Steatotic liver grafts represent the most common type of “extended criteria” organs that have
been introduced during the last two decades due to the disparity between liver transplant …

Background There is increasing need to expand availability of donor liver grafts, including
steatotic livers. Steatotic liver is associated with poor outcome post-transplantation but with …

Purpose: To determine prospectively the diagnostic performance of unenhanced computed
tomography (CT) in the assessment of macrovesicular steatosis in potential donors for living …

Because of organ shortage and a constant imbalance between available organs and
candidates for liver transplantation, expanded criteria donors are needed. Experience …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common cause of steatosis, is associated
with visceral obesity and insulin resistance. With more severe risk factors (obesity, type 2 …

Background: Although there is a worldwide need to expand the pool of available liver grafts,
cadaveric livers with severe steatosis (> 60%) are discarded for orthotopic liver …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a prevalent infection in most developed countries
affecting 1.5–2% of the general population [1]. The natural history of this infection has been …

Obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
are becoming increasingly common medical problems in the developed world, often in the …

Purpose: To retrospectively compare the accuracy of visual grading and the liver attenuation
index in the computed tomographic (CT) diagnosis of 30% or higher macrovesicular …

For evaluation of the “Long-Term Clinical and Biochemical Follow-Up in Medullary Thyroid
Carcinoma,” Cupisti et al1 collapsed 127 patients with initial neck surgery (including 12 …