Hepatitis B viral load and risk of HBV-related liver disease: from East to West?
Harkisoen, Soeradj¹; Arends, Joop E¹; van Erpecum, Karel J²; van den Hoek, Anneke³; Hoepelman, Andy I.M^1
1University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Internal Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Utrecht. Países Bajos; ²University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Utrecht. Países Bajos; ³Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam. Países Bajos
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 164-171]

Increased mortality from acute liver failure in Mexico
Chávez Tapia, Norberto C¹; Barrientos Gutiérrez, Tonatiuh²; Guerrero López, Carlos Manuel²; Santiago Hernández, Jean Josue¹; Méndez Sánchez, Nahum¹; Uribe, Misael^1
1Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, Unidad de Obesidad y Enfermedades Digestivas, México, Distrito Federal. México; ²Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 257-262]

Liver transplantation for autoimmune hepatitis in Peru: outcomes and recurrence
Padilla, Martín¹; Mayorga, Rosario¹; Carrasco, Félix¹; Bedregal, Tayana¹; Bobadilla, Fernando¹; Rondón, Carlos¹; Chaman, José^1
1Seguro Social de Salud, Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara I., Lima. Perú
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 222-227]

Pegylated interferon-alpha2b plus ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 4 infection in patients with normal serum ALT
Al-Ali, Jaber¹; Siddique, Iqbal¹; Varghese, Rosh²; Hasan, Fuad^1
1Kuwait University, Faculty of Medicine, Safat, Al Kuwayt. Kuwait; ²Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Department of Medicine, Safat, Al Kuwayt. Kuwait
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 186-193]

Portal vein aneurysm: is it an incidental finding only?
Vyas, Sameer¹; Mahajan, Divyesh¹; Sandhu, Manavjeet Singh¹; Duseja, Ajay²; Khandelwal, Niranjan^1
1Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Chandigarh, Punjab. India; ²Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Department of Hepatology, Chandigarh, Punjab. India
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 263-264]

Predictive factors of abstinence in patients undergoing liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease
Altamirano, José¹; Bataller, Ramon¹; Cárdenas, Andrés³; Michelena, Javier¹; Freixa, Neus²; Monrás, Miquel²; Ríos, José¹; Liccioni, Alexandre¹; Caballería, Juan¹; Gual, Antoni²; Anna Lligoña^2
1Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas August Pi y Sunyer, Barcelona. España; ²Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Instituto de Neurociencias, Barcelona. España; ³Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Unidad GI, Barcelona. España
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 213-221]

Prevalence of hepatitis A, B and C serological markers in children from western Mexico
Escobedo Meléndez, Griselda¹; Fierro, Nora A¹; Roman, Sonia¹; Maldonado González, Monserrat¹; Zepeda Carrillo, Eloy¹; Panduro, Arturo^1
1Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Departamento de Biología Molecular en Medicina, Guadalajara, Jalisco. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 194-201]

Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis in a case with congenital biliary anomaly
Koklu, Seyfettin¹; Akkus, Mehmet Ali²; Tas, Adnan¹; Tufan, Zeliha³; Tanrikulu, Yusuf²; Kekilli, Murat¹; Kocak, Erdem¹; Alparslan Gonultas, Mehmet⁴; Yimaz, Omer^5
1Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara. Turquía; ²Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Department of Surgery, Ankara. Turquía; ³Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Disease, Ankara. Turquía; ⁴Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Department of Pathology, Ankara. Turquía; ⁵Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Ankara. Turquía
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 268-271]

Renal and circulatory effects of large volume plasma expansion in patients with hepatorenal syndrome type 1
Umgelter, Andreas¹; Wagner, Katrin S²; Reindl, Wolfgang¹; Luppa, Peter B¹; Geisler, Fabian¹; Huber, Wolfgang¹; Schmid, Roland M^1
1Technischen Universitat Munchen, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Baviera. Alemania; ²Stadtisches Klinikum Munchen, Klinikum Bogenhausen, Munich, Baviera. Alemania
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 232-239]

Serum N-glycomic markers in combination with panels improves the diagnosis of chronic hepatitis B
Qu, Ying¹; Gao, Chun-Fang²; Zhou, Kun¹; Zhao, Yun-Peng²; Xu, Ming-Yi¹; Lu, Lun-Gen^1
1Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai. China; ²Second Military Medical University, Eastern Hepatobiliary Hospital, Shanghai. China
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 202-212]

The prevalence and clinical characteristics of glucose metabolism disorders in patients with liver cirrhosis. A prospective study
García Compean, Diego¹; Jáquez Quintana, Joel Omar¹; Lavalle González, Fernando Javier¹; Reyes Cabello, Erick¹; González González, José Alberto¹; Muñoz Espinosa, Linda Elsa¹; Vázquez Elizondo, Genaro¹; Villarreal Pérez, Jesús Zacarías¹; Maldonado Garza, Héctor J^1
1Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Nuevo León. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 240-248]

Transient elastography in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Abenavoli, Ludovico¹; Beaugrand, Michel^2
1Universita Magna Graecia, Dipartimento di Scienza della Salute, Catanzaro, Calabria. Italia; ²Hopital Jean Verdier, Service d’Hepato-Gastroenterologie, Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis. Francia
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 2 Mar-Abr, Pag. 172-178]

