Vol 10, No 3 (June 04, 2021): Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition

Original Article

Role of C11-FDG dual-tracer PET-CT scan in metastatic screening of hepatocellular carcinoma—a cost-effectiveness analysis
Kevin K. W. Chu, Albert C. Y. Chan, Ka Wing Ma, Wong Hoi She, Wing Chiu Dai, Kenneth S. H. Chok, Tan To Cheung, Chung Mau Lo
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
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:301-307
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Dual-tracer PET-CT is cost-effective and useful for preoperative HCC staging in patients with AFP ≥400ng/ml or bilobar disease. Its routine use in preoperative workup for all HCC patients is not recommended because unilobar disease with AFP <400ng/ml has good negative predictive value.
Liver transplantation: would it be the best and last chance of cure for hepatocellular carcinoma with major venous invasion?
Ka Wing Ma, Albert Chi Yan Chan, Kenneth Siu Ho Chok, Wong Hoi She, Tan To Cheung, Wing Chiu Dai, James Yan Yue Fung, Chung Mau Lo
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:308-314
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Although PVTT in HCC has been considered a sinister feature and hence a contraindication for LT for the sake of better liver graft utility, this study demonstrates that LT can confer much better oncological outcomes compared to hepatectomy in the context of HCC with PVTT.
A simple scoring system to estimate perioperative mortality following liver resection for primary liver malignancy—the Hepatectomy Risk Score (HeRS)
Dimitrios Moris, Brian I. Shaw, Cecilia Ong, Ashton Connor, Mariya L. Samoylova, Samuel J. Kesseli, Nader Abraham, Jared Gloria, Robin Schmitz, Zachary W. Fitch, Bryan M. Clary, Andrew S. Barbas
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:315-324
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The Hepatectomy Risk Score (HeRS) incorporates the extent of resection and a MELD-Na score category to predict 30-day mortality after resection of primary liver malignancy. More complicated models offer better performance but at the expense of being more difficult to integrate into clinical practice.
The beneficial impacts of splanchnic vasoactive agents on hepatic functional recovery in massive hepatectomy porcine model
Hye-Sung Jo, Jae Hyun Han, Yoon Young Choi, Jin-I Seok, Young-In Yoon, Dong-Sik Kim
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:325-336
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Excessive postoperative portal pressure, a major cause of post-hepatectomy liver failure and small-for-size syndrome after partial liver transplantation, is a difficult problem to be solved. Pharmacologic portal modulation with splanchnic vasoactive agents could optimize liver regeneration and attenuate liver injury after massive hepatectomy.

Review Article

Liver tissue microbiota in nonalcoholic liver disease: a change in the paradigm of host-bacterial interactions
Silvia Sookoian, Carlos J. Pirola
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
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:337-349
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We highlight the evidence on the role of non-intestinal microbiotas in liver diseases with emphasis on liver tissue bacterial DNA in the biology of NAFLD and NASH. Also, we provide evidence of metagenomic findings that can be leveraged to discover novel therapeutic targets.
Optimization of the future remnant liver: review of the current strategies in Europe
Riccardo Memeo, Maria Conticchio, Emmanuel Deshayes, Silvio Nadalin, Astrid Herrero, Boris Guiu, Fabrizio Panaro
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:350-363
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French Editorial from the ACHBPT1

Comment on “Hypothermic machine perfusion in liver transplantation—a randomized trial
Fabien Robin, Heithem Jeddou
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:364-366
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French editorial from the ACHBPT: blood salvage and autotransfusion during liver transplantation for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Charlotte Maulat, Paul Boulard, Fabrice Muscari
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:367-369
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Editorial

A female surgeon’s thoughts on gender attributes in surgery
Xueli Bai
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:370-372
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Simultaneous portohepatic vein embolization a radiological: a short cut to associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy?
Ka Wing Ma, Albert Chi Yan Chan
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:373-375
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Surgery for pancreatic cancer: recent progress and future directions
Zachary J. Brown, Jordan M. Cloyd
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:376-378
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Gut microbial pathways for bile acid metabolism
Fabian Frost, Markus M. Lerch
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:379-381
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Looking for the right TNM staging system for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Nicola Fazio, Francesca Spada, Emilio Bertani
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:382-384
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk stratification after virological cure for hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced cirrhosis: time to refine predictive models
Raoel Maan, Adriaan J. van der Meer
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:385-387
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Consensus scoring systems for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: an unmet clinical need
Yu-Jie Zhou, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Ming-Hua Zheng
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:388-390
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Alcohol consumption leads to loss of healthy life, but the ADH1B*2 allele may still protect from NASH
Guillermo Mazzolini, Ali Canbay
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:391-393
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Viewpoint

Long-term health-related quality of life of living liver donors: what should the transplant team know?
Kohei Ogawa, Katsunori Sakamoto, Yasutsugu Takada
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:394-396
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Refining the surgical playbook for treating colorectal cancer liver metastases
Luis I. Ruffolo, Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro, Koji Tomiyama
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:397-400
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Expert consensus on magnetic recanalization technique for biliary anastomotic strictures after liver transplantation
Yu Li, Nan Zhang, Yi Lv, Scientific Committee of the Third International Conference of Magnetic Surgery
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:401-404
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The role of the robot-assisted procedure during total pancreatectomy: a viewpoint
Matteo De Pastena, Alessandro Esposito, Roberto Salvia
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:405-406
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Are probiotics effective in reversing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis?
Ludovico Abenavoli, Luigi Boccuto, Emidio Scarpellini
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:407-409
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Management of neuroendocrine liver metastasis: Searching for new prognostic factor and appraising repeat hepatectomy
Junichi Arita, Sho Kiritani, Kiyoshi Hasegawa
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:410-412
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Interpatient heterogeneity in hepatic microvascular blood flow during vascular inflow occlusion (Pringle manoeuvre)
Eric Felli, Edoardo Maria Muttillo, Emanuele Felli
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:413-415
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Can endoscopic therapy help surgeons to manage post-hepatectomy bile leaks?
Massimiliano Mutignani, Lorenzo Dioscoridi
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:416-417
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Letter to the Editor

Collateral damage: a case of pylephlebitis in the COVID-19 era
Amram Kupietzky, Hillel Lehmann, Nurith Hiller, Arie Ariche
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:418-420
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Gastroepiploic arteriovenous shunt as a salvage treatment for hepatic artery occlusion after living donor liver transplantation
Seong Hoon Kim, Sang Jae Park
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:421-423
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An extremely rare phenomenon of mucinous cystic neoplasm of the liver: spontaneous rupture
Xiaofeng Xu, Chuanhui Peng, Rongliang Tong, Miaoxia Dong, Junfang Deng
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:424-427
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Images in Clinical Medicine2

Giant tortuous umbilical vein in a cirrhotic patient
Yao Xiao, Shunda Du
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:428-429
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A newly developed subcutaneous nodule 15 years after liver transplantation
Soon Kyu Lee, Pil Soo Sung, Seung Kew Yoon
HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition  
2021;
10
(3)
:430-432
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Disclosure:

1. The series “French Editorial from the ACHBPT” was commissioned by the editorial office, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition without any sponsorship or funding.

2. The series “Images in Clinical Medicine” was commissioned by the editorial office, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition without any sponsorship or funding.