The Liver Meeting 2019-Clinical Hepatology Debrief

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Dr. Michael Charlton provided a comprehensive overview of clinical hepatology at the liver meeting. He highlighted the importance of machine learning models in interpreting liver histology for conditions like NASH. He discussed studies on alcohol-related liver diseases, liver transplantation for alcoholic hepatitis, and treatments for pruritus in cholestatic liver diseases. Additionally, he covered studies on cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and hepatorenal syndrome. Notable findings included the efficacy of carvedilol and endoscopic variceal ligation for preventing variceal bleeding. Dr. Charlton also addressed neoplasia, including liver transplantation criteria for HCC, and new perspectives on donor quality scoring for predicting graft failure post-transplantation. The meeting concluded with promising developments in HCC treatments, stimulating discussions on optimizing patient care and outcomes in liver diseases.

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Presenter: Michael R. Charlton

Keywords

clinical hepatology

machine learning models

NASH

liver transplantation

pruritus

HCC