2016
AISF position paper on liver transplantation and pregnancy Women in Hepatology Group, Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF)
Alisi A, Balsano C, Bernabucci V, Berzigotti A, Brunetto M, Bugianesi E, Burra P, Calvaruso V, Cariani E, Coco B, Colle I, Critelli R, De Martin E, Del Buono M, Fabregat I, Faillaci F, Fattovich G, Floreani A, Garcia-Tsao G, Housset C, Karampatou A, Lei B, Mangia A, Martinez-Chantar M, Milosa F, Morisco F, Nasta P, Ozben T, Pollicino T, Ponti M, Pontisso P, Reeves H, Rendina M, Rodríguez-Castro K, Sagnelli C, Sebastiani G, Smedile A, Taliani G, Vandelli C, Vanni E, Villa E, Vukotic R, Zignego A, Burra P, Rodríguez-Castro K, Guarino M, Morisco F, Villa E, Mazzella G. AISF position paper on liver transplantation and pregnancy Women in Hepatology Group, Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF). Digestive And Liver Disease 2016, 48: 860-868. PMID: 27267817, DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2016.04.009.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsLiver transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsLiver transplantationReproductive ageFemale liver transplant recipientsHypertension/preeclampsiaFoetal growth restrictionFirst successful pregnancyLive birth rateManagement of pregnancyIssue of pregnancyGestational diabetesLiver transplantPreterm deliveryPregnancy outcomesTransplant hepatologistsPediatric patientsSuch patientsPregnancy womenSuccessful pregnancyIncreased incidenceItalian recommendationsSexual functionGrowth restrictionHigh-risk ones
2010
Refractory ascites: pathogenesis, definition and therapy of a severe complication in patients with cirrhosis
Salerno F, Guevara M, Bernardi M, Moreau R, Wong F, Angeli P, Garcia‐Tsao G, Lee SS. Refractory ascites: pathogenesis, definition and therapy of a severe complication in patients with cirrhosis. Liver International 2010, 30: 937-947. PMID: 20492521, DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2010.02272.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCirrhotic patientsHepatorenal syndrome type 2Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntEpisode of ascitesChronic renal insufficiencyLow sodium dietStandard medical treatmentIntrahepatic portosystemic shuntOccurrence of refractorinessCentral hypovolaemiaVasoconstrictor systemsArterial hypotensionDiuretic dosesLiver transplantationPortal hypertensionRefractory ascitesRenal insufficiencySodium dietSystemic haemodynamicsFrequent complicationSevere complicationsSerious complicationsSuch patientsPortosystemic shuntRenal sodium
1991
Idiopathic portal hypertension.
Orozco H, Takahashi T, García-Tsao G, Mercado M, Diliz H, Hernández-Ortiz J. Idiopathic portal hypertension. Revista De Investigación Clínica 1991, 43: 80-6. PMID: 1866503.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIdiopathic portal hypertensionPortal hypertensionHigh re-bleeding rateMain histopathologic findingsNoncirrhotic portal fibrosisObliterative portal venopathySmall portal veinsRe-bleeding rateIntra-abdominal infectionsLong-term prognosisUpper gastrointestinal tractHepatitis B virusEsophago-gastric varicesChronic sclerotherapyHepatoportal sclerosisIPH patientsPortal venopathyPharmacologic managementVariceal bleedingCirrhotic patientsImmunologic abnormalitiesPortal fibrosisLiver failurePeriportal fibrosisSuch patients