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2. A Randomized, Controlled Study to Assess the Conversion From Calcineurin-Inhibitors to Everolimus After Liver Transplantation—PROTECT
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Fischer, L., Klempnauer, J., Beckebaum, S., Metselaar, H.J., Neuhaus, P., Schemmer, P., Settmacher, U., Heyne, N., Clavien, P-A., Muehlbacher, F., Morard, I., Wolters, H., Vogel, W., Becker, T., Sterneck, M., Lehner, F., Klein, C., Kazemier, G., Pascher, A., Schmidt, J., Rauchfuss, F., Schnitzbauer, A., Nadalin, S., Hack, M., Ladenburger, S., and Schlitt, H.J.
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- 2012
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3. Un malaise intérieurement bleu
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Morard, I., primary, Sagardoy, T., additional, Galode, F., additional, and Enaud, R., additional
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- 2020
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4. Pegylated interferon-alpha2a/ribavirin treatment of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation
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Dinges, S., Morard, I., Heim, M., Dufour, J.-F., Müllhaupt, B., Giostra, E., Clavien, P.-A., Mentha, G., and Negro, F.
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- 2009
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5. ASCITIC AND SERUM LEVEL OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, IL6, AND PROCALCITONIN IN SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS (SBP)
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Spahr, L., Pugin, J., Morard, I., Widmer, M. C., Mensi, N., Vadas, L., and Hadengue, A.
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- 1999
6. Emergency Liver Transplantation Despite Actively Ongoing Systemic Bacterial Infection
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Vu, DL, Toso, C, Berney, T, Majno, P, Giostra, E, Morard, I, Mentha, G, and van Delden, C
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ddc: 610 ,610 Medical sciences ,Medicine - Abstract
Background: Patients awaiting liver transplantation are frequently severely ill, with Meld scores above 30 at the time of transplantation. These patients are at high risk for bacterial infection due to their underlying immunosuppression. Physicians in charge face therefore sometimes the dilemma of accepting[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 18th Symposium on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
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- 2014
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7. P1148 : Long-term administration of ursodeoxycholic acid prevents recurrence of primary biliary cirrhosis after liver transplantation
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Bosch, A., primary, Dumortier, J., additional, Maucor Boulch, D., additional, Conti, F., additional, Morard, I., additional, Rubbia-Brandt, L., additional, Scoazec, J.-Y., additional, Wendum, D., additional, Terris, B., additional, Boillot, O., additional, Radenne, S., additional, Chazouillères, O., additional, Calmus, Y., additional, Giostra, E., additional, and Corpechot, C., additional
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- 2015
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8. Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis Unrelated to Cirrhosis: A Prospective Multicenter Follow-up Study
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Plessier, A, DARWISH MURAD, S, HERNANDEZ GUERRA, M, Consigny, Y, Fabris, F, Trebicka, J, Heller, J, Morard, I, Lasser, L, Langlet, P, Denninger, Mh, Vidaud, D, Condat, B, Hadengue, A, Primignani, M, GARCIA PAGAN JC, Janssen, Hl, Valla, D, EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR VASCULAR DISORDERS EN VIE, DE SANTIS, Adriano, Riggio, Oliviero, Merli, Manuela, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, AGEM - Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, and Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Anticoagulants/ therapeutic use ,Risk Factors ,Ascites ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Thrombus ,Superior mesenteric vein ,Aged ,ddc:616 ,Aged, 80 and over ,Hepatology ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Thrombosis ,Splenic Vein/radiography ,Portal vein thrombosis ,Surgery ,Ascites/complications ,Portal Vein/ radiography ,Venous thrombosis ,Treatment Outcome ,Splanchnic vein thrombosis ,Splenic vein ,Acute Disease ,cardiovascular system ,Female ,Radiology ,Mesenteric Veins/radiography ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Follow-Up Studies ,Liver Cirrhosis/ complications ,Venous Thrombosis/drug therapy/ etiology/radiography - Abstract
Current recommendations for early anticoagutation in acute portal vein thrombosis unrelated to cirrhosis or malignancy are based on limited evidence. The aim of this study was to prospectively assess the risk factors, outcome, and prognosis in patients managed according to these recommendations. We enrolled 102 patients with acute thrombosis of the portal vein, or its left or right branch. laboratory investigations for prothrombotic factors were centralized. Thrombus extension and recanalization were assessed by expert radiologists. A local risk factor was identified in 21% of patients, and one or several general prothrombotic conditions in 52%. Anticoagulation was given to 95 patients. After a median of 234 days, the portal vein and its left or right branch were patent in 39% of anticoagulated patients (versus 13% initially), the splenic vein in 80% (versus 57% initially), and the superior mesenteric vein in 73% (versus 42% initially). Failure to recanalize the portal vein was independently related to the presence of ascites (hazard ratio 3.8, 95% confidence interval 1.3-11.1) and an occluded splenic vein (hazard ratio 3.5, 95% confidence interval 1.4-8.9). Gastrointestinal bleeding and intestinal infarction occurred in nine and two patients, respectively. Two patients died from, causes unrelated to thrombosis or anticoagulation therapy. Conclusion: Recanalization occurs in one-third of patients receiving early anticoagulation for acute portal vein thrombosis, whereas thrombus extension, intestinal infarction, severe bleeding, and death are rare. Alternative therapy should be considered when ascites and splenic vein obstruction are present. (HEPATOLOGY 2010;51:210-218.)
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- 2010
9. Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma at the dawn of the third millennium: liver transplantation and its alternatives
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Majno, P., Mentha, G., Giostra, E., Terraz, S., Rubbia-Brandt, L., Thierry Berney, Buhler, L., Toso, Ch, Huber, O., Spahr, L., Morard, I., Hadengue, A., Becker, Ch, Terrier, F., and Morel, Ph
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ddc:616 ,Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ,ddc:617 ,Liver Neoplasms ,Liver Neoplasms/diagnosis/surgery/therapy ,ddc:616.07 ,ddc:616.0757 ,Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/diagnosis/surgery/therapy ,Liver Transplantation ,Treatment Outcome ,Humans ,Mass Screening ,Neoplasm Staging - Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most frequent tumors worldwide, and its frequency is increasing. The management of hepatocellular carcinoma has changed in recent years, this because screening allows to discover tumors at an earlier stage, and because of effective treatments are available, such as liver transplantation, liver resection, percutaneous ablation and transarterial chemoembolization. Each one of these treatments has its own advantages and drawbacks, and range of application according to the stage of the tumor and of the underlying liver disease. This review summarizes the recent progress in the management of HCC and the practice in our unit.
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10. Acute portal vein thrombosis unrelated to cirrhosis: a prospective multicenter follow-up study.
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Plessier, A., Darwish-Murad, S., Hernandez-Guerra, M., Consigny, Y., Fabris, F., Trebicka, J., Heller, J., Morard, I., Lasser, L., Langlet, P., Denninger, M.H., Vidaud, D., Condat, B., Hadengue, A., Primignani, M., Garcia-Pagan, J.C., Janssen, H.L., Valla, D., Plessier, A., Darwish-Murad, S., Hernandez-Guerra, M., Consigny, Y., Fabris, F., Trebicka, J., Heller, J., Morard, I., Lasser, L., Langlet, P., Denninger, M.H., Vidaud, D., Condat, B., Hadengue, A., Primignani, M., Garcia-Pagan, J.C., Janssen, H.L., and Valla, D.
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01 januari 2010, Item does not contain fulltext, Current recommendations for early anticoagulation in acute portal vein thrombosis unrelated to cirrhosis or malignancy are based on limited evidence. The aim of this study was to prospectively assess the risk factors, outcome, and prognosis in patients managed according to these recommendations. We enrolled 102 patients with acute thrombosis of the portal vein, or its left or right branch. Laboratory investigations for prothrombotic factors were centralized. Thrombus extension and recanalization were assessed by expert radiologists. A local risk factor was identified in 21% of patients, and one or several general prothrombotic conditions in 52%. Anticoagulation was given to 95 patients. After a median of 234 days, the portal vein and its left or right branch were patent in 39% of anticoagulated patients (versus 13% initially), the splenic vein in 80% (versus 57% initially), and the superior mesenteric vein in 73% (versus 42% initially). Failure to recanalize the portal vein was independently related to the presence of ascites (hazard ratio 3.8, 95% confidence interval 1.3-11.1) and an occluded splenic vein (hazard ratio 3.5, 95% confidence interval 1.4-8.9). Gastrointestinal bleeding and intestinal infarction occurred in nine and two patients, respectively. Two patients died from causes unrelated to thrombosis or anticoagulation therapy. CONCLUSION: Recanalization occurs in one-third of patients receiving early anticoagulation for acute portal vein thrombosis, whereas thrombus extension, intestinal infarction, severe bleeding, and death are rare. Alternative therapy should be considered when ascites and splenic vein obstruction are present.
