2017
Survival after treatment with curative intent for hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with vs without non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease
Wong CR, Njei B, Nguyen MH, Nguyen A, Lim JK. Survival after treatment with curative intent for hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with vs without non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2017, 46: 1061-1069. PMID: 28960360, DOI: 10.1111/apt.14342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseLarger tumor sizeLiver diseaseHCC etiologyCurative intentNAFLD-HCCCurative treatmentTumor sizeMetastatic HCCCardiovascular diseaseHepatocellular carcinomaDecompensated liver diseaseWorse median survivalAbsence of cirrhosisSignificant survival differenceDiagnosis of HCCLess cirrhosisNAFLD groupMedian survivalWorse survivalFavorable survivalIndependent predictorsLiver cirrhosisHCC group
2016
ACG Clinical Guideline: Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Chemistries
Kwo PY, Cohen SM, Lim JK. ACG Clinical Guideline: Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Chemistries. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2016, 112: 18. PMID: 27995906, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2016.517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanine TransaminaseAlkaline PhosphataseAlpha 1-Antitrypsin DeficiencyAspartate AminotransferasesBilirubinBiopsyChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCholestasisHemochromatosisHepatitis, AutoimmuneHepatitis, Viral, HumanHepatolenticular DegenerationHumansLiverLiver DiseasesLiver Diseases, AlcoholicNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseConceptsAbnormal liver chemistriesLiver chemistriesAlkaline phosphatase levelsAlanine aminotransferaseHepatocellular diseaseAspartate aminotransferaseALT levelsDisproportionate elevationHepatocellular injuryLiver diseasePhosphatase levelsElevated total serum bilirubin (TSB) levelsIU/Conjugated bilirubinNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseTotal serum bilirubin levelsAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyElevated conjugated bilirubinSerum conjugated bilirubinTotal bilirubin elevationLiver-related mortalityElevated alanine aminotransferasePrimary sclerosing cholangitisViral hepatitis AAlcoholic liver disease