2006
Liver involvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: consensus recommendations
Buscarini E, Plauchu H, Tsao G, White RI, Sabbà C, Miller F, Saurin JC, Pelage JP, Lesca G, Marion MJ, Perna A, Faughnan ME. Liver involvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: consensus recommendations. Liver International 2006, 26: 1040-1046. PMID: 17032403, DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2006.01340.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaLiver involvementHemorrhagic telangiectasiaIntensive medical therapyFormal consensus development processMinority of patientsFirst-line imagingFocal nodular hyperplasiaConsensus development processHHT populationLiver biopsyMedical therapyClinical managementNodular hyperplasiaConsensus statementConsensus recommendationsInvasive therapyDoppler USGeneral populationNominal group techniquePatientsTherapeutic issuesMedian scoreTherapyInvolvement
1997
Doppler ultrasound in the evaluation of cirrhotic patients: The prevalence of intrahepatic arteriovenous shunting, and implications for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
Taylor C, Garcia-Tsao G, Henson B, Case C, Taylor K. Doppler ultrasound in the evaluation of cirrhotic patients: The prevalence of intrahepatic arteriovenous shunting, and implications for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Ultrasound In Medicine & Biology 1997, 23: 1155-1163. PMID: 9372563, DOI: 10.1016/s0301-5629(97)00028-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArteriovenous shuntingCirrhotic patientsHepatocellular carcinomaLiver lesionsShunt velocityHepatic arteriovenous shuntingIntrahepatic arteriovenous shuntingMalignant hepatic lesionsFocal liver lesionsReal-time ultrasoundCompensated cirrhoticsFocal fatCompensated cirrhosisFatty infiltrationMalignancy increasesUS findingsDoppler ultrasoundHepatic lesionsDoppler USFocal massPatientsMalignancyLesionsPrevalenceCarcinoma