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- 2010
11. Etiology, management, and outcome of the Budd-Chiari syndrome
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Darwish Murad, S. (Sarwa), Plessier, A. (Aurelie), Hernandez-Guerra, M. (Manuel), Fabris, F. (Federica Margherita), Eapen, C.E. (Chundamannil Eapen), Bahr, M.J. (Matthias), Trebicka, J. (Jonel), Morard, I. (Isabelle), Lasser, L. (Luc), Heller, J. (Jörg), Hadengue, A. (Antoine), Langlet, P. (Philippe), Miranda, H. (Helena), Primignani, M. (Massimo), Elias, E. (Elwyn), Leebeek, F.W.G. (Frank), Rosendaal, F.R. (Frits), Garcia-Pagan, J.C. (Juan Carlos), Valla, D.C. (Dominique Charle), Janssen, H.L.A. (Harry), Darwish Murad, S. (Sarwa), Plessier, A. (Aurelie), Hernandez-Guerra, M. (Manuel), Fabris, F. (Federica Margherita), Eapen, C.E. (Chundamannil Eapen), Bahr, M.J. (Matthias), Trebicka, J. (Jonel), Morard, I. (Isabelle), Lasser, L. (Luc), Heller, J. (Jörg), Hadengue, A. (Antoine), Langlet, P. (Philippe), Miranda, H. (Helena), Primignani, M. (Massimo), Elias, E. (Elwyn), Leebeek, F.W.G. (Frank), Rosendaal, F.R. (Frits), Garcia-Pagan, J.C. (Juan Carlos), Valla, D.C. (Dominique Charle), and Janssen, H.L.A. (Harry)
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Background: The Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is hepatic venous outflow obstruction. What is known about the syndrome is based on small studies of prevalent cases. Objective: To characterize the causes and treatment of incident BCS. Design: Consecutive case series of patients with incident BCS, enrolled from October 2003 to October 2005 and followed until May 2006. Setting: Academic and nonacademic hospitals in France, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland. Patients: Persons older than 16 years with definite hepatic outflow obstruction diagnosed by imaging. Persons with hepatic outflow obstruction due to heart failure, sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, cancer, or liver transplantation were excluded. Measurements: Signs and symptoms; laboratory and imaging findings; diagnosis; treatment; and overall, transplantation-free, and intervention-free survival. Results: 163 incident cases of BCS were identified. Median follow-up was 17 months (range, 0.1 to 31 months). Most patients (84%) had at least 1 thrombotic risk factor, and many (46%) had more than 1; the most common was myeloproliferative disorders (49% of 103 tested patients). Patients were mainly treated with anticoagulation (140 patients [86%]), transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (56 patients [34%]), or liver transplantation (20 patients [12%]), and 80 patients (49%) were managed noninvasively. Only 3 patients underwent surgical shunting. The survival rate was 87% (95% CI, 82% to 93%) at 1 year and 82% (CI, 75% to 88%) at 2 years. Limitation: Treatment was not standardized across all centers, and data on important clinical variables were missing for some patients. Conclusion: Most patients with BCS have at least 1 thrombotic risk factor, and many have more than 1; myeloproliferative disorders are most common. One- and 2-year survival rates are good with contemporary management, which includes noninvasive therapies (anticoagulation and diuretics) and inv
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12. Etiology, Management, and Outcome of the Budd-Chiari Syndrome
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Darwish Murad, Sarwa, Plessier, A, Hernandez-Guerra, M, Fabris, F, Eapen, CE, Bahr, MJ, Trebicka, J, Morard, I, Lasser, L, Heller, J, Hadengue, A, Langlet, P, Miranda, H, Primignani, M, Elias, E, Leebeek, Frank, Rosendaal, FR, Garcia-Pagan, JC, Valla, DC, Janssen, HLA, Darwish Murad, Sarwa, Plessier, A, Hernandez-Guerra, M, Fabris, F, Eapen, CE, Bahr, MJ, Trebicka, J, Morard, I, Lasser, L, Heller, J, Hadengue, A, Langlet, P, Miranda, H, Primignani, M, Elias, E, Leebeek, Frank, Rosendaal, FR, Garcia-Pagan, JC, Valla, DC, and Janssen, HLA
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Background: The Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is hepatic venous outflow obstruction. What is known about the syndrome is based on small studies of prevalent cases. Objective: To characterize the causes and treatment of incident BCS. Design: Consecutive case series of patients with incident BCS, enrolled from October 2003 to October 2005 and followed until May 2006. Setting: Academic and nonacademic hospitals in France, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland. Patients: Persons older than 16 years with definite hepatic outflow obstruction diagnosed by imaging. Persons with hepatic outflow obstruction due to heart failure, sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, cancer, or liver transplantation were excluded. Measurements: Signs and symptoms; laboratory and imaging findings; diagnosis; treatment; and overall, transplantation-free, and intervention-free survival. Results: 163 incident cases of BCS were identified. Median follow-up was 17 months (range, 0.1 to 31 months). Most patients (84%) had at least 1 thrombotic risk factor, and many (46%) had more than 1; the most common was myeloproliferative disorders (49% of 103 tested patients). Patients were mainly treated with anticoagulation (140 patients [86%]), transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunting (56 patients [34%]), or liver transplantation (20 patients [12%]), and 80 patients (49%) were managed noninvasively. Only 3 patients underwent surgical shunting. The survival rate was 87% (95% CI, 82% to 93%) at 1 year and 82% (CI, 75% to 88%) at 2 years. Limitation: Treatment was not standardized across all centers, and data on important clinical variables were missing for some patients. Conclusion: Most patients with BCS have at least 1 thrombotic risk factor, and many have more than 1; myeloproliferative disorders are most common. One- and 2-year survival rates are good with contemporary management, which includes noninvasive therapies (anticoagulation and diuretics) and in
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13. 201 ASSESSMENT OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND CONJUGAL SATISFACTION AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN MALE AND FEMALE PATIENTS
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Klein, J., primary, Tran, S.-N., additional, Mentha-Dugerdil, A., additional, Giostra, E., additional, Majno, P., additional, Morard, I., additional, Berney, T., additional, Morel, P., additional, Mentha, G., additional, Iselin, C., additional, and Toso, C., additional
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- 2012
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14. LIVER TRANSPLANTATION FOR HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS-INDUCED HEPATITIS: A SRTR REGISTRY-BASED STUDY
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Moldovan, B., primary, Mentha, G., additional, Majno, P. E., additional, Berney, T., additional, Morard, I., additional, Giostra, E., additional, Wildhaber, B., additional, Morel, P., additional, and Toso, C., additional
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- 2010
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15. 184 RISK OF COMPLICATIONS AFTER ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
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De Gottardi, A., primary, Thévenot, T., additional, Spahr, L., additional, Morard, I., additional, Bresson-Hadni, S., additional, Torres, F., additional, Giostra, E., additional, and Hadengue, A., additional
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- 2009
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16. 497 CONVERSION TO EVEROLIMUS-BASED IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IN MAINTENANCE LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS: RESULTS FROM 94 PATIENTS
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Vallin, M., primary, Guillaud, O., additional, Morard, I., additional, Gagnieu, M.-C., additional, Mentha, G., additional, Adham, M., additional, Morelon, E., additional, Giostra, E., additional, Boillot, O., additional, and Dumortier, J., additional
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- 2009
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17. 60 LIVER STEATOSIS AND NAFLD AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: A STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND RISK-FACTORS
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Dumortier, J., primary, Giostra, E., additional, Guillaud, O., additional, Belbouab, S., additional, Morard, I., additional, Spahr, L., additional, Boillot, O., additional, Rubbia-Brandt, L., additional, Scoazec, J.-Y., additional, and Hadengue, A., additional
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- 2009
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18. P.132 Tolérance d’un traitement immunosuppresseur de maintenance à base d’évérolimus (Certican®) après transplantation hépatique
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Vallin, M., primary, Guillaud, O., additional, Morard, I., additional, Gagnieu, M.C., additional, Mentha, G., additional, Adham, M., additional, Morelon, E., additional, Boillot, O., additional, Giostra, E., additional, and Dumortier, J., additional
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- 2009
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19. [148] HRAR SCALE, PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES AND THE SIX MONTH ABSTINENCE RULE AS PREDICTORS OF HARMFUL ALCOHOL RELAPSE AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
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De Gottard, A., primary, Spahr, L., additional, Gelez, P., additional, Morard, I., additional, Mentha, G., additional, Majno, P., additional, Morel, P.H., additional, Hadengue, A., additional, Paliard, P., additional, Boillot, O., additional, Giostra, E., additional, and Dumortier, J., additional
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- 2007
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20. LONG TERM RENAL FUNCTION AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: THE GENEVA HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE.
