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| F Y YaoSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Excellent outcome following down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation: an intention-to-treat analysisFrancis Y Yao
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Hepatology 48:819-27. 2008..CONCLUSION: Successful down-staging of HCC can be achieved in the majority of carefully selected patients and is associated with excellent posttransplantation outcome...
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: beyond the Milan criteriaF Y Yao
Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0538, USA
Am J Transplant 8:1982-9. 2008....
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: expansion of the tumor size limits does not adversely impact survivalF Y Yao
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0538, USA
Hepatology 33:1394-403. 2001..0005). We conclude that the current criteria for OLT based on tumor size may be modestly expanded while still preserving excellent survival after OLT...
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: validation of the UCSF-expanded criteria based on preoperative imagingF Y Yao
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Transplant 7:2587-96. 2007....
Lamivudine treatment is beneficial in patients with severely decompensated cirrhosis and actively replicating hepatitis B infection awaiting liver transplantation: a comparative study using a matched, untreated cohortF Y Yao
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0538, USA
Hepatology 34:411-6. 2001..However, the small sample size and the use of a retrospective control cohort preclude drawing definitive conclusions. Expedited OLT remains the only viable treatment for lamivudine nonresponders...
Lamivudine treatment in patients with severely decompensated cirrhosis due to replicating hepatitis B infectionF Y Yao
Department of Transplantation, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco 94143 0538, USA
J Hepatol 33:301-7. 2000..The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of lamivudine treatment in severely decompensated cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis B...
Short waitlist time does not adversely impact outcome following liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinomaS D Chao
Departments of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Transplant 7:1594-600. 2007....
The role of the interventional radiologist. Transjugular proceduresN M Bass
Liver Transplant Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplant Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-0538, USA
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 11:131-61. 2001..This article reviews the current techniques, indications, and complications of these interventional procedures and their role in the management of patients with end-stage liver disease...
