Purpose: We studied the efficacy of preoperative noninvasive assessment of the upper
extremity to identify arteries and veins suitable for hemodialysis access to increase our use of …

Background: Needle biopsy of a suspicious liver lesion could guide management in the
setting of equivocal imaging and serology, although it is not recommended generally because …

Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) occurs in 3–9% of all liver transplants and acute graft loss
is a possible sequelae. We present our experience in the management of HAT over a 10‐…

The incidence rate of treated end-stage renal disease in the United States is 180 per million
and continues to rise at a rate of 7.8% per year. Arteriovenous hemodialysis access (AV …

… for its second century, they picked one of us (Michael Silva) to assume the presidency and
become the CEO. Shortly thereafter Michael brought co-author Craig Hickman aboard as a …

Biliary complications continue to be a major cause of morbidity in liver transplant recipients
with an incidence of 10–30% following whole-organ transplantation and a mortality rate of up …

Ileostomy for proximal diversion as a preferred option over colostomy has been a recent
topic of interest. Our study evaluated the quality of life (QOL) of patients with a temporary …

The number of patients awaiting liver transplantation keeps steadily rising with no corresponding
rise in suitable grafts for transplantation. There also is an increasing trend of patients …

Background Individualised risk prediction is crucial if targeted pre-operative risk reduction
strategies are to be deployed effectively. Radiologically determined sarcopenia has been …

Methods: A total of 200 BDI patients [age 54 (20–83); 64 male], followed up for median 60 (5–212)
months were assessed for morbidity. Factors contributing to this were analyzed with a …