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Morard, I, primary, Giostra, E, additional, Spahr, L, additional, Hadengue, A, additional, Majno, P, additional, Huber, O, additional, Morel, P, additional, and Mentha, G, additional
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- 2004
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21. Detection of 5′-to-3′ transcription gradient in hepatitis C virus-infected liver tissue
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Paganin, S., primary, Latorre, P., additional, Abate, M.L., additional, Morard, I., additional, Smedile, A., additional, Giostra, E., additional, and Negro, F., additional
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- 2003
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22. HIV‐Positive‐to‐HIV‐Positive Liver Transplantation
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Calmy, A., Delden, C., Giostra, E., Junet, C., Rubbia Brandt, L., Yerly, S., Chave, J.‐P., Samer, C., Elkrief, L., Vionnet, J., Berney, T., Aubert, V., Battegay, M., Bernasconi, E., Böni, J., Bucher, H.C., Cavassini, M., Dollenmaier, G., Egger, M., Elzi, L., Fehr, J., Fellay, J., Furrer, H., Fux, C.A., Gorgievski, M., Günthard, H., Haerry, D., Hasse, B., Hirsch, H.H., Hoffmann, M., Hösli, I., Kahlert, C., Kaiser, L., Keiser, O., Klimkait, T., Kouyos, R., Kovari, H., Ledergerber, B., Martinetti, G., Martinez de Tejada, B., Metzner, K., Müller, N., Nadal, D., Nicca, D., Pantaleo, G., Rauch, A., Regenass, S., Rickenbach, M., Rudin, C., Schöni‐Affolter, F., Schmid, P., Schüpbach, J., Speck, R., Tarr, P., Telenti, A., Trkola, A., Vernazza, P., Weber, R., Achermann, R., Amico, P., Aubert, J.‐D., Baumann, P., Beldi, G., Benden, C., Berger, C., Binet, I., Bochud, P.‐Y., Boely, E., Bucher, H., Bühler, L., Carell, T., Catana, E., Chalandon, Y., Geest, S., Rougemont, O., Dickenmann, M., Duchosal, M., Fehr, T., Ferrari‐Lacraz, S., Garzoni, C., Gasche Soccal, P., Golshayan, D., Good, D., Hadaya, K., Halter, J., Heim, D., Hess, C., Hillinger, S., Hirsch, H.H., Hofbauer, G., Huynh‐Do, U., Immer, F., Klaghofer, R., Koller, M., Laesser, B., Lehmann, R., Lovis, C., Manuel, O., Marti, H.‐P., Martin, P.Y., Martinolli, L., Meylan, P., Mohacsi, P., Morard, I., Morel, P., Mueller, U., Mueller, N.J., Mueller‐McKenna, H., Müller, A., Müller, T., Müllhaupt, B., Nadal, D., Pascual, M., Passweg, J., Piot Ziegler, C., Rick, J., Roosnek, E., Rosselet, A., Rothlin, S., Ruschitzka, F., Schanz, U., Schaub, S., Seiler, C., Stampf, S., Steiger, J., Stirnimann, G., Toso, C., Tsinalis, D., Venetz, J.‐P., Villard, J., Wick, M., and Wilhelm, M.
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Most countries exclude human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐positive patients from organ donation because of concerns regarding donor‐derived HIVtransmission. The Swiss Federal Act on Transplantation has allowed organ transplantation between HIV‐positive donors and recipients since 2007. We report the successful liver transplantation from an HIV‐positive donor to an HIV‐positive recipient. Both donor and recipient had been treated for many years with antiretroviral therapy and harbored multidrug‐resistant viruses. Five months after transplantation, HIVviremia remains undetectable. This observation supports the inclusion of appropriate HIV‐positive donors for transplants specifically allocated to HIV‐positive recipients. The authors report the first liver transplant from an HIV‐positive donor to an HIV‐positive recipient with a successful outcome at 6 months, and argue that the medical and social advances represented by this case call for legal and political progress. See the editorial from Fishman and Feng on page 2252.
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23. Pegylated interferon-alpha2a/ribavirin treatment of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation.
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Dinges, S., Morard, I., Heim, M., Dufour, J.-F., Müllhaupt, B., Giostra, E., Clavien, P.-A., Mentha, G., and Negro, F.
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HEPATITIS C treatment , *LIVER transplantation , *RIBAVIRIN , *SERUM - Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection invariably recurs after liver transplantation (LT), leading to significant morbidity and mortality. Although the combination of pegylated interferon-alpha (IFN-α)/ribavirin is the preferred treatment for these patients, the optimal schedule remains undetermined. In an uncontrolled trial, 19 patients with HCV infection recurring after LT received pegylated IFN-α2a, 180 μg weekly, and ribavirin, 10 mg/kg body weight daily, for 48 weeks. The proportion of patients with undetectable HCV RNA in their serum after 12 weeks of treatment was 53%. Five patients (26%) dropped out of the study due to intolerance (in 2 cases), depression (in 1), or infectious complications (in 2). A sustained virological response (SVR), defined as undetectable serum HCV RNA 24 weeks after the end of treatment, was observed in 9/19 patients (47%). SVR was associated with an early virological response after 12 weeks of therapy ( P<0.001) and a treatment duration >80% ( P=0.02), but not with baseline HCV RNA level or a cumulative dose of pegylated IFN-α2a or ribavirin >80% of the scheduled dose. All 4 patients with genotype 2 or 3 reached SVR, as compared with 33% of patients with genotype 1 or 4 ( P=0.03). A 48-week course of pegylated IFN-α2a/ribavirin therapy is effective in patients with recurrent HCV infection after LT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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24. A simple score for predicting alcohol relapse after liver transplantation: results from 387 patients over 15 years.
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De Gottardi A, Spahr L, Gelez P, Morard I, Mentha G, Guillaud O, Majno P, Morel P, Hadengue A, Paliard P, Scoazec JY, Boillot O, Giostra E, and Dumortier J
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- 2007
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25. Etiology, Management, and Outcome of the Budd-Chiari Syndrome
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DARWISH MURAD, S, Plessier, A, HERNANDEZ GUERRA, M, Fabris, F, Eapen, Ce, Bahr, Mj, Trebicka, J, Morard, I, Lasser, L, Heller, J, Hadengue, A, Langlet, P, Miranda, H, Primignani, M, Elias, E, Leebeek, Fw, Rosendaal, Fr, GARCIA PAGAN JC, Valla, Dc, Janssen, Hl, DE SANTIS, Adriano, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, and Hematology
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Budd-Chiari Syndrome/*etiology/mortality/*therapy ,Myeloproliferative Disorders/complications ,Gene mutation ,Budd-Chiari Syndrome ,Inferior vena cava ,Young Adult ,SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being ,Risk Factors ,Ascites ,Internal Medicine ,medicine ,Thrombophilia ,Humans ,Protein S deficiency ,Prospective Studies ,Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary ,Aged ,ddc:616 ,Aged, 80 and over ,Myeloproliferative Disorders ,Thrombophilia/complications ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Thrombosis ,Surgery ,Liver Transplantation ,Europe ,Treatment Outcome ,medicine.vein ,Budd–Chiari syndrome ,Etiology ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Liver Transplantation/methods ,Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic ,business ,Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt - Abstract
Background: The Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is hepatic venous outflow obstruction. What is known about the syndrome is based on small studies of prevalent cases. Objective: To characterize the causes and treatment of incident BCS. Design: Consecutive case series of patients with incident BCS, enrolled from October 2003 to October 2005 and followed until May 2006. Setting: Academic and nonacademic hospitals in France, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland. Patients: Persons older than 16 years with definite hepatic outflow obstruction diagnosed by imaging. Persons with hepatic outflow obstruction due to heart failure, sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, cancer, or liver transplantation were excluded. Measurements: Signs and symptoms; laboratory and imaging findings; diagnosis; treatment; and overall, transplantation-free, and intervention-free survival. Results: 163 incident cases of BCS were identified. Median follow-up was 17 months (range, 0.1 to 31 months). Most patients (84%) had at least 1 thrombotic risk factor, and many (46%) had more than 1; the most common was myeloproliferative disorders (49% of 103 tested patients). Patients were mainly treated with anticoagulation (140 patients [86%]), transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunting (56 patients [34%]), or liver transplantation (20 patients [12%]), and 80 patients (49%) were managed noninvasively. Only 3 patients underwent surgical shunting. The survival rate was 87% (95% CI, 82% to 93%) at 1 year and 82% (CI, 75% to 88%) at 2 years. Limitation: Treatment was not standardized across all centers, and data on important clinical variables were missing for some patients. Conclusion: Most patients with BCS have at least 1 thrombotic risk factor, and many have more than 1; myeloproliferative disorders are most common. One- and 2-year survival rates are good with contemporary management, which includes noninvasive therapies (anticoagulation and diuretics) and invasive techniques. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting seems to have replaced surgical shunting as the most common invasive therapeutic procedure. Primary Funding Source: Fifth Framework Programme of the European Commission.
26. [Antibiotic prophylaxis in liver cirrhosis]
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Restellini S, Mathieu Nendaz, and Morard I
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Liver Cirrhosis ,Survival Rate ,Risk Factors ,Secondary Prevention ,Humans ,Bacterial Infections ,Hospital Mortality ,Antibiotic Prophylaxis ,Peritonitis ,Anti-Bacterial Agents - Abstract
Bacterial infections are frequent and severe complications in patients with cirrhosis. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most common infection in such patients. The risk of recurrence at one year after a first episode of SBP is higher than 70% and hospital mortality is estimated between 30-50%. Therefore, there is growing interest in antibiotic prophylaxis (ATP) in these patients. Risk factors for the occurrence of SBP include low protein level in ascitis, a history of previous SBP and an episode of gastrointestinal bleeding. In all three situations, the indication of ATP, reviewed in this paper, is recognized and improves survival.
