2018
Acute kidney injury, but not sepsis, is associated with higher procedure‐related bleeding in patients with decompensated cirrhosis
Hung A, Garcia‐Tsao G. Acute kidney injury, but not sepsis, is associated with higher procedure‐related bleeding in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Liver International 2018, 38: 1437-1441. PMID: 29393567, PMCID: PMC6072624, DOI: 10.1111/liv.13712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryProcedure-related bleedingKidney injuryPost-procedure bleedingRisk factorsCT scanEnd-stage renal diseaseInfection/sepsisAbnormal coagulation parametersBlood product transfusionLarge-volume paracentesisNon-cirrhotic patientsRetrospective chart reviewOnly independent predictorUnstratified cohortsMELD scoreProduct transfusionAdverse eventsChart reviewPatient characteristicsCirrhosis patientsIndependent predictorsRenal diseaseHemoglobin levelsCoagulation parameters
1991
Partial hepatectomy for Caroli's syndrome. Report of two patients with long-term follow-up.
Orozco H, Takahashi T, Garcia-Tsao G, Mercado M, Quiroz F, Hernandez-Cendejas A. Partial hepatectomy for Caroli's syndrome. Report of two patients with long-term follow-up. Hepatogastroenterology 1991, 38: 33-5. PMID: 2026386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaroli syndromePartial hepatectomyBiliary tract surgeryAbdominal CT scanBest current treatmentIntrahepatic bile ductsPercutaneous cholangiographyPersistent feverSurgical drainageAbdominal abscessBile ductClinical evidenceCystic dilatationRare entityTherapeutic choiceCurrent treatmentCT scanPrevious historyPatientsSyndromeHepatectomyDiseaseCholangiographyAbscessSurgery