2023
Refractory hepatic hydrothorax is associated with increased mortality with death occurring at lower MELD-Na compared to cirrhosis and refractory ascites
Chin A, Bastaich D, Dahman B, Kaplan D, Taddei T, John B. Refractory hepatic hydrothorax is associated with increased mortality with death occurring at lower MELD-Na compared to cirrhosis and refractory ascites. Hepatology 2023, 79: 844-856. PMID: 37625139, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver-related deathRefractory hepatic hydrothoraxRefractory ascitesMELD-NaHepatic hydrothoraxHigh riskRetrospective cohort studyRA overallSecond paracentesisCohort studyPrimary outcomeSerious complicationsEligibility criteriaCirrhosisInadequate evidenceParacentesisHydrothoraxAscitesDeathPatientsTransplantationRiskMortalityParticipantsComplications
2016
Protective altruistic phlebotomy: hereditary haemochromatosis presenting as hepatocellular carcinoma in a non-cirrhotic 83-year-old man
Ooka K, Onyiuke I, Zhang X, Taddei TH. Protective altruistic phlebotomy: hereditary haemochromatosis presenting as hepatocellular carcinoma in a non-cirrhotic 83-year-old man. BMJ Case Reports 2016, 2016: bcr2016216649. PMID: 27591041, PMCID: PMC5020720, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-216649.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaHereditary haemochromatosisSolitary liver tumorSigns of recurrenceAbdominal painElevated transaminasesHepatic manifestationLiver diseaseLate presentationSurveillance imagingIron overloadRoutine phlebotomyLiver tumorsMultisystem disorderCarcinomaHaemochromatosisNew complicationsCirrhosisPartial hepatectomyIron metabolismMenHepatomegalyPainComplicationsHaemosiderosis
2013
Emphysematous Cholecystitis Resulting in Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis: A Rare Complication of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Bari K, Aslanian HR, Pollak J, Reiner E, Salem RR, Taddei TH, Emre SH, Jamidar PA. Emphysematous Cholecystitis Resulting in Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis: A Rare Complication of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography. ACG Case Reports Journal 2013, 1: 51-54. PMID: 26157820, PMCID: PMC4435262, DOI: 10.14309/crj.2013.18.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographySecondary biliary cirrhosisEmphysematous cholecystitisBiliary cirrhosisRare complicationRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyPercutaneous transhepatic biliary drainsAcute emphysematous cholecystitisBroad-spectrum antibioticsEvaluation of sphincterBiliary necrosisCholangitic abscessesLiver transplantationOddi dysfunctionBiliary obstructionPrompt diagnosisSurgical managementBiliary drainRecurrent episodesBiliary treeCholecystitisCirrhosisCholangiopancreatographyComplicationsClostridium perfringens