27. Fatal course of recurrent primary biliary cirrhosis after liver transplantation.
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Dumortier J, Rubbia-Brandt L, Morard I, Hadengue A, Mentha G, and Giostra E
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28. Expression of the bile acid receptor FXR in Barrett's esophagus and enhancement of apoptosis by guggulsterone in vitro
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Frossard Jean-Louis, Rubbia-Brandt Laura, Spahr Laurent, Morard Isabelle, Vonlaufen Alain, Bruttin Fabien, Dumonceau Jean-Marc, De Gottardi Andrea, Dinjens Winand NM, Rabinovitch Peter S, and Hadengue Antoine
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Abstract Background Barrett's esophagus, a risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma, is associated with reflux disease. The aim of this study was to assess the expression of bile acid receptors in the esophagus (normal, esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma) and to investigate their possible function. Results the expression of the bile acid receptors FXR and VDR in esophageal biopsies from patients with a normal mucosa, esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus or adenocarcinoma (n = 6 per group) and in cell lines derived from Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma, was assessed by real time Q-PCR and immunohistochemistry. The effect of guggulsterone, an antagonist of bile acid receptors, on apoptosis of Barrett's esophagus-derived cells was assessed morphologically, by flow cytometry and by measuring caspase 3 activity. The expression of FXR was increased in esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma compared to normal mucosa by a mean of 44, 84 and 16, respectively. Immunohistochemistry showed a weak expression in normal esophagus, a strong focal reactivity in Barrett's esophagus, and was negative in adenocarcinoma. VDR expression did not significantly differ between groups. In cell cultures, the expression of FXR was high in Barrett's esophagus-derived cells and almost undetectable in adenocarcinoma-derived cells, whereas VDR expression in these cell lines was not significantly different. In vitro treatment with guggulsterone was associated with a significant increase in the percentage of apoptotic cells and of the caspase 3 activity. Conclusion the bile acid receptor FXR is significantly overexpressed in Barrett's esophagus compared to normal mucosa, esophagitis and esophageal adenocarcinoma. The induction of apoptosis by guggulsterone in a Barrett's esophagus-derived cell line suggests that FXR may contribute to the regulation of apoptosis.
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29. Acute partial Budd-Chiari syndrome and portal vein thrombosis in cytomegalovirus primary infection: a case report
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Morard Isabelle, Cerny Andreas, Spahr Laurent, Rubbia-Brandt Laura, and Schrenzel Jacques
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Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,RC799-869 - Abstract
Abstract Background Splanchnic vein thrombosis may complicate inherited thrombotic disorders. Acute cytomegalovirus infection is a rare cause of acquired venous thrombosis in the portal or mesenteric territory, but has never been described extending into a main hepatic vein. Case presentation A 36-year-old immunocompetent woman presented with acute primary cytomegalovirus infection in association with extensive thrombosis in the portal and splenic vein. In addition, a fresh thrombus was evident in the right hepatic vein. A thorough evaluation for a hypercoagulable state was negative. The clinical course, biological evolution, radiological and histological findings were consistent with cytomegalovirus hepatitis complicated by a partial acute Budd-Chiari syndrome and portal thrombosis. Therapeutic anticoagulation was associated with a slow clinical improvement and partial vascular recanalization. Conclusion We described in details a new association between cytomegalovirus infection and acute venous thrombosis both in the portal vein and in the right hepatic vein, realizing a partial Budd-Chiari syndrome. One should be aware that this rare thrombotic event may be complicated by partial venous outflow block.
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30. CRTC2 polymorphism as a risk factor for the incidence of metabolic syndrome in patients with solid organ transplantation
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Zoltán Kutalik, Pierre-Yves Bochud, Séverine Crettol, Nicolas J. Mueller, Roger Lehmann, Manuel Pascual, Jean-François Dufour, Paola M. Soccal, Isabelle Binet, Andrea Treyer, Jürg Steiger, Dela Golshayan, Lina Quteineh, Chin B. Eap, Jean-Pierre Venetz, C. van Delden, Paul Mohacsi, Oriol Manuel, and The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study, Achermann, R., Aubert, J.D., Baumann, P., Beldi, G., Benden, C., Berger, C., Binet, I., Bochud, P.Y., Boely, E., Bucher, H., Bühler, L., Carell, T., Catana, E., Chalandon, Y., Geest, S., Rougemont, O., Dickenmann, M., Duchosal, M., Fehr, T., Ferrari-Lacraz, S., Garzoni, C., Gasche, Y., Soccal, P.G., Giostra, E., Golshayan, D., Good, D., Hadaya, K., Hess, C., Hillinger, S., Hirsch, H., Hofbauer, G., Huynh-Do, U., Immer, F., Klaghofer, R., Koller, M., Kuntzen, T., Laesser, B., Lehmann, R., Lovis, C., Manuel, O., Marti, H.P., Martin, P.Y., Meylan, P., Mohacsi, P., Morard, I., Morel, P., Mueller, U., Mueller, N., Mueller-McKenna, H., Müller, T., Müllhaupt, B., Nadal, D., Nair, G., Pascual, M., Passweg, J., Ziegler, C.P., Rick, J., Roosnek, E., Rosselet, A., Rothlin, S., Ruschitzka, F., Schanz, U., Schaub, S., Seiler, C., Semmo, N., Stampf, S., Steiger, J., Toso, C., Tsinalis, D., Delden, C.V., Venetz, J.P., Villard, J., Wick, M., Wilhelm, M., Yerly, P., University of Zurich, and Eap, C B
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0301 basic medicine ,Time Factors ,Physiology ,Pharmacology ,Organ transplantation ,10234 Clinic for Infectious Diseases ,Diabetes mellitus genetics ,Gene Frequency ,Risk Factors ,Odds Ratio ,Prevalence ,ddc:616 ,Metabolic Syndrome ,2. Zero hunger ,education.field_of_study ,Incidence ,Homozygote ,3. Good health ,10219 Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology ,3004 Pharmacology ,Phenotype ,Treatment Outcome ,10209 Clinic for Cardiology ,Molecular Medicine ,10178 Clinic for Pneumology ,Switzerland ,Heterozygote ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Population ,610 Medicine & health ,Biology ,Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ,Risk Assessment ,03 medical and health sciences ,Insulin resistance ,1311 Genetics ,Diabetes mellitus ,Diabetes Mellitus ,Genetics ,medicine ,Humans ,Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology ,Diabetes Mellitus/genetics ,Dyslipidemias/epidemiology ,Dyslipidemias/genetics ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,Linear Models ,Logistic Models ,Metabolic Syndrome X/diagnosis ,Metabolic Syndrome X/epidemiology ,Metabolic Syndrome X/genetics ,Multivariate Analysis ,Obesity/epidemiology ,Obesity/genetics ,Organ Transplantation/adverse effects ,Switzerland/epidemiology ,Transcription Factors/genetics ,Obesity ,education ,Dyslipidemias ,Organ Transplantation ,Odds ratio ,medicine.disease ,10020 Clinic for Cardiac Surgery ,Transplantation ,030104 developmental biology ,1313 Molecular Medicine ,Metabolic syndrome ,Transcription Factors - Abstract
Metabolic syndrome after transplantation is a major concern following solid organ transplantation (SOT). The CREB-regulated transcription co-activator 2 (CRTC2) regulates glucose metabolism. The effect of CRTC2 polymorphisms on new-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) was investigated in a discovery sample of SOT recipients (n1=197). Positive results were tested for replication in two samples from the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS, n2=1294 and n3=759). Obesity and other metabolic traits were also tested. Associations with metabolic traits in population-based samples (n4=46'186, n5=123'865, n6>100,000) were finally analyzed. In the discovery sample, CRTC2 rs8450-AA genotype was associated with NODAT, fasting blood glucose and body mass index (PcorrectedA was significantly associated with several metabolic abnormalities. CRTC2 rs8450G>A appears to have an important role in the high prevalence of metabolic traits observed in patients with SOT. A weak association with metabolic traits was also observed in the population-based samples.The Pharmacogenomics Journal advance online publication, 8 December 2015; doi:10.1038/tpj.2015.82.
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31. PTX3 Polymorphisms and Invasive Mold Infections After Solid Organ Transplant
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Wójtowicz, A., Lecompte, T.D., Bibert, S., Manuel, O., Rüeger, S., Berger, C., Boggian, K., Cusini, A., Garzoni, C., Hirsch, H., Khanna, N., Mueller, N.J., Meylan, P.R., Pascual, M., van Delden, C., Bochud, P.Y., University of Zurich, Bochud, Pierre-Yves, Swiss Transplant Cohort Study, Achermann, R., Aubert, JD., Baumann, P., Beldi, G., Benden, C., Berger, C., Binet, I., Bochud, PY., Boely, E., Bucher, H., Bühler, L., Carell, T., Catana, E., Chalandon, Y., de Geest, S., de Rougemont, O., Dickenmann, M., Duchosal, M., Fehr, T., Ferrari-Lacraz, S., Garzoni, C., Gasche, Y., Soccal, PG., Giostra, E., Golshayan, D., Good, D., Hadaya, K., Hess, C., Hillinger, S., Hirsch, HH., Hofbauer, G., Huynh-Do, U., Immer, F., Klaghofer, R., Koller, M., Kuntzen, T., Laesser, B., Lehmann, R., Lovis, C., Manuel, O., Marti, HP., Martin, PY., Meylan, P., Mohacsi, P., Morard, I., Morel, P., Mueller, U., Mueller, NJ., Mueller-McKenna, H., Müller, T., Müllhaupt, B., Nadal, D., Nair, G., Pascual, M., Passweg, J., Ziegler, CP., Rick, J., Roosnek, E., Rosselet, A., Rothlin, S., Ruschitzka, F., Schanz, U., Schaub, S., Seiler, C., Semmo, N., Stampf, S., Steiger, J., Toso, C., Tsinalis, D., Van Delden, C., Venetz, JP., Villard, J., Wick, M., Wilhelm, M., and Yerly, P.
