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  • Living donor liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma 
    Di Sandro, Stefano; Giacomoni, Alessandro; Slim, Abdallah; Lauterio, Andrea; Mangoni, Lacpo; Mihaylov, Plamen; Pirotta, Vincenzo; Aseni, Paolo; De Carlis, Luciano (2019-06-12)
    Background/Aims: LDLT may represent a valid therapeutic option allowing several advantages for patients affected by HCC and waiting for liver transplantation (LT). However, some reports show a worse long term survival and ...
  • Percutaneous Transhepatic Bile Duct Ablation with n-Butyl Cyanoacrylate in the Treatment of a Biliary Complication after Split Liver Transplantation 
    Lauterio, Andrea; Slim, Abdallah; Aseni, Paolo; Giacomoni, Alessandro; Di Sandro, Stephano; Corso, Rocco; Mangoni, Iacopo; Mihaylov, Plamen; Al Kofahi, Mohammed; Pirotta, Vincenzo; De Carlis, Luciano (2019-06-12)
    Biliary complications continue to be a major cause of morbidity after split-liver transplantation (SLT). In this report we describe an uncommon late biliary complication. One year after SLT the patient showed an intrahepatic ...
  • Life-saving super-urgent liver transplantation with replacement of retrohepatic vena cava by dacron graft 
    Aseni, Paolo; Lauterio, Andrea; Slim, Abdallah Omar; Giacomoni, Alessandro; Lamperti, Luca; De Carlis, Luciano (2019-06-11)
    We describe a modified technique of side-to-side cavo-cavostomy by Dacron interposition prosthesis during a super urgent liver transplantation. A liver graft from a deceased donor was immediately requested on a top priority ...
  • Laparoscopic versus open liver surgery 
    Slim, Abdallah; Garancini, Mattia; Di Sandro, Stefano; Mangoni, Iacopi; Lauterio, Andrea; Giacomoni, Alessandro; De Carlis, Luciano (2019-06-11)
    Purpose Laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) is established as a safe and feasible surgical procedure for benign and malignant liver lesions showing many benefits in terms of short-term post-operative outcomes. Nevertheless, it ...
  • Biliary complications after liver transplantation--523 consecutive cases in two centers 
    Dorobantu, Bogdan; Brasoveanu, Vlad; Matei, Emil; Dima, Simona; Giacomoni, Alessandro; Slim, Abdallah; Lauterio, Andrea; Forti, Domenico; Popescu, Irinel; De Carlis, Luciano (2019-06-11)
    Background/aims: Despite various surgical techniques, biliary tract complications (BC) remain a major source of morbidity after liver transplantation (LT). Methodology: Between April 2000 and November 2008, 523 LTs in 487 ...
  • Beyond the Milan criteria 
    De Carlis, Luciano; Di Sandro, Stefano; Giacomoni, Alessandro; Slim, Abdallah; Lauterio, Andrea; Mangoni, Iacopo; Mihaylov, Plamen; Pirotta, Vincenzo; Aseni, Paolo; Rampoldi, Antonio (2019-06-11)
    Background To date the selection of the best candidates for liver transplantation (LT) owing to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been mainly based on tumor morphological characteristics (nodule diameter and number), ...
  • Should we still offer split‐liver transplantation for two adult recipients? A retrospective study of our experience 
    Giacomoni, Alessandro; Lauterio, Andrea; Donadon, Matteo; De Gasperi, Andrea; Belli, Luca; Slim, Abdallah; Dorobantu, Bogdan; Mangoni, Iacopo; De Carlis, Luciano (2019-06-11)
    The role of split-liver transplantation (SLT) for two adult recipients is still a matter of debate, and no agreement exists on indications, surgical techniques, and results. The aim of this study was to retrospectively ...
  • Biliary complications after living donor adult liver transplantation 
    Giacomoni, Alessandro; Lauterio, Andrea; Slim, Abdallah O.; Vanzulli, Angelo; Calcagno, Antonella; Mangoni, Iacopo; Belli, Luca S.; De Gasperi, Andrea; De Carlis, Luciano (2019-06-11)
    The highest rate of complications characterizing the adult living donor liver transplantation (ALDLT) are due to biliary problems with a reported negative incidence of 22–64%. We performed 23 ALDLT grafting segments V–VIII ...
