Liver/Biliary Disorders News

New findings published in Diabetic Medicine highlighted the urgent need for clear, evidence-based guidelines for managing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

In this Healio video exclusive, Steven L. Flamm, MD, chief of the hepatology program at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, discusses the rise in alcohol-related hepatitis during COVID-19, as well as promising new treatment options.

Living-donor liver transplantation may be a viable option for patients with unresectable, liver-confined colorectal cancer liver metastases, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.

An MRI-derived, noninvasive tissue biomarker improved autoimmune hepatitis management by distinguishing patients in biochemical remission as well as those at risk for relapse, according to a study published in eClinicalMedicine.

Among patients with hepatitis-induced cirrhosis, heavy alcohol consumption increased liver function impairment and hepatocellular carcinoma prevalence, according to research.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease correlated with lower hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance receipt, early-stage detection and poorer survival compared with other HCC etiologies, according to research.

As liver transplants significantly increase among older patients, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis has become the most common reason for the procedure in this population, according to a study published in Hepatology Communications.

A new prognostic scoring tool accurately assessed 30-day mortality risk in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis, according to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

High alcohol intake was more frequent following early liver transplant vs. standard transplant in patients with severe alcohol-related hepatitis, according to research published in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Premenopausal women with long or irregular menstrual cycles have a higher risk for prevalent and incident nonalcoholic fatty liver disease compared with women with normal cycles, according to study findings.