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10234 Clinic for Infectious Diseases ,ddc:616 ,10219 Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology ,10036 Medical Clinic ,10209 Clinic for Cardiology ,C-Reactive Protein/genetics ,Female ,Fungi/isolation & purification ,Humans ,Immunocompromised Host ,Male ,Mycoses/genetics ,Mycoses/immunology ,Organ Transplantation/adverse effects ,Polymorphism, Genetic ,Prospective Studies ,Serum Amyloid P-Component/genetics ,610 Medicine & health ,2725 Infectious Diseases ,2726 Microbiology (medical) - Abstract
Donor PTX3 polymorphisms were shown to influence the risk of invasive aspergillosis among hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Here, we show that PTX3 polymorphisms are independent risk factors for invasive mold infections among 1101 solid organ transplant recipients, thereby strengthening their role in mold infection pathogenesis and patients' risk stratification.
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32. Rapid adaptation drives invasion of airway donor microbiota by Pseudomonas after lung transplantation
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Beaume, M, Köhler, T, Greub, G, Manuel, O, Aubert, J-D, Baerlocher, L, Farinelli, L, Buckling, A, van Delden, C, Stirnimann, Guido, Beldi, Guido, Huynh-Do, Uyen, Swiss Transplant, Cohort Study, Swiss Transplant Cohort Study, Achermann, R., Amico, P., Baumann, P., Beldi, G., Benden, C., Berger, C., Binet, I., Bochud, P.Y., Boely, E., Bucher, H., Bühler, L., Carell, T., Catana, E., Chalandon, Y., Geest, S., Rougemont, O., Dickenmann, M., Duchosal, M., Fehr, T., Ferrari-Lacraz, S., Garzoni, C., Soccal, P.G., Giostra, E., Golshayan, D., Good, D., Hadaya, K., Halter, J., Heim, D., Hess, C., Hillinger, S., Hirsch, H.H., Hofbauer, G., Huynh-Do, U., Immer, F., Klaghofer, R., Koller, M., Laesser, B., Lehmann, R., Lovis, C., Marti, H.P., Martin, P.Y., Martinolli, L., Meylan, P., Mohacsi, P., Morard, I., Morel, P., Mueller, U., Mueller, N.J., Mueller-McKenna, H., Müller, A., Müller, T., Müllhaupt, B., Nadal, D., Pascual, M., Passweg, J., Ziegler, C.P., Rick, J., Roosnek, E., Rosselet, A., Rothlin, S., Ruschitzka, F., Schanz, U., Schaub, S., Seiler, C., Stampf, S., Steiger, J., Stirnimann, G., Toso, C., Tsinalis, D., Venetz, J.P., Villard, J., Wick, M., Wilhelm, M., and Yerly, P.
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0301 basic medicine ,Adult ,Cystic Fibrosis ,medicine.medical_treatment ,030106 microbiology ,Colony Count, Microbial ,Motility ,610 Medicine & health ,Cystic fibrosis ,Adaptation, Physiological ,Allografts ,Cystic Fibrosis/microbiology ,Female ,Genome, Bacterial ,Humans ,Lung/microbiology ,Lung Transplantation ,Microbiota ,Phenotype ,Pseudomonas/isolation & purification ,Pseudomonas/physiology ,Tissue Donors ,Article ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Pseudomonas ,medicine ,Lung transplantation ,Lung ,ddc:616 ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,ddc:617 ,Biofilm ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,respiratory tract diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Actinobacillus ,Immunology - Abstract
In cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, chronic airway infection by Pseudomonas leads to progressive lung destruction ultimately requiring lung transplantation (LT). Following LT, CF-adapted Pseudomonas strains, potentially originating from the sinuses, may seed the allograft leading to infections and reduced allograft survival. We investigated whether CF-adapted Pseudomonas populations invade the donor microbiota and adapt to the non-CF allograft. We collected sequential Pseudomonas isolates and airway samples from a CF-lung transplant recipient during two years, and followed the dynamics of the microbiota and Pseudomonas populations. We show that Pseudomonas invaded the host microbiota within three days post-LT, in association with a reduction in richness and diversity. A dominant mucoid and hypermutator mutL lineage was replaced after 11 days by non-mucoid strains. Despite antibiotic therapy, Pseudomonas dominated the allograft microbiota until day 95. We observed positive selection of pre-LT variants and the appearance of novel mutations. Phenotypic adaptation resulted in increased biofilm formation and swimming motility capacities. Pseudomonas was replaced after 95 days by a microbiota dominated by Actinobacillus. In conclusion, mucoid Pseudomonas adapted to the CF-lung remained able to invade the allograft. Selection of both pre-existing non-mucoid subpopulations and of novel phenotypic traits suggests rapid adaptation of Pseudomonas to the non-CF allograft.
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33. Reply to Cunha et al
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Wójtowicz, Agnieszka, Lecompte, Thanh Doco, Bibert, Stéphanie, Manuel, Oriol, Rüeger, Sina, Berger, Christoph, Boggian, Katia, Cusini, Alexia, Garzoni, Christian, Khanna, Nina, Mueller, Nicolas J, Meylan, Pascal R, Pascual, Manuel, Van Delden, Christian, Semmo, Nasser, Beldi, Guido, Bochud, Pierre-Yves, Swiss Transplant, Cohort Study, Swiss Transplant Cohort Study, Achermann, R., Aubert, JD., Baumann, P., Beldi, G., Benden, C., Berger, C., Binet, I., Bochud, PY., Boely, E., Bucher, H., Bühler, L., Carell, T., Catana, E., Chalandon, Y., de Geest, S., de Rougemont, O., Dickenmann, M., Duchosal, M., Fehr, T., Ferrari-Lacraz, S., Garzoni, C., Gasche, Y., Soccal, PG., Giostra, E., Golshayan, D., Good, D., Hadaya, K., Hess, C., Hillinger, S., Hirsch, HH., Hofbauer, G., Huynh-Do, U., Immer, F., Klaghofer, R., Koller, M., Kuntzen, T., Laesser, B., Lehmann, R., Lovis, C., Manuel, O., Marti, HP., Martin, PY., Meylan, P., Mohacsi, P., Morard, I., Morel, P., Mueller, U., Mueller, NJ., Mueller-McKenna, H., Müller, T., Müllhaupt, B., Nadal, D., Nair, G., Pascual, M., Passweg, J., Ziegler, CP., Rick, J., Roosnek, E., Rosselet, A., Rothlin, S., Ruschitzka, F., Schanz, U., Schaub, S., Seiler, C., Semmo, N., Stampf, S., Steiger, J., Toso, C., Tsinalis, D., Van Delden, C., Venetz, JP., Villard, J., Wick, M., Wilhelm, M., Yerly, P., University of Zurich, Bochud, Pierre-Yves, and Chalandon, Yves
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Male ,Microbiology (medical) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Organ Transplantation / adverse effects ,Serum Amyloid P-Component / genetics ,610 Medicine & health ,2726 Microbiology (medical) ,Organ transplantation ,10234 Clinic for Infectious Diseases ,Immunocompromised Host ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Serum amyloid P component ,ddc:616 ,Mycoses / immunology ,Polymorphism, Genetic ,Fungi / isolation & purification ,biology ,business.industry ,C-reactive protein ,Fungi ,Organ Transplantation ,2725 Infectious Diseases ,Mycoses / genetics ,Serum Amyloid P-Component ,C-Reactive Protein ,Infectious Diseases ,Endocrinology ,Mycoses ,10209 Clinic for Cardiology ,biology.protein ,C-Reactive Protein / genetics ,Female ,business ,C-Reactive Protein/genetics ,Fungi/isolation & purification ,Mycoses/genetics ,Mycoses/immunology ,Organ Transplantation/adverse effects ,Serum Amyloid P-Component/genetics - Published
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34. Higher memory responses in HIV-infected and kidney transplanted patients than in healthy subjects following priming with the pandemic vaccine
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Cécile Delhumeau, Christian van Delden, Christophe Combescure, Claire-Anne Siegrist, Olivier F. Clerc, Paola M. Soccal, Karine Hadaya, Matthias Cavassini, Sara Meier, Laurent Kaiser, Alexandra Calmy, Michael Bel, Bernard Hirschel, Sabine Yerly, H1N1 Study Group, Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS), Siegrist, CA., Posfay-Barbe, K., Meier, S., Bel, M., Grillet, S., Sealy, G., Demeules, J., Charvat, S., Verdon, M., Combescure, C., Hirschel, B., Calmy, A., Delhumeau-Cartier, C., Gabay, C., Guerne, PA., Seebach, J., Ribi, C., Villard, J., Dietrich, PY., George, AC., Favet, L., van Delden, C., Morard, I., Mentha, G., Giostra, E., Hadaya, K., Martin, PY., Soccal, P., Berney, T., Noble, S., Mohty, B., Nagy, M., Chalandon, Y., Roosnek, E., Passweg, J., Kaiser, L., Yerly, S., Thomas, Y., Wunderli, W., Barth, J., Battegay, M., Bernasconi, E., Böni, J., Bucher, HC., Burton-Jeangros, C., Cavassini, M., Cellerai, C., Egger, M., Elzi, L., Fehr, J., Fellay, J., Flepp, M., Francioli, P., Furrer, H., Fux, CA., Gorgievski, M., Günthard, H., Haerry, D., Hasse, B., Hirsch, HH., Hösli, I., Kahlert, C., Keiser, O., Kind, C., Klimkait, T., Kovari, H., Ledergerber, B., Martinetti, G., Martinez de Tejada, B., Metzner, K., Müller, N., Nadal, D., Pantaleo, G., Rauch, A., Regenass, S., Rickenbach, M., Rudin, C., Schmid, P., Schultze, D., Schöni-Affolter, F., Schüpbach, J., Speck, R., Taffé, P., Tarr, P., Telenti, A., Trkola, A., Vernazza, P., Weber, R., Posfay Barbe, Klara, and Grillet, Stéphane
