OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Meetings and Courses	60
Guideline on application of allogeneic vascular transplantation in abdominal surgery	56
CK2α causes stemness and chemotherapy resistance in liver cancer through the Hedgehog signaling pathway	47
Palmar metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma: An uncommon case report	37
Application of extended criteria donor liver grafts in liver transplantation	33
Laparoscopic extended right hepatectomy for posterior and completely caudate massive liver tumor (with videos)	32
Undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells of the pancreas mimicking pancreatic pseudocyst	30
Ex-vivo liver resection and autotransplantation for large tumors in the caudate lobe	30
Liver transplantation as an alternative for the treatment of neuroendocrine liver metastasis: Appraisal of the current evidence	28
Advances and current research status of early diagnosis for gallbladder cancer	28
Impact of metabolic disorders on gallstone disease and perioperative recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy	27
Pre-MASLD: Should it be defined separately?	26
Post-hepatectomy liver failure: A timeline centered review	26
Tailored indocyanine green fluorescence navigation for laparoscopic anatomic segment VII resection: A novel classification system based on portal pedicle anatomy (with videos)	25
Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia and surgical site infections after liver resection	24
Effectiveness of multimodal artificial liver support for acute-on-chronic liver failure: A single-center cohort study	24
Nrf2 and Her3 co-expression in cholangiocarcinoma: Possible biological pathways for potential therapeutic approach	22
Reply to: Endovascular treatment for early hepatic artery occlusion after liver transplantation: Angioplasty or stent	21
Solitary extraovarian primary peritoneal carcinoma with direct invasion into the liver, diaphragm and lung without peritoneal dissemination or distant metastasis	20
Quality of life after robotic distal pancreatectomy: Evidence, limitations and future directions	20
Development and validation of a nomogram to predict massive bleeding requiring intervention in severe acute pancreatitis	18
Current controversies and challenges for resection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in pancreatic head aiming at cure	18
Fecal cytolysin does not predict disease severity in acutely decompensated cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure	17
Oncogenic Wnt3a is a promising sensitive biomarker for monitoring hepatocarcinogenesis	17
Combined liver resection and peritoneal stripping for Echinococcus multilocularis	17

Fibrotic liver extracellular matrix induces cancerous phenotype in biomimetic micro-tissues of hepatocellular carcinoma model	16
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Current status in Hong Kong, China	16
Research progress and prospects of circulating tumor cells in hepatocellular carcinoma	16
Irreversible electroporation for locally advanced pancreatic cancer in an HIV-positive patient	16
Organoid models in viral hepatitis, primary liver cancer, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Advances and challenges	16
Long-term outcomes of endoscopic papillary large-balloon dilation (12–15 mm) with or without limited sphincterotomy for removal of bile duct stones	15
Characteristics and risk differences of different tumor sizes on distant metastases of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: A retrospective study in the SEER database	15
CT‐based radiomics to predict development of macrovascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study	15
Challenges for pediatric liver transplantation in the mainland of China: Where we are and where to go. Reflections from worldwide largest pediatric liver transplantation program	14
A deep learning model based on contrast-enhanced computed tomography for differential diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma	14
Targeted and immunotherapy strategies in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Recent developments and insights	14
Meetings and Courses	14
Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma with liver metastases	13
Circulating tumor cell dynamic detecting to optimize neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with liver transplantation in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma	13
Branching patterns of the left portal vein and consequent implications in liver surgery: The left anterior sector	13
T-tube bridging fistula jejunal anastomosis for treatment of pancreatic lumbar dorsal fistula after necrotizing pancreatitis	13
Thanks	13
Pancreatic cancer with gastrointestinal obstruction as an initial symptom	12
Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for sporadic benign insulinoma: Short- and long-term outcomes	12
Meetings and Courses	12
Gastroduodenal artery disconnection during liver transplantation decreases non-anastomotic stricture incidence	12
Sirolimus improves the prognosis of liver recipients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A single-center experience	11
Timing of hepatectomy following the Omicron variant infection for vaccinated-patients: A retrospective cohort study	11
Liver transplantation and liver resection as alternative treatments for primary hepatobiliary and secondary liver tumors: Competitors or allies?	11
Tri-modal death distribution towards personalized management of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct patients: Every story has its own conclusion	11
Technical aspects in pancreaticoduodenectomy and therapeutic strategies for pancreatic cancer: History, current status, and future perspectives	11
Contribution of gut microbiota to drug-induced liver injury	11
Alpha-fetoprotein, protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II, lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive fraction of alpha-fetoprotein alone and in combination for early detection of hepatocellula	11
Liver transplantation as an alternative for the treatment of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: A critical review	11
Proximal splenic artery ligation improves liver reperfusion, mitigates graft injury and decreases complications after liver transplantation	11
Interventional treatment options for management of delayed arterial hemorrhage after major hepato-pancreatic-biliary surgery	11
Novel treatment strategies for pancreatitis: Current status and future prospects	11
Six-hour local 4 °C dual hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion improves the preservation of porcine liver after cardiac death using an ex vivo reperfusion model	11
Hypermethylation of thymosin β4 predicts a poor prognosis for patients with acute-on-chronic hepatitis B liver failure	10
Nomogram for prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver resection	10
Imaging findings of primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma	10
Does drainage tube affect recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy?	10
From futility to promise: Preemptive veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation benefits high-risk liver transplant patients	10
Serum exosome-derived ALDH1A1 can greatly predict the prognosis of patients with hepatitis E virus-related acute liver failure	10