  • Liver transplantation for hepatocellular cancer 
    De Carlis, Luciano; Giacomoni, Alessandro; Lauterio, Andrea; Slim, Abdallah; Sammartino, Cinzia; Pirotta, Vincenzo; Collela, Giovanni; Forti, Domencio (2019-06-11)
    Liver transplantation (LTx) is the best treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but should be offered only to selected patients. The usual procedure is to transplant only for small and unilobular tumors. The aim of ...
  • Hepatic adenoma and focal nodular hyperplasia 
    De Carlis, Luciano; Pirotta, Vincenzo; Rondinara, GianFranco; Sansalone, Cosimo V.; Collela, Giovanni; Maione, Giuseppe; Slim, Abdallah O.; Rampoldi, Antonio; Cazzulani, Alberto; Belli, Luca; Forti, Domenico (2019-06-11)
    Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and adenoma are rare benign hepatic tumors, and the standards for diagnosis and treatment still remain controversial. Usually adenoma is an indication for resection, due to its tendency to ...
  • Arterial disorders 
    Berbari, Adel; Mancia, Giuseppe (Springer, 2019-06-11)
  • Impact of improper cuff for home devices on the prevalence of white coat and masked hypertension 
    Mourad, J.; Lopez-Sublet, M.; Aoun-Bahous, S.; Villeneuve, F.; Jaboureck, O.; Dourmap, C. (2019-06-11)
  • Etiology of end-stage renal disease and arterial stiffness among hemodialysis patients 
    El Ghoul, Balsam; Daaboul, Yazan; Korjian, Serge; El Alam, Andrew; Mansour, Anthony; Hariri, Essa; Samad, Salam; Salameh, Pascale; Dahdah, Georges; Blacher, Jacques; Safar, Michel E.; Bahous, Sola Aoun (2019-06-11)
    Background. Prior studies have demonstrated that conventional and emerging CV risk factors are associated with worsening arterial stiffness among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis. The present ...
  • Sickle cell nephropathy 
    Hariri, Essa; Mansour, Anthony; El Alam, Andrew; Daaboul, Yazan; Korjian, Serge; Bahous, Sola Aoun (2019-06-07)
    Sickle cell nephropathy is a major complication of sickle cell disease. It manifests in different forms, including glomerulopathy, proteinuria, hematuria, and tubular defects, and frequently results in end-stage renal ...
  • Aortic stiffness, kidney disease, and renal transplantation 
    Bahous, Sola Aoun; Blacher, Jacques; Safar, Michel E. (2019-06-07)
    In subjects with chronic kidney disease (CKD), treatment of high systolic blood pressure is a key element in preventing disease progression and the occurrence of cardiovascular (CV) events. This relationship between the ...
  • Cardiovascular and renal outcome in recipients of kidney grafts from living donors 
    Bahous, Sola Aoun; Stephan, Antoine; Blacher, Jacques; Safar, Michel (2019-06-07)
    Background. Cardiovascular (CV) risk remains high in renal transplant patients despite a clear improvement conferred by transplantation. This risk is attributed mostly to recipient-related risk factors. Donor vascular ...
  • Impact of miscuffing during home blood pressure measurement on the prevalence of masked hypertension 
    Mourad, Jean-Jacques; Lopez-Sublet, Marilucy; Bahous, Sola-Aoun; Villeneuve, Frederic; Jaboureck, Olivier; Dourmap-Collas, Caroline; Denolle, Thierry; Fourcade, Jacques; Baguet, Jean-Philippe (2019-06-07)
    BACKGROUND Masked hypertension has been associated with obesity. However, because most studies do not mention the specific cuff size used for home measurements, masked hypertension prevalence may have been overestimated ...
  • Consanguinity-associated kidney diseases in Lebanon 
    Barbari, A; Stephan, A.; Karam, A.; Aoun, S.; El Nahas, J.; Bou Khali, J. (2019-06-07)
    Consanguineous marriages are common in many countries of the Middle East including Lebanon. Their impact on the repartition of kidney diseases and on the risk for familial nephritis is not known. We surveyed all of the ...
  • Expanding the donor pool 
    Ramos, Emilio; Aoun, Sola; Harmon, William E. (2019-06-07)
    The short-term success rate of cadaveric renal transplants has improved dramatically during the past decade. In 1990, one-year graft survival rates were about 70%; by 2000, they were greater than 90% (United States Renal ...
  • State of family medicine practice in Lebanon 
    Helou, Mariana; Abi Rizk, Grace (2019-06-03)
    Background: Many difficulties are encountered in family medicine practice and were subject to multinational studies. To date, no study was conducted in Lebanon to assess the challenges that family physicians face. This ...

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