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BACKGROUND: Memory responses require immune competence. We assessed the influence of priming with AS03-adjuvanted pandemic vaccine (Pandemrix®) on memory responses of HIV patients, kidney recipients (SOT) and healthy controls (HC). METHOD: Participants (HIV: 197, SOT: 53; HC: 156) were enrolled in a prospective study and 390/406 (96%) completed it. All had been primed in 2009/2010 with 1 (HC) or 2 (patients) doses of Pandemrix®, and were boosted with the 2010/2011 seasonal influenza vaccine. Geometric mean titres and seroprotection rates were measured 12 months after priming and 4 weeks after boosting. Primary and memory responses were directly compared in 191 participants (HCW: 69, HIV: 71, SOT: 51) followed during 2 consecutive seasons. RESULTS: Most participants (HC: 77.8%, HIV: 77.6%, SOT: 66%) remained seroprotected at 12 months post-priming. Persisting A/09/H1N1 titers were high in HIV (100.2) and HC (120.1), but lower in SOT (61.4) patients. Memory responses reached higher titers in HIV (507.8) than in HC (253.5) and SOT (136.9) patients. Increasing age and lack of HAART reduced persisting and memory responses, mainly influenced by residual antibody titers. Comparing 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 titers in 191 participants followed for 2 seasons indicated lower post-2010/2011 titers in HC (240.2 vs 313.9), but higher titers in HIV (435.7 vs 338.0) and SOT (136 vs 90.3) patients. CONCLUSIONS: Priming with 2 doses of Pandemrix® elicited persistent antibody responses and even stronger memory responses to non-adjuvanted seasonal vaccine in HIV patients than 1 dose in healthy subjects. Adjuvanted influenza vaccines may improve memory responses of immunocompromised patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01022905.
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35. Torque Teno Virus Load and Acute Rejection After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation.
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Simonetta F, Pradier A, Masouridi-Levrat S, van Delden C, Giostra E, Morard I, Mueller N, Muellhaupt B, Valli PV, Semmo N, Seebach J, Chalandon Y, Kaiser L, and Roosnek E
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Child, Child, Preschool, DNA, Viral blood, Female, Graft Rejection virology, Humans, Infant, Male, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Graft Rejection etiology, Liver Transplantation adverse effects, Torque teno virus isolation & purification, Viral Load
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36. Preventive administration of UDCA after liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis is associated with a lower risk of disease recurrence.
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Bosch A, Dumortier J, Maucort-Boulch D, Scoazec JY, Wendum D, Conti F, Morard I, Rubbia-Brandt L, Terris B, Radenne S, Abenavoli L, Poupon R, Chazouillères O, Calmus Y, Boillot O, Giostra E, and Corpechot C
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- Adult, Cholagogues and Choleretics administration & dosage, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Recurrence, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Secondary Prevention methods, Treatment Outcome, Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary drug therapy, Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary surgery, Liver Transplantation mortality, Ursodeoxycholic Acid administration & dosage
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Background & Aims: Recurrence of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) after liver transplantation (LT) is not rare and can occasionally lead to severe graft dysfunction and retransplantation. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is a safe and effective treatment for PBC. However, whether preventive administration of UDCA after LT could lower the incidence of PBC recurrence is unknown., Methods: Patients transplanted for PBC in five French and Swiss centers from 1988 to 2010 were included. Most patients from a single center received UDCA (10-15 mg/kg/d) preventively. Recurrence of PBC was histologically defined from biopsies routinely performed at 1, 5, 10, and 15 years of follow-up, and at any time when clinically indicated., Results: A total of 90 patients with a 1-year minimum follow-up were studied retrospectively, including 19 (21%) patients receiving preventive UDCA. The mean follow-up was 12 years. Recurrence was diagnosed in 48 (53%) patients. The recurrence rates at 5, 10, and 15 years were 27%, 47%, and 61%, respectively. In a multivariate proportional hazards model adjusted for potential confounders and risk factors, preventive UDCA was the only factor affecting the risk of recurrence significantly (HR=0.32; 95% CI: 0.11-0.91). The 5, 10, and 15-year rates of recurrence were 11%, 21%, and 40%, respectively, under preventive UDCA, and 32%, 53%, and 70%, respectively, without preventive UDCA. Seven patients with recurrence (15%) progressed to cirrhosis, requiring retransplantation in one. However, neither recurrence nor preventive UDCA had a significant impact on survival., Conclusions: Preventive treatment with UDCA reduces the risk of PBC recurrence after LT., (Copyright © 2015 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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37. Clinical significance of the CCR5delta32 allele in hepatitis C.
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Morard I, Clément S, Calmy A, Mangia A, Cerny A, De Gottardi A, Gorgievski M, Heim M, Malinverni R, Moradpour D, Müllhaupt B, Semela D, Pascarella S, Bochud PY, and Negro F
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- Disease Progression, Female, Genotype, Hepatitis C complications, Hepatitis C diagnosis, Hepatitis C drug therapy, Humans, Liver metabolism, Liver pathology, Liver virology, Male, Patient Outcome Assessment, Phenotype, Alleles, Hepacivirus genetics, Hepatitis C genetics, Mutation, Receptors, CCR5 genetics
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Background: The CCR5 receptor, expressed on Th1 cells, may influence clinical outcomes of HCV infection. We explored a possible link between a CCR5 32-base deletion (CCR5delta32), resulting in the expression of a non-functioning receptor, and clinical outcomes of HCV infection., Methods: CCR5 and HCV-related phenotypes were analysed in 1,290 chronically infected patients and 160 patients with spontaneous clearance., Results: Carriage of the CCR5delta32 allele was observed in 11% of spontaneous clearers compared to 17% of chronically infected patients (OR = 0.59, 95% CI interval 0.35-0.99, P = 0.047). Carriage of this allele also tended to be observed more frequently among patients with liver inflammation (19%) compared to those without inflammation (15%, OR = 1.38, 95% CI interval 0.99-1.95, P = 0.06). The CCR5delta32 was not associated with sustained virological response (P = 0.6), fibrosis stage (P = 0.8), or fibrosis progression rate (P = 0.4)., Conclusions: The CCR5delta32 allele appears to be associated with a decreased rate of spontaneous HCV eradication, but not with hepatitis progression or response to antiviral therapy.
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38. [Extra-hepatic morbidity and mortality related to hepatitis C virus infection].
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Grignoli R, Goossens N, Morard I, and Negro F
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In addition to liver-related complications, HCV infection is associated with extra-hepatic manifestations. Patients have an increased risk of developing insulin resistance or type II diabetes. HCV infection is also associated with cryoglobulinemia which manifests itself with skin lesions, renal failure, or peripheral nervous system involvement. The risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma, typically derived from B cells, is also increased. Patients may present with symptoms of CNS involvement. The association with cardiovascular events is likely but not proven with certainty. In some cases, the management of extra-hepatic manifestations of HCV will require antiviral therapy.
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39. Use of glasgow-blatchford bleeding score reduces hospital stay duration and costs for patients with low-risk upper GI bleeding.
