OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International is 4. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma: An update on epidemiology, classification, diagnosis and management	36
Recent advances in immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma	34
Comparison and development of advanced machine learning tools to predict nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: An extended study	32
SNHG16 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma development via activating ECM receptor interaction pathway	30
Prevalence and characteristics of MAFLD in Chinese adults aged 40 years or older: A community-based study	30
Fisetin mitigates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury by regulating GSK3β/AMPK/NLRP3 inflammasome pathway	28
Management of hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumor thrombosis: A narrative review	26
ATP-citrate lyase regulates stemness and metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway	25
Robotic surgery and liver transplantation: A single-center experience of 501 robotic donor hepatectomies	22
Mitochondria: A critical hub for hepatic stellate cells activation during chronic liver diseases	22
Application of machine learning models for predicting acute kidney injury following donation after cardiac death liver transplantation	21
Navigated liver surgery: State of the art and future perspectives	20
Uses of a dedicated 3D reconstruction software with augmented and mixed reality in planning and performing advanced liver surgery and living donor liver transplantation (with videos)	19
Recurrence and survival following microwave, radiofrequency ablation, and hepatic resection of colorectal liver metastases: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	17
Biomarkers for response to immunotherapy in hepatobiliary malignancies	16
The pathologic relevance of metabolic criteria in patients with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease: A multicenter cross-sectional s	16
Presentation and surgical management of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis	16
The latest research progress on minimally invasive treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma	16
Artificial intelligence and liver transplantation: Looking for the best donor-recipient pairing	16
Complications of modern pancreaticoduodenectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Progress in hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure treatment in China: A large, multicenter, retrospective cