

Non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease in a group of Mexican children. A multicenter study
Flores Calderón, Judith¹; Morán Villota, Segundo¹; Ramón García, Guillermo¹; González Romano, Berenice¹; Bojórquez Ramos, María del Carmen²; Cerdán Silva, Laura³; Hernández Frías, Pablo^3
1Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, México, Distrito Federal. México; ²Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Guadalajara, Jalisco. México; ³Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, México, Distrito Federal. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 364-368]

Prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma: a concise review of contemporary issues
Wai-Sun Wong, Vincent¹; Chan, Henry Lik-Yuen^1
1The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Institute of Digestive Disease, Hong Kong. China
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 284-293]

Serum adipocyte fatty acid binding protein in liver transplant recipients and the metabolic syndrome
Schmilovitz-Weiss, Hemda¹; Laish, Ido¹; Levi, Zohar¹; Monsselise, Yehudith¹; Harif, Yael²; Braun, Marius²; Boaz, Mona¹; Ben-Ari, Ziv^2
1Tel Aviv University, Israel and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv. Israel; ²Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tiqwa, Hamerkaz. Israel
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 343-349]

Successful antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients with rare comorbidities. Two case-reports
Guardigni, Viola¹; Fabbri, Gabriele¹; Grilli, Anastasio¹; Contini, Carlo^1
1Universita di Ferrara, Capitolo delle Malattie Infettive, Ferrara, Emilia Romagna. Italia
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 404-408]

Treatment of hyperferritinemia
Beaton, Melanie D¹; Adams, Paul C^1
1University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario. Canadá
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 294-300]

Treatment of recurrent genotype 4 hepatitis C after liver transplantation: early virological response is predictive of sustained virological response. An AISF RECOLT-C Group Study
Ponziani, Francesca Romana¹; Milani, Alessandro¹; Gasbarrini, Antonio¹; Zaccaria, Raffaella¹; Vigano, Raffaella²; Donato, Maria Francesca³; Morelli, Maria Cristina⁴; Miglioresi, Lucia⁵; Pasulo, Luisa⁶; Rendina, Maria⁷; Paolo, Daniele Di⁸; Marino, Maria⁹; Toniutto, Pierluigi¹⁰; Fagiuoli, Stefano⁶; Pompili, Maurizio^1
1Universita Cattolica di Roma, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma, Lazio. Italia; ²Ospedale Niguarda Ca’ Granda, Milán, Lombardia. Italia; ³Policlinico di Milano, Milán, Lombardia. Italia; ⁴Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bolonia, Emilia Romaña. Italia; ⁵Ospedale San Camillo-Spallanzani, Roma, Lazio. Italia; ⁶Ospedale Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Lombardia. Italia; ⁷Universita di Bari, Bari, Puglia. Italia; ⁸Universita degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Roma, Lazio. Italia; ⁹Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Módena. Italia; ¹⁰Universita di Udine, Udine, Friuli Venezia Giuli. Italia
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 3 May-Jun, Pag. 338-342]

A comparison study of local injection and radiofrequency ablation therapy for traumatic portal vein injure guided by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
Luo, Yukun¹; Liu, Qiang¹; Jiao, Ziyu¹; Wu, Rong¹; Tang, Jie¹; Lv, Faqin^1
1Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Department of Ultrasound, Beijing. China
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 249-256]

A review of drug interactions with boceprevir and telaprevir: implications for HIV and transplant patients
Wilby, Kyle J¹; Greanya, Erica D¹; Ford, Jo-Ann E²; Yoshida, Eric M³; Partovi, Nilufar^1
1University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, Columbia Británica. Canadá; ²Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, BC Hepatitis Program, Vancouver, Columbia Británica. Canadá; ³University of British Columbia, Division of Gastroenterology, Vancouver, Columbia Británica. Canadá
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 179-185]

Evidence for liver injury in the setting of obstructive sleep apnea
Byrne, Thomas J¹; Parish, James M¹; Somers, Virend²; Aqel, Bashar A¹; Rakela, Jorge^1
1Mayo Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona. Estados Unidos de América; ²Mayo Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota. Estados Unidos de América
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 228-231]

Fulminant hepatitis during self-medication with conjugated linoleic acid
Nortadas, Rita¹; Barata, Jose^1
1Hospital Garcia de Orta, Departamento de Medicina, Almada. Portugal
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 265-267]