Sodium butyrate ameliorates liver fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis rats via miR-155-5p/SOCS1/PDGF signaling pathway	10
A new surgical approach for pseudocyst of dorsal pancreas	10
Etiology and classification of acute pancreatitis in children admitted to ICU using the Pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (pSOFA) score	10
Baicalin and its nanoliposome ameliorate diquat-induced liver injury by promoting PINK1/Parkin-dependent mitophagy	10
Drain-tract seeding after Whipple resection: A reflection of pancreatic cancer biology	10
Meetings and Courses	10
Artificial intelligence-assisted biliary stent length selection for common bile duct strictures in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: Model development and validation	9
Safety and efficacy of hypofractionated radiotherapy combined with tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with lung metastases after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma	9
Predictive factors of postoperative ascites after laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy for periampullary carcinoma	9
Thanks	9
Integrated chromosomal instability and tumor microbiome redefined prognosis-related subtypes of pancreatic cancer	9

The effect of adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma after liver resection based on risk stratification	9
No-touch recipient hepatectomy in liver transplantation for liver malignancies: A state-of-the-art review	9
Meetings and Courses	9
Stratification of adjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma	9
Clinicopathological features and prognosis of dual-phenotype hepatocellular carcinoma after curative hepatectomy: A propensity score matching analysis	9
Split liver transplantation with complicated portal vein variations in graft	9
Middle hepatic vein variation provides a safe path for anterior transection of hepatocellular carcinoma in caudate lobe	8
Impact of cirrhosis-related complications on posttransplant survival in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure	8
Chinese expert consensus on quantitatively monitoring and assessing immune cell function status and its clinical application (2024 edition)	8
Reply to “Wnt/beta-catenin signaling inhibitors and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Potential therapeutic implications”	8
Diagnostic value and immune infiltration characterization of WTAP as a critical m6A regulator in liver transplantation	8
Cisplatin induces acute liver injury by triggering caspase-3/GSDME-mediated cell pyroptosis	8
Robotic duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection in a 21-month-old infant with benign disease: Redefining the ‘‘minimum feasible age’’ for robotic surgery (with video)	8
Current and emerging immunotherapeutic approaches for biliary tract cancers	8
Hepatic cystic lesions mimicking liver abscess on imaging: A report of two cases	8
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography management for choledochocele in a young female	8
Gut microbiome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	8
Clinical analysis of Wernicke encephalopathy after liver transplantation	8
Transfer RNA-derived small RNAs in liver disease	8
Recent advances in promising drugs for primary prevention of gastroesophageal variceal bleeding with cirrhotic portal hypertension	8
Portal vein embolization combined with ex vivo liver resection and autotransplantation: A novel treatment strategy for end-stage and metastatic hepatic alveolar echinococcosis	8
Application of ultrasonography-elastography score to suspect porto-sinusoidal vascular disease in patients with portal vein thrombosis	7
Left hepatic marginal hemangioma with features resembling gastric stromal tumor	7
The role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver remodeling after injury	7
Validation and performance of three scoring systems for predicting primary non-function and early allograft failure after liver transplantation	7
Hepatopancreatoduodenectomy for the treatment of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	7
Soluble TREM2 is a novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker of acute-on-chronic liver failure in patients receiving liver transplantation	7
Predictive value of postoperative serum lipase level for postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy	7
Local recurrence rate as quality indicator in surgery for pancreatic cancer?	7
Isolated anti-HBc is an independent risk factor for tumor recurrence in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after curative resection	7
Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy with portal or superior mesenteric vein resection and reconstruction for pancreatic cancer: A single-center experience	7
Meetings and Courses	7
Mirizzi syndrome: Problems and strategies	6
Identification of pyroptosis-related lncRNAs for constructing a prognostic model and their correlation with immune infiltration in pancreatic cancer	6
Circulating RNA ZFR promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition process through miR-624–3p/WEE1 axis	6
Left abdominal mass with carcinosis: Unusual presentation of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma	6
Mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis	6
Research progress of lncRNA and miRNA in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury	6
Editorial: Breaking barriers in transplantation	6
Robot assisted anatomical liver resection is safe for patient with hepatocellular carcinoma underlying Fontan-associated liver disease	6
Tripartite motif-containing 67 promotes progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating MAPK signaling pathway	6
Machine perfusion improves outcomes of liver recipients via non-immunomodulatory effects	6
Propensity score matching analysis for clinical impact of braided-type versus laser-cut-type covered self-expandable metal stents for endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy	6
Meetings and Courses	6
Laparoscopic liver resection is superior to open liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma patients with BCLC stage 0-A hepatocellular carcinoma and portal hypertension	6
YAP activates pancreatic stellate cells and enhances pancreatic fibrosis	6
Endoscopic hemostasis using self-expandable metal stent combined with PuraStatⓇ for patient with high risk of post-endoscopic sphincterotomy bleeding (with video)	6
ANNOUNCEMENT	6
Tumor micronecrosis is a marker of poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver resection	6
Aberrant bile duct communicating with the cystic duct: From early detection to management of late surgical complications	6
Total three-dimensional laparoscopic radical resection for Bismuth type IV hilar cholangiocarcinoma	6
HSP110 aggravates ischemia-reperfusion injury after liver transplantation by promoting NF-κB pathway	6
Chinese clinical practice guidelines for ultrasound-guided irreversible electroporation of liver cancer (version 2022)	6
Are outcomes for emergency index-admission laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by hepatopancreatobiliary surgeons better compared to non-hepatopancreatobiliary surgeons? A 10-year audit using 1:1 p	6
China Liver Transplant Registry plays an important role in liver transplantation	6
Early prediction of mortality in acute cholangitis: Elaboration of a new simple prognostic score	6