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• Intravenous N-acetylcysteine improves transplant-free survival in early stage non-acetaminophen acute liver failure.

  BACKGROUND & AIMS: N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an antidote for acetaminophen poisoning, might benefit patients with non-acetaminophen-related acute liver …

  Authors: William M Lee, Linda S Hynan, Lorenzo Rossaro, Robert J Fontana, R Todd Stravitz, Anne M Larson, Timothy J Davern, Natalie G Murray, Timothy McCashland, Joan S Reisch,…

  Source: Gastroenterology. 2009 Sep

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• Survival after liver transplantation in patients with hepatic iron overload: the national hemochromatosis transplant registry.

  BACKGROUND & AIMS: Previous uncontrolled studies have suggested that patients with hepatic iron overload have a poor outcome after liver transplantati…

  Authors: Kris V Kowdley, David J Brandhagen, Robert G Gish, Nathan M Bass, Jeffrey Weinstein, Michael L Schilsky, Robert J Fontana, Timothy McCashland, Scott J Cotler, Bruce R Bacon,…

  Source: Gastroenterology. 2005 Aug

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• The North American Study for the Treatment of Refractory Ascites.

  BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The clinical utility of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) vis-à-vis total paracentesis in the management of r…

  Authors: Arun J Sanyal, Chris Genning, K Rajender Reddy, Florence Wong, Kris V Kowdley, Kent Benner, Timothy McCashland, North American Study for the Treatment of Refractory Ascites Group

  Source: Gastroenterology. 2003 Mar

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• Hepatitis B in liver transplant recipients.

  KEY CONCEPTS: 1. The use of low-dose immunosuppressive therapy along with pre- and posttransplantation nucleos(t)ide therapy and posttransplantation h…

  Authors: Robert G Gish, Timothy McCashland

  Source: Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society. 2006 Nov

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• The predictors of the presence of varices in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis.

  The predictors for developing varices in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) have not been well studied prospectively. We sought to def…

  Authors: Sombat Treeprasertsuk, Kris V Kowdley, Velimir A C Luketic, M Edwyn Harrison, Timothy McCashland, Alex S Befeler, Denise Harnois, Roberta Jorgensen, Jan Petz, Jill Keach,…

  Source: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 2010 Apr

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• High-dose ursodeoxycholic acid for the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis.

  Previous controlled trials are inconclusive regarding the efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) for treating primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). O…

  Authors: Keith D Lindor, Kris V Kowdley, Velimir A C Luketic, M Edwyn Harrison, Timothy McCashland, Alex S Befeler, Denise Harnois, Roberta Jorgensen, Jan Petz, Jill Keach,…

  Source: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 2009 Sep

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• Predictive value of actin-free Gc-globulin in acute liver failure.

  Serum concentrations of the actin scavenger Gc-globulin may provide prognostic information in acute liver failure (ALF). The fraction of Gc-globulin n…

  Authors: Frank V Schiødt, Kristian Bangert, A Obaid Shakil, Timothy McCashland, Natalie Murray, J Eileen Hay, William M Lee, Acute Liver Failure Study Group

  Source: Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society. 2007 Sep

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• Retransplantation for hepatitis C: results of a U.S. multicenter retransplant study.

  It is widely perceived that outcomes are relatively poor following retransplantation (reTX) for recurrent of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Transp…

  Authors: Timothy McCashland, Kymberly Watt, Elizabeth Lyden, Leon Adams, Michael Charlton, Alastair D Smith, Brendan M McGuire, Scott W Biggins, Guy Neff, James R Burton,…

  Source: Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society. 2007 Sep

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• Abnormal liver function tests in a liver transplant recipient with hepatitis B virus: Report of a case.

  Authors: Timothy McCashland

  Source: Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society. 2006 Nov

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• Quality of life in refractory ascites: transjugular intrahepatic portal-systemic shunting versus medical therapy.

  Uncontrolled studies suggest that transjugular intrahepatic portal-systemic shunting (TIPS) may improve quality of life in patients with refractory as…

  Authors: Mical S Campbell, Colleen M Brensinger, Arun J Sanyal, Chris Gennings, Florence Wong, Kris V Kowdley, Timothy McCashland, K Rajender Reddy

  Source: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 2005 Sep

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