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Girardin M, Bertolini D, Ditisheim S, Frossard JL, Giostra E, Goossens N, Morard I, Nguyen-Tang T, Spahr L, Vonlaufen A, Hadengue A, and Dumonceau JM
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Background and Study Aims: Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding is a frequent cause of hospitalization. Its severity may be assessed before endoscopy using the Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score (GBS), a score validated to identify patients requiring clinical intervention. The aim of this study was to assess whether the GBS was effective for shortening hospital stay and reducing costs in patients with an UGI bleeding predicted at low risk of requiring clinical intervention., Patients and Methods: Consecutive outpatients presenting with UGI bleeding at our hospital were prospectively included. In the observational study phase, UGI endoscopy was performed in all patients according to routine clinical practice. In the interventional study phase, patients with a GBS of 0 were discharged with an appointment for an outpatient UGI endoscopy. All patients had follow-up at 7 and 30 days. Need for clinical intervention was defined as performance of endoscopic hemostasis, blood transfusion or surgery. Results Two-hundred and eight patients were included, 104 in each study phase; complete follow-up was obtained in 201 patients. GBS varied from 0 to 18, with 15 (14 %) and 11 (11 %) patients having a GBS of 0 in the observational and interventional study phase, respectively. For patients with a GBS of 0, hospital stay was shorter (6 versus 19 h, P < 0.01), and costs were lower (845 EUR versus 1272 EUR, P = 0.002) in the interventional versus the observational study phase. For patients with a GBS > 0, hospital stay duration did not significantly differ between study phases (189 versus 207 h, P = 0.726). No adverse event was observed in the patients sent home with a GBS of 0 during the interventional study phase. Conclusions Implementing the GBS as a tool for triage of hospital outpatients who present with UGI bleeding allowed us to identify those who could safely be discharged for ambulatory management. Implementing this change in the hospital strategy significantly shortened hospital stay and decreased management costs.
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40. Identifying risk factors for central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis after liver transplantation: a case-control study.
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Morard I, Gasche Y, Kneteman M, Toso C, Mentha A, Meeberg G, Mentha G, Kneteman N, and Giostra E
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- Alberta, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Myelinolysis, Central Pontine blood, Myelinolysis, Central Pontine mortality, Myelinolysis, Central Pontine pathology, Patient Outcome Assessment, Postoperative Complications blood, Postoperative Complications mortality, Postoperative Complications pathology, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Switzerland, Blood Loss, Surgical, Hyponatremia blood, Liver Transplantation adverse effects, Myelinolysis, Central Pontine etiology, Postoperative Complications etiology, Sodium blood
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Background: Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis (CPEPM) is a rare but potentially fatal complication after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for development of CPEPM after OLT and to assess patient outcome., Methods: We reviewed the clinical data of 1,378 patients who underwent OLT between 1987 and 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland and Edmonton, Canada. Nineteen patients (1.4 %) developed CPEPM. We compared their characteristics with control patients, matched by age, gender, date of OLT, and MELD score., Results: The 19 patients with CPEPM (7F, mean age 52.1 ± 2 years) had a mean MELD score of 26 ± 2.2. Before OLT, patients who develop CPEPM presented more frequently low (<130 mmol/l; p < 0.04) and very low (<125 mmol/l; p < 0.009) sodium than controls. In patients developing CPEPM, the number of platelet units and fresh frozen plasma transfused during surgery was higher (p = 0.05 and 0.047), hemorrhagic complications were more frequent after OLT (p = 0.049), and variations of sodium before and after OLT were higher (p = 0.023). The association of >2 of these conditions were strongly associated with CPEPM (p = 0.00015). Mortality at 1 year of patients developing CPEPM was higher (63 vs. 13 %, p < 0.0001)., Conclusions: High MELD score patients undergoing OLT, receiving massive perfusions of Na-rich products, experiencing surgery-related hemorrhagic complication and important fluctuations of Na are at risk of developing CPEPM. Therefore careful monitoring of natremia in the perioperative period and use of water-free perfusion in case of massive blood-products transfusion are critical points of this patient management.
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- 2014
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41. Good long-term outcome of Budd-Chiari syndrome with a step-wise management.
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Seijo S, Plessier A, Hoekstra J, Dell'era A, Mandair D, Rifai K, Trebicka J, Morard I, Lasser L, Abraldes JG, Darwish Murad S, Heller J, Hadengue A, Primignani M, Elias E, Janssen HL, Valla DC, and Garcia-Pagan JC
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Budd-Chiari Syndrome mortality, Cohort Studies, Europe, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Retrospective Studies, Survival Rate, Thrombolytic Therapy, Young Adult, Budd-Chiari Syndrome diagnosis, Budd-Chiari Syndrome therapy, Disease Management
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Unlabelled: Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a rare, life-threatening disease caused by obstruction of hepatic venous outflow. The aim of the study was to assess long-term outcome and identify prognostic factors in BCS patients managed by a step-wise approach using anticoagulation, angioplasty/thrombolysis, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS), and orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We reviewed long-term data on 157 patients previously included by the European Network for Vascular Disorders of the Liver, a multicenter prospective study of newly diagnosed BCS patients in nine European countries. Patients were followed for a median of 50 months (range, 0.1-74.0). During the study, 88 patients (56%) received at least one invasive intervention (22 patients angioplasty/thrombolysis, 62 TIPS, and 20 OLT) and 36 (22.9%) died. Most interventions and/or deaths occurred in the first 2 years after diagnosis. The Rotterdam score was excellent in predicting intervention-free survival, and no other variable could significantly improve its prognostic ability. Moreover, BCS-TIPS prognostic index (PI) score (based on international normalized ratio, bilirubin, and age) was strongly associated with survival and had a discriminative capacity, which was superior to the Rotterdam score., Conclusions: The current study confirms, in a large cohort of patients with BCS recruited over a short period, that a step-wise treatment approach provides good long-term survival. In addition, the study validates the Rotterdam score for predicting intervention-free survival and the BCS-TIPS PI score for predicting survival., (Copyright © 2013 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.)
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- 2013
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42. Assessment of sexual function and conjugal satisfaction prior to and after liver transplantation.
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Klein J, Tran SN, Mentha-Dugerdil A, Giostra E, Majno P, Morard I, Berney T, Dendauw P, Morel P, Mentha G, Iselin CE, and Toso C
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- Adult, Aged, Case-Control Studies, Cohort Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, End Stage Liver Disease psychology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Satisfaction, Penile Erection, Quality of Life, Sexual Behavior psychology, Surveys and Questionnaires, End Stage Liver Disease physiopathology, End Stage Liver Disease surgery, Liver Transplantation psychology, Sexual Behavior physiology
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Background: The aims of this study were to assess sexual function and conjugal satisfaction in patients prior to and after liver transplantation, and in comparison to healthy individuals., Material and Methods: A cross-sectional cohort questionnaire assessment was performed in adult liver recipients, including the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) for men or the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) for women. Conjugal satisfaction was assessed with the Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test. Waitlist candidates and age-matched healthy individuals were used as controls., Results: Questionnaires of 136 patients were assessed (45 women/91 men, mean age: 57 ± 11 years). Overall, sexual function improved after transplantation (male: p=0.065 and female: p=0.072), but remained lower than in aged-matched healthy individuals. The post-transplant level of conjugal satisfaction was stable and similar to healthy controls in men, but improved significantly in women (p=0.008), with higher levels than in healthy subjects (p=0.05)., Conclusions: The present study shows that sexual function improves after transplantation, yet not to the level of healthy controls. It also demonstrates, for the first time, that post-transplant conjugal satisfaction is at least similar to the one of healthy controls.
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43. NK cell isolation from liver biopsies: phenotypic and functional analysis of low cell numbers by flow cytometry.
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Li N, Puga Yung GL, Pradier A, Toso C, Giostra E, Morard I, Spahr L, and Seebach JD
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Natural killer (NK) cells are considered to play a critical role in liver disease. However, the available numbers of intrahepatic lymphocytes (IHL) derived from liver biopsies (LB) for ex vivo analysis of intrahepatic NK cells is very limited; and the isolation method may hamper not only yields and viability, but also phenotype and function of IHL. The aim of the present study was therefore to (1) refine and evaluate the cell yields and viability of a modified isolation protocol from standard size needle LB; and (2) to test the effects of mechanical dissociation and enzymatic tissue digestion, as well as the analysis of very low cell numbers, on the phenotype and function of intrahepatic NK cells. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and IHL, freshly isolated from the peripheral blood, LB (n = 11) or partial liver resections (n = 5), were used for phenotypic analysis by flow cytometry. NK cell function, i.e., degranulation and cytokine production, was determined by staining of CD107a and intracellular IFN-γ following in vitro stimulation. The mean weight of the LB specimens was 9.1 mg, and a mean number of 7,364 IHL/mg were obtained with a viability of >90%. Exposure of IHL and PBMC to 0.5 mg/ml collagenase IV and 0.02 mg/ml DNase I for 30 min did affect neither the viability, NK cell function, nor the percentages of CD56(+), NKp46(+), and CD16(+) NK cells, whereas the level of CD56 surface expression was reduced. The phenotype of LB-derived NK cells was reliably characterized by acquiring as few as 2,500 IHL per tube for flow cytometry. The functional assay of intrahepatic NK cells was miniaturized by culturing as few as 25,000 IHL in 25 μl (10(6)/ml) using 96-well V-bottom plates with IL-2 and IL-12 overnight, followed by a 4 h stimulation with K562 cells at a NK:K562 ratio of 1:1. In summary, we report reliable phenotypic and functional analyses of small numbers of intrahepatic NK cells isolated from LB specimens providing us with a tool to better address the emerging role of human NK cell immunobiology in liver diseases.
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44. Factors predicting survival after post-transplant hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence.
