Because of global epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes, the prevalence of non-alcoholic
fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing both in Europe and the United States, becoming …

Metabolic syndrome is common among liver transplant recipients before and after
transplantation. The components of metabolic syndrome are often exacerbated in the post …

Liver transplantation is a highly complex and challenging field of clinical practice. Although it
was originally developed in western countries, it has been further advanced in Asian …

Studies assessing morbidity and mortality in obese patients undergoing orthotopic liver
transplantation (OLT) have produced conflicting results, mainly because of the small sample …

Metabolic processes utilize a variety of differing and contrasting biochemical routes to
enable synthesis of degradation and activation or deactivation of substances; in addition …

Obesity is increasingly common before and after liver transplantation (LT), yet optimal
management remains unclear. The aim of this study was to analyze the long‐term outcomes …

Currently, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the second leading indication for liver
transplantation (LT), behind alcohol‐related liver disease. After transplant, both recurrent …

The impact of obesity on outcomes following liver transplantation has been difficult to
determine, in part due to the confounding effects of ascites on BMI. We evaluated the impact …

Despite the rapidly increasing prevalence of obesity in the transplant population, the optimal
management of obese liver transplant candidates remains undefined. Setting strict body …

Malnutrition is commonly seen in both alcoholic and nonalcoholic liver disease 1–3 and has
been shown to adversely affect outcome (see Figure 1). 4, 5 By definition, it occurs when diet …