Abnormal liver function tests in a patient with myotonic dystrophy type 1
alafateli, Maria¹; Triantos, Christos¹; Tsamandas, Athanasios²; Kounadis, Gerasimos¹; Labropoulou Karatza, Chryssoula^3
1University Hospital of Patras, Department of Gastroenterology, Patras. Grecia; ²University Hospital of Patras, Department of Pathology, Patras. Grecia; ³University Hospital of Patras, Department of Internal Medicine, Patras. Grecia
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 1 Ene-Feb, Pag. 130-133]

Acute liver failure due to non-exertional heatstroke after sauna
Erarslan, Elife¹; Yuksel, Ilhami¹; Haznedaroglu, Serap^1
1Etlik Ihtisas Educational and Research Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara. Turquía
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 1 Ene-Feb, Pag. 138-142]

Amoebic liver abscess production by Entamoeba dispar
Dolabella, Silvio S¹; Serrano Luna, Jesús²; Navarro García, Fernando²; Cerritos, René³; Ximénez, Cecilia³; Galván Moroyoqui, José Manuel²; Silva, Edward F⁴; Tsutsumi, Víctor²; Shibayama, Mineko^2
1Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Departamento de Morfologia, Aracaju, Sergipe. Brasil; ²Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, México, Distrito Federal. México; ³Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, México, Distrito Federal. México; ⁴Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 1 Ene-Feb, Pag. 107-117]

An unusual cause of cancer mimicry following liver transplantation
Qumosani, Karim¹; Chandok, Natasha^1
1University of Western Ontario, Division of Gastroenterology, London, Ontario. Canadá
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 1 Ene-Feb, Pag. 134-137]

Association between cholecystectomy for gallstone disease and risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Chávez Tapia, Norberto C¹; Mac Kinney Novelo, Ileana¹; Sifuentes Rentería, Sergio E¹; Torres Zavala, Maximiliano¹; Castro Gastelum, Gildardo¹; Sánchez Lara, Karla¹; Paulin Saucedo, Carla¹; Uribe, Misael¹; Méndez Sánchez, Nahum^1
1Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, Unidad de Investigación de Hígado, México, Distrito Federal. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 1 Ene-Feb, Pag. 85-89]

Balapiravir plus peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD)/ribavirin in a randomized trial of hepatitis C genotype 1 patients
Nelson, David R¹; Zeuzem, Stefan²; Andreone, Pietro³; Ferenci, Peter⁴; Herring, Robert⁵; Jensen, Donald M⁶; Marcellin, Patrick⁷; Pockros, Paul J⁸; Rodríguez Torres, Maribel⁹; Rossaro, Lorenzo¹⁰; Rustgi, Vinod K¹¹; Sepe, Thomas¹²; Sulkowski, Mark¹³; Thomason, Isaac R¹⁴; Yoshida, Eric M¹⁵; Chan, Anna; Hill, George
¹University of Florida, Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Florida. Estados Unidos de América; ²J.W. Goethe University Hospital, Department of Medicine, Frankfurt, Hessen. Alemania; ³Universita di Bologna, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Bolonia, Emilia Romaña. Italia; ⁴Medical University of Vienna, Department of Internal Medicine III, Viena. Austria; ⁵Nashville Gastrointestinal Specialists Inc, Nashville, Tennessee. Estados Unidos de América; ⁶University of Chicago Medical Center, Center for Liver Diseases, Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Estados Unidos de América; ⁷Hopital Beaujon, Clinchy. Francia; ⁸The Scripps Clinic, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Torrey Pines, California. Estados Unidos de América; ⁹Fundación de Investigación de Diego Santurce, Ponce. Puerto Rico; ¹⁰University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California. Estados Unidos de América; ¹¹Georgetown University Medical Center, Fairfax, Virginia. Estados Unidos de América; ¹²University Gastroenterology, Providence, Rhode Island. Estados Unidos de América; ¹³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Viral Hepatitis Center, Baltimore, Maryland. Estados Unidos de América; ¹⁴Intermountain Medical Center, Mountain West Gastroenterology, Salt Lake City, Utah. Estados Unidos de América; ¹⁵University of British Columbia, Division of Gastroenterology, Vancouver, Columbia Británica. Canadá
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 1 Ene-Feb, Pag. 15-31]

Budd-Chiari syndrome after treatment with budesonide in a cirrhotic patient with autoimmune hepatitis
Mederacke, Ingmar¹; Helfritz, Fabian²; Puls, Florian³; Imeen Ringe, Kristina⁴; Klempnauer, Juergen³; Manns, Michael P¹; Strassburg, Christian P^1
1Hannover Medical School, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover, Niedersachsen. Alemania; ²Hannover Medical School, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Hannover, Niedersachsen. Alemania; ³Hannover Medical School, Department of Pathology, Hannover, Niedersachsen. Alemania; ⁴Hannover Medical School, Institute for Radiology, Hannover, Niedersachsen. Alemania
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 1 Ene-Feb, Pag. 143-144]

Causes of renal failure in patients with decompensated cirrhosis and its impact in hospital mortality
Carvalho, Grazielle Cerqueira de¹; Regis, Catarina de Andrade¹; Kalil, Jamile Rosario¹; Cerqueira, Liv Aparicio¹; Barbosa, Daniel Silva¹; Motta, Marina Pamponet¹; Nery, Marilia da Silva¹; Soares, Maria Alice Pires¹; Zollinger, Claudio Celestino¹; Bittencourt, Paulo Lisboa^1
1Hospital Portugues de Salvador, Unidade de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2012 Vol. 11 Num. 1 Ene-Feb, Pag. 90-95]