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Toso C, Cader S, Mentha-Dugerdil A, Meeberg G, Majno P, Morard I, Giostra E, Berney T, Morel P, Mentha G, and Kneteman NM
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- Alberta epidemiology, Chi-Square Distribution, Female, Graft Rejection mortality, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Proportional Hazards Models, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Survival Analysis, Switzerland epidemiology, Treatment Outcome, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular mortality, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular surgery, Liver Neoplasms mortality, Liver Neoplasms surgery, Liver Transplantation mortality, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local mortality, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local surgery
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Background: Although factors associated with an increased risk of recurrence after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been extensively studied, the history of patients with a post-transplant recurrence is poorly known., Methods: Patients experiencing a post-transplant HCC recurrence from 1996 to 2011 in two transplant programs were included. Demographic, transplant, and post-recurrence variables were assessed., Results: Thirty patients experienced an HCC recurrence-22 men and 8 women with a mean age of 55 ± 6 years. Sixteen (53 %) were outside the Milan criteria at the time of transplantation. Most recurrences (60 %) appeared within the first 18 months after transplantation, ranging between 1.7 and 109 months (median 14.2 months). Mean post-recurrence survival was 33 ± 31 months. On univariate analysis, total tumor volume (TTV; p = 0.047), microvascular invasion (p = 0.011), and time from transplant to recurrence (p = 0.001) predicted post-recurrence survival. On multivariate analysis, both time from transplant to recurrence (p = 0.001) and history of rejection (p = 0.043), but not the location of the recurrence or the type of recurrence treatment, predicted post-recurrence survival., Conclusion: This study suggests that patients with early post-transplant HCC recurrence have worse outcomes. Those with a history of graft rejection have better survivals, possibly due to more active anti-cancer immunity.
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45. [Antibiotic prophylaxis in liver cirrhosis].
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Restellini S, Nendaz M, and Morard I
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- Antibiotic Prophylaxis methods, Bacterial Infections etiology, Hospital Mortality, Humans, Peritonitis etiology, Peritonitis microbiology, Peritonitis prevention & control, Risk Factors, Secondary Prevention, Survival Rate, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Bacterial Infections prevention & control, Liver Cirrhosis complications
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Bacterial infections are frequent and severe complications in patients with cirrhosis. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most common infection in such patients. The risk of recurrence at one year after a first episode of SBP is higher than 70% and hospital mortality is estimated between 30-50%. Therefore, there is growing interest in antibiotic prophylaxis (ATP) in these patients. Risk factors for the occurrence of SBP include low protein level in ascitis, a history of previous SBP and an episode of gastrointestinal bleeding. In all three situations, the indication of ATP, reviewed in this paper, is recognized and improves survival.
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46. Demographics and outcomes of severe herpes simplex virus hepatitis: a registry-based study.
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Moldovan B, Mentha G, Majno P, Berney T, Morard I, Giostra E, Wildhaber BE, Van Delden C, Morel P, and Toso C
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Case-Control Studies, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Middle Aged, Registries, Treatment Outcome, Waiting Lists, Young Adult, Hepatitis, Viral, Human surgery, Herpes Simplex surgery, Liver Transplantation
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Background & Aims: Herpes simplex virus hepatitis is a rare, but severe disease, thus far only documented by case reports and short series. The present study was based on the SRTR registry, and included all listed patients for liver transplantation from 1985 to 2009 with a diagnosis of HSV hepatitis., Methods: We assessed demographics and outcome of all listed patients, and further conducted a case-control study, matching each transplanted patient with 10 controls. Matching criteria included: transplant status, MELD score ±5, transplant date ±6 months, and age at transplant ±5 years. During the study period, 30 patients were listed for HSV hepatitis. Of the 30 listed patients, seven recovered spontaneously and five died, prior to transplantation. The remaining 10 children and eight adults were transplanted., Results: The chance of recovery was significantly higher in children than in adults (7/19 vs. 0/11, p=0.02). In children, survival was similar between HSV patients and the matched controls (5-year survival: 69% vs. 64%, p=0.89). Conversely, survival was poor in adult HSV (5-year survival: 38% vs. 65%, p=0.006), with 62% of them dying within the first 12 months. All three reported post-transplant deaths in children were independent from HSV. Among the seven adult post-transplant deaths, four were related to infection (bacterial, fungal, or viral)., Conclusions: Children listed for HSV hepatitis have a significantly better survival than adults both prior and after liver transplantation. While HSV fulminant hepatitis is an appropriate indication for liver transplantation in children, it should only be performed in selected adult patients in otherwise good condition., (Copyright © 2011 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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47. Tolerability of everolimus-based immunosuppression in maintenance liver transplant recipients.
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Vallin M, Guillaud O, Morard I, Gagnieu MC, Mentha G, Adham M, Morelon E, Boillot O, Giostra E, and Dumortier J
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- Calcineurin Inhibitors, Cohort Studies, Everolimus, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Graft Survival, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sirolimus therapeutic use, Survival Rate, Treatment Outcome, Cyclosporine therapeutic use, Graft Rejection drug therapy, Immune Tolerance drug effects, Immunosuppressive Agents therapeutic use, Liver Transplantation, Sirolimus analogs & derivatives, Tacrolimus therapeutic use
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Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the tolerability of the conversion from calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) to everolimus (ERL) in maintenance liver transplant (LT) recipients., Methods: From January 2005 to March 2008, ERL was introduced after LT as maintenance immunosuppressive therapy because of (i) de novo or recurrent cancer after LT, (ii) pre-existing liver carcinoma on the liver explant or (iii) CNI toxicity. CNI dosage was progressively reduced until discontinuation., Results: The study population included 94 patients, of mean age 57 ± 10. The mean delay between LT and ERL introduction was 5 ± 5 yr. After a mean follow-up of 12 ± 7 months, 70% of the patients did present at least one side effect. The mean trough level of ERL was 6 μg/L at the end of follow-up. Main side effects included hyperlipidemia (37%), dermatitis (19%), mucositis (15%), and proteinuria (18%). Biopsy-proven acute rejection occurred in 9% of patients. Global ERL discontinuation rate was 21% (16% because of side effects)., Conclusions: The results of our experience indicate that conversion to ERL is associated with adverse effects in 70% of patients leading to drug discontinuation in 16% (and amenable to dose reduction in the remainders). Longer follow-up periods are necessary to capture the impact of ERL fully on renal function and survival in cancer patients., (© 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S.)
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48. [Liver transplantation].
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Mentha G, Majno P, Morard I, Toso C, Moldovan B, Antonino AT, Berney T, Morel P, Rubbia-Brandt L, Terraz S, Moradpour D, Hadengue A, and Giostra E
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- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular surgery, Hepatitis, Viral, Human surgery, Humans, Liver Cirrhosis surgery, Liver Neoplasms surgery, Liver Transplantation
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- 2011
49. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in liver transplant recipients: another story of "seed and soil".
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Dumortier J, Giostra E, Belbouab S, Morard I, Guillaud O, Spahr L, Boillot O, Rubbia-Brandt L, Scoazec JY, and Hadengue A
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- Alcohol Drinking adverse effects, Alcohol Drinking epidemiology, Biopsy, Chi-Square Distribution, Fatty Liver diagnosis, Fatty Liver epidemiology, Female, France epidemiology, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents administration & dosage, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Recurrence, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Statistics, Nonparametric, Switzerland epidemiology, Fatty Liver etiology, Liver Diseases surgery, Liver Transplantation adverse effects
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Objectives: Fatty liver disease is a potential long-term complication of liver transplantation (LT). We therefore aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of liver steatosis in a large population of adult post-LT patients., Methods: We evaluated the clinical, biological, histological, and evolutive features of patients with a diagnosis of steatosis made at liver biopsy examination during post-LT follow-up. Risk factors were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analysis., Results: In total, 1,596 liver biopsies from 599 patients were available. Recurrent liver disease was present in 178 patients. A histological diagnosis of steatosis was made in 131 (31.1%) of the remaining 421 patients (51.1% had normal liver tests): 53% had grade 1, 31% grade 2, and 16% grade 3 steatosis. Perisinusoidal fibrosis was present in 38 patients (29.0%). Histological lesions were consistent with the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in 5 patients (3.8%). At the end of follow-up, cirrhosis or extensive fibrosis was observed in 3 patients (2.25%). Multivariate analysis showed that seven factors (post-LT obesity, tacrolimus-based regimen, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, arterial hypertension, alcoholic cirrhosis as primary indication for LT, and pre-transplant liver graft steatosis) were risk factors for post-LT steatosis. When zero, one, two, three, four, five, and six factors were present, steatosis occurred in 6.0, 12.0, 22.1, 29.9, 65.5, 81.5, and 100.0%, respectively., Conclusions: Liver steatosis is a frequent late complication of LT; its development depends on a combination of host and graft factors. LT is therefore an interesting model to study the natural history and the determinants of liver steatosis.
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- 2010
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50. Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency in a 78-year-old woman with isolated liver cirrhosis.
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Voide N, Ardigo S, Morris M, Rubbia-Brandt L, Rougemont AL, Morard I, and Vischer UM
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- Aged, Delayed Diagnosis, Female, Humans, Liver Cirrhosis pathology, alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency diagnosis, Liver Cirrhosis etiology, alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency complications
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- 2010
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