Is pre-treatment liver biopsy necessary for all hepatitis C genotypes?
Peltekian, Kevork M¹; Bain, Vincent G²; Lee, Samuel S³; Sherman, Morris⁴; Cooper, Curtis L⁵; Yoshida, Eric M⁶; Marotta, Paul J⁷; Krajden, Mel⁸; Balshaw, Robert⁹; Deschenes, Marc^10
1Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Division of Gastroenterology, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canadá; ²University of Alberta, Division of Gastroenterology, Edmonton, Alberta. Canadá; ³University of Calgary, Division of Gastroenterology, Calgary, Alberta. Canadá; ⁴University Health Network, Division of Gastroenterology, Toronto, Ontario. Canadá; ⁵University of Ottawa, Division of Infectious Diseases , Ottawa, Ontario. Canadá; ⁶University of British Columbia, Division of Gastroenterology, Vancouver, Columbia Británica. Canadá; ⁷BC Centre for Disease Control, Toronto, Ontario. Canadá; ⁸British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Columbia Británica. Canadá; ⁹Syreon Corporation, Vancouver, Columbia Británica. Canadá; ¹⁰Royal Victoria Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Montreal, Quebec. Canadá
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 3 Jul-Sep, Pag. 260-269]

Multiple venous and arterial thromboses of the gallbladder causing acute cholecystitis. A previously undescribed complication of essential thrombocythemia
Picón Coronel, Gabriela¹; Chablé Montero, Fredy¹; Angeles Angeles, Arturo¹; Albores Saavedra, Jorge^1
1Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Departamento de Patología, México, Distrito Federal. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 3 Jul-Sep, Pag. 365-369]

Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis. Clinical features, outcomes and predictors of in-hospital mortality. A prospective study
González González, José Alberto¹; García Compean, Diego¹; Vázquez Elizondo, Genaro¹; Garza Galindo, Aldo¹; Jáquez Quintana, Joel Omar¹; Maldonado Garza, Héctor^1
1Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Nuevo León. México
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 3 Jul-Sep, Pag. 287-295]

Novel cytochrome P450-2D6 promoter sequence variations in hepatitis C positive and negative subjects
Ho, Martin T¹; Kelly, Edward J¹; Bodor, Miklos²; Bui, Tot¹; Kowdley, Kris V³; Ho, Rodney J.Y^1
1University of Washington, Department of Pharmaceutics, Seattle, Washington. Estados Unidos de América; ²University of Debrecen, Medical Health and Science Center, Debrecen, Hadju Bihar. Hungría; ³University of Washington, Department of Medicine, Seattle, Washington. Estados Unidos de América
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 3 Jul-Sep, Pag. 327-332]

Operational tolerance after liver transplantation, more common than we think: A case report
Benítez, Carlos¹; Arancibia, Juan Pablo¹; Arrese, Marco¹; Soza, Alejandro¹; Domínguez, Pilar¹; Jarufe, Nicolás¹; Martínez, Jorge¹; Pérez Ayuso, Rosa María^1
1Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Facultad de Medicina, Santiago de Chile. Chile
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 3 Jul-Sep, Pag. 361-364]

Pentoxifylline for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: a randomized controlled trial
Van Wagner, Lisa B¹; Koppe, Sean W.P¹; Brunt, Elizabeth M²; Gottstein, Jeanne¹; Gardikiotes, Konstantina¹; Green, Richard M¹; Rinella, Mary E^1
1Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Estados Unidos de América; ²Washington University, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Misuri. Estados Unidos de América
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 3 Jul-Sep, Pag. 277-286]

Prophylactic and curative effects of purslane on bile duct ligation-induced hepatic fibrosis in albino rats
Ali, Sousou I¹; Said, Mostafa M²; Mohammed Hassan, Ehsan Khedre^2
1Zagazig University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig, Sharqiya. Egipto; ²National Organization For Drug Control and Research, Giza. Egipto
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 3 Jul-Sep, Pag. 340-346]

Salmonella enteritidis liver abscess
Sheikh, Imran¹; Sievers, Corey¹; Mullen, Kevin^1
1Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. Estados Unidos de América
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 3 Jul-Sep, Pag. 370-371]

Sirolimus may be associated with early recurrence of biliary obstruction in liver transplant patients undergoing endoscopic stenting of biliary strictures
Tabibian, James H¹; Yeh, Hsin-Chieh¹; Singh, Vikesh K²; Cengiz-Seval, Guldane²; Cameron, Andrew M³; Gurakar, Ahmet^2
1Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Estados Unidos de América; ²Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baltimore, Maryland. Estados Unidos de América; ³Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Johns Hopkins Liver Transplant Program, Baltimore, Maryland. Estados Unidos de América
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 3 Jul-Sep, Pag. 270-276]

Tenofovir as a first line option for prophylaxis in a patient with hepatitis B virus associated nephrotic syndrome
Unverdi, Selman¹; Ceri, Mevlut¹; Koklu, Seyfettin²; Unverdi, Hatice³; Kocak, Erdem²; Duranay, Murat^1
1Ankara Educational and Training Hospital, Department of Nephrology, Ankara. Turquía; ²Ankara Educational and Training Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara. Turquía; ³Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara. Turquía
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 3 Jul-Sep, Pag. 372-373]

