2020
Health related quality of life in chronic liver diseases
Cortesi PA, Conti S, Scalone L, Jaffe A, Ciaccio A, Okolicsanyi S, Rota M, Fabris L, Colledan M, Fagiuoli S, Belli LS, Cesana G, Strazzabosco M, Mantovani LG. Health related quality of life in chronic liver diseases. Liver International 2020, 40: 2630-2642. PMID: 32851764, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver diseaseLiver diseaseGeneral populationImpact of CLDLower EQ-5D VAS scoresMajor chronic liver diseaseEQ-5D VAS scoreChronic hepatitis stageHRQoL of patientsNAFLD/NASHUtility index scoresHealth-related qualityGeneral Italian populationDifferent QOL domainsAnxiety/depressionQuality of lifeVAS scoresHRQoL dataHepatitis stagePossible confoundersEQ-5DHigh riskItalian patientsHRQoLIndex score
2014
Characterization of animal models for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
Fickert P, Pollheimer MJ, Beuers U, Lackner C, Hirschfield G, Housset C, Keitel V, Schramm C, Marschall HU, Karlsen TH, Melum E, Kaser A, Eksteen B, Strazzabosco M, Manns M, Trauner M, Group I. Characterization of animal models for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Journal Of Hepatology 2014, 60: 1290-1303. PMID: 24560657, PMCID: PMC4517670, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisAnimal modelsEnd-stage liver diseaseStage liver diseaseDevelopment of cholestasisNew treatment strategiesEffective medical treatmentLiver transplantationSclerosing cholangitisBiliary fibrosisChronic cholangiopathiesLiver diseaseTreatment strategiesStudy groupHigh riskPathogenetic conceptsMedical treatmentFrequent needCholangitisCholangiopathyCholestasisPoor understandingTransplantationFibrosisGroup