Thomas R Riley, III

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Have you personally used the bedside ultrasound to diagnose NAFLD?

Ultrasound can diagnose NAFLD with some notable limitations i.e. steatosis > 30%. Additionally ultrasound does not stage or grade the condition. With the risk factors and positive ultrasound...

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90% of HCC cases reach liver transplant vs 70% of Non-HCC. How can we fix this discrepancy without reversing the success story for the HCC patients?

In the US, the MELD model gives exception points of 22 to HCC cases within Milan. This escalates every 3 months as long as pt has remained within Milan i.e. 25, 28 etc.... The Non-HCC case does...

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In the new era of highly effective HCV treatments, how will liver transplant change in HCV/HIV co-infected cases? Better outcomes? More willing sites?

Better treatments for HCV are promising a cure in many if not most HCV cases over the next 10 years.

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