Background Anticoagulation alone in acute, extensive portomesenteric vein thrombosis (PVT)
does not always result in spontaneous clot lysis, and leaves the patient at risk of …

Background Pre‐emptive transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (pTIPSS) should be
considered within 72 hours following acute oesophageal variceal bleeding. However, recent …

Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is frequent in people with human
immunodeficiency virus (PWH). The Fibroscan–aspartate aminotransferase (FAST) score was …

Background Sequential drug treatment with biological agents in ulcerative colitis (UC) is
becoming increasingly complex. There are few studies comparing head-to-head outcomes in …

Introduction International guidelines suggest consideration of pre-emptive transjugular
intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (pTIPS) within 72h of endoscopic haemostasis following acute …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth commonest cancer worldwide and at first
presentation more than 80% of patients are beyond surgical resection and cure (1). The Barcelona …

A 60-year-old male liver transplant recipient presented to his local hospital with left-sided
partial seizures following a few days of generalised headache. He had undergone …

Aims To provide timetabled opportunities for core medical trainees (CMTs) at the Royal Free
Hospital to practise essential procedural skills under direct supervision by expert clinicians, …

Introduction Core Medical Trainees (CMTs) often find limited planned opportunities to practice
abdominal paracentesis, a skill required for completion of Annual Review of Competence …

… Jemima Beatrice Finkel: Writing – review and editing (equal). Faisal Khan: Writing – review
and editing (equal). Neil Lachlan: Writing – review and editing (equal). … Philip Dunne1,2 …