Trans-arterial 90yttrium radioembolization for patients with unresectable tumors originating from the biliary tree
Wijlemans, Joost W¹; van Erpecum, Karel J²; Lam, Marnix G.E.H³; Seinstra, Beatrijs A¹; Smits, Maarten L.J¹; Zonnenberg, Bernard A³; Van Den Bosch, Maurice A.A.J^1
1University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Radiology, Utrecht. Países Bajos; ²University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Utrecht. Países Bajos; ³University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Utrecht. Países Bajos
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 3 Jul-Sep, Pag. 349-354]

Aminoguanidine potentiates the hepatoprotective effect of silymarin in CCL4 treated rats
Fahmy Ahmed, Ahmed¹; Fouad Mahmoud, Mona¹; Arafat Ouf, Marwa¹; El-Fathaah, Eman Abd^2
1Zagazig University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig, Sharqiya. Egipto; ²Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Sharqiya. Egipto
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 2 Abr-Jun, Pag. 207-215]

Chronic HBV with pregnancy: Reactivation flare causing fulminant hepatic failure
Singhal, Ashish¹; Kanagala, Rajesh¹; Jalil, Sajid¹; Wright, Harlan I¹; Kohli, Vivek^1
1INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Estados Unidos de América
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 2 Abr-Jun, Pag. 233-236]

Does pre-liver transplant HBV DNA level affect HBV recurrence or survival in liver transplant recipients receiving HBIg and nucleos(t)ide analogues?
Campos Varela, Isabel¹; Castells, Lluís¹; Buti, Maria¹; Vargas, Víctor¹; Bilbao, Itxarone²; Rodríguez Frías, Francisco³; Jardí, Rosendo³; Charco, Ramón²; Guardia, Jaime¹; Esteban, Rafael^1
1Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Barcelona. España; ²Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Departamento de Cirugía Hepatobiliar y Trasplante, Barcelona. España; ³Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Laboratorio de Bioquímica, Barcelona. España
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 2 Abr-Jun, Pag. 180-187]

Elevated acetaminophen level: Could it be a red herring?
Dale, Cheryl¹; Denesyk, Kathy L¹; Chandok, Natasha^1
1University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario. Canadá
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 2 Abr-Jun, Pag. 239-240]

Endoscopic variceal band ligation compared with propranolol for prophylaxis of first variceal bleeding
Drastich, Pavel¹; Lata, Jan²; Petrtyl, Jaromir³; Bruha, Radan³; Prochazka, Vlastimil⁴; Vanasek, Tomas⁵; Zdenek, Petr⁶; Skibova, Jelena⁷; Hucl, Tomas¹; Spicak, Julius^1
1Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Praga. República Checa; ²Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, Brno, Jihomoravsky. República Checa; ³Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine, Praga. República Checa; ⁴Palacky University, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Olomouc. República Checa; ⁵Charles University, Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Kralove. República Checa; ⁶Charles University, Plzen. República Checa; ⁷Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Department of Statistics, Praga. República Checa
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 2 Abr-Jun, Pag. 142-149]

Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia in a hospital survey: genetics, metabolism and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Gutiérrez Cirlos, Carlos¹; Ordóñez Sánchez, María Luisa²; Tusié Luna, María Teresa³; Patterson, Bruce W⁴; Schonfeld, Gustav⁴; Aguilar Salinas, Carlos A^2
1Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Departamento de Medicina Interna, México, Distrito Federal. México; ²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Departamento de Endocrinología y Metabolismo, México, Distrito Federal. México; ³Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, México, Distrito Federal. México; ⁴Washington University, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri. Estados Unidos de América
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 2 Abr-Jun, Pag. 155-164]

Focal nodular hyperplasia vs. hemangioma: Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings
Karahasanoglu, Ridvan¹; Otcu, Hafize¹; Selcuk, Tuba¹; Ucar, Adem²; Kiris, Adem^1
1Haseki Education and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Aksaray, Estanbul. Turquía; ²Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Capa, Estambul. Turquía
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 2 Abr-Jun, Pag. 218-220]

Hepatobiliary laboratory abnormalities among patients with chronic or persistent immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Enger, Cheryl¹; Bennett, Dimitri²; Dawson, Katie L²; Aivado, Manuel A²; Theodore, Dickens²; McAfee, Andrew T
¹13 Drug Safety, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Estados Unidos de América; ²Glaxo Smith Kline, Collegeville, Pensilvania. Estados Unidos de América
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 2 Abr-Jun, Pag. 188-195]

Hypothermic preservation of rat liver microorgans (LMOs) in bes-gluconate solution. Protective effects of polyethyleneglycol (PEG) on total water content and functional viability
Mandolino, Cecilia¹; Pizarro, María Dolores¹; Quintana, Alejandra B²; Rodríguez, Joaquín V¹; Mamprin, María Eugenia^1
1Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Centro Binacional de Criobiología Clínica y Aplicada, Rosario, Santa Fe. Argentina; ²Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Rosario, Santa Fe. Argentina
[Annals of hepatology, México, 2011 Vol. 10 Num. 2 Abr-Jun, Pag. 196-206]