A5036836303- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Liver Diseases and Immunity
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
Klinička bolnica "Sveti Duh"
2022
University of Zagreb
2019-2022
25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) may have a prognostic value in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. However, as 25-OHD concentration is strongly impacted by surgery, it uncertain what the most reliable time-point for assessment, pre- or post-operative. Therefore, we examined 515 CRC patients (AJCC I-III) who underwent surgery. Blood samples were collected either pre-operatively (n = 286; median 1 day before surgery) post-operatively 229; 8 days). Serum was determined liquid chromatography–tandem...
To compare the long-term outcomes between liver transplant (LT) recipients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who were downstaged transarterial-chemoembolization (TACE) to Milan criteria (MC) and those initially meeting MC.This retrospective study enrolled 198 patients HCC: 38 160 met MC. Post-LT survival HCC recurrence-free evaluated. We assessed association of death recurrence TACE, baseline (age, sex, disease etiology, Model End-stage Liver Disease, tumor number sum maximum diameters,...