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Brief overview of strategy for the development of immune-competent bioengineered humanized liver using acellularization and repopulation technology for future biomedical applications.

The tumor completely replaced by gas pockets.

Comparative analysis regarding hepatocellular carcinoma previous surveillance and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging at diagnosis between non alcoholic fatty liver disease and other etiologies of liver disease.

Sinusoidal dilatation and hepatocellular plate atrophy in zone 3 (arrow marks hepatic vein branch) (20 ×) (A); Zone 3 congestion and red blood cell extravasation (20 ×) (B).

Variability of histological specimens in HE (top) and PicroSirius red (bottom) stained transjugular biopsy specimens.

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Hepatic histology of the group of males of 40%.

Alternative transcription factor isoforms possess regulatory properties distinct from those of canonical variants.

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The World Journal of Hepatology (WJH) is a leading academic journal devoted to reporting the latest, cutting-edge research progress and findings of basic research and clinical practice in the field of hepatology. It was launched on October 31, 2009 and is published monthly (12 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage hepatologists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJH describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic value and which report new diagnostic techniques or summarize their treatment experiences.

The usual times related to all publication processes of the WJH are as follows: (1) From manuscript receipt to peer-review: 2-4 weeks; (2) From initial manuscript acceptance, with revisions, to return of the revised manuscript from the authors: 4-5 weeks; (3) From return of the revised manuscript from the authors to final acceptance: 1-2 weeks; (4) From final acceptance to an article in press: 2 days; and (5) From article in press designation to formal release of the electronic version and all online documentation: 2-9 weeks.The WJH’s acceptance rate: 51%. Submit here >>

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Editors-in-Chief

Ke-Qin Hu, FAASLD, MD, Director, Professor, (E-mail: kqhu@uci.edu) Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868, United States
Koo Jeong Kang, MD, PhD, Professor, (Email: kjkang@dsmc.or.kr) Division of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, Department of surgery, Keimyung University Dong-San Medical Center, Daegu 41931, South Korea
Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos, FACP, FRCP (C), MD, PhD, Director, Professor, Research Scientist, (E-mail: pyrsopni@njms.rutgers.edu) Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, University Hospital, Newark, NJ 07103, United States

Indexing/Abstracting

The WJH is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science), Scopus, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Science and Technology Journal Database (CSTJ), and Superstar Journals Database.

Journal Metrics

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) (2015): 0.858; IPP (Impact per Publication) (2015): 2.730; SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper) (2015): 1.206; and CiteScore (2016): 3.66.

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1948-5182 (online)

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Contents Volume 11 Issue 2 February 27, 2019

Review

Bariatric surgery in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - from pathophysiology to clinical effects

Tea L Laursen, Christoffer A Hagemann, Chunshan Wei, Konstantin Kazankov, Karen L Thomsen, Filip K Knop, Henning Grønbæk

World J Hepatol 11(2):138-149. Published online Feb 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i2.138

Colorectal liver metastases: An update on multidisciplinary approach

Felix Che-Lok Chow, Kenneth Siu-Ho Chok

World J Hepatol 11(2):150-172. Published online Feb 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i2.150

Minireviews

Hepatic encephalopathy: Lessons from preclinical studies

Luiza Cioglia Dias Lima, Aline Silva Miranda, Rodrigo Novaes Ferreira, Milene Alvarenga Rachid, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva

World J Hepatol 11(2):173-185. Published online Feb 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i2.173

Case Control Study

Comprehensive analysis of HFE gene in hereditary hemochromatosis and in diseases associated with acquired iron overload

Wagner Narciso de Campos, Juliana Doblas Massaro, Eduardo Luiz Rachid Cançado, Cláudia Emília Vieira Wiezel, Aguinaldo Luiz Simões, Andreza Correa Teixeira, Fernanda Fernandes de Souza, Celso Teixeira Mendes-Junior, Ana de Lourdes Candolo Martinelli, Eduardo Antônio Donadi

World J Hepatol 11(2):186-198. Published online Feb 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i2.186

Retrospective Cohort Study

Clinical outcomes after major hepatectomy are acceptable in low-volume centers in the Caribbean

Shamir O Cawich, Ravi Maharaj, Vijay Naraynsingh, Neil Pearce, Wesley Francis, Kimon O Bonadie, Dexter A Thomas

World J Hepatol 11(2):199-207. Published online Feb 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i2.199

Retrospective Study

Central line-associated bloodstream infection among children with biliary atresia listed for liver transplantation

Nicole D Triggs, Stacey Beer, Sonam Mokha, Kat Hosek, Danielle Guffey, Charles G Minard, Flor M Munoz, Ryan W Himes

World J Hepatol 11(2):208-216. Published online Feb 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i2.208

Case Report

Parallel transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with Viatorr^® stents for primary TIPS insufficiency: Case series and review of literature

Driss Raissi, Qian Yu, Michael Nisiewicz, Steven Krohmer

World J Hepatol 11(2):217-225. Published online Feb 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i2.217

Necrolytic acral erythema in a human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus coinfected patient: A case report

Katerina G Oikonomou, Dost Sarpel, Alexandra Abrams-Downey, Adnan Mubasher, Douglas T Dieterich

World J Hepatol 11(2):226-233. Published online Feb 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i2.226

Acute portal vein thrombosis after liver transplant presenting with subtle ultrasound abnormalities: A case report and literature review

Thomas Couri, Carla Harmath, Talia Baker, Anjana Pillai

World J Hepatol 11(2):234-241. Published online Feb 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i2.234

Two-stage liver transplant for ruptured hepatic adenoma: A case report

Marc Salhanick, Malcolm P MacConmara, Mark R Pedersen, Lafaine Grant, Christine S Hwang, Justin R Parekh

World J Hepatol 11(2):242-249. Published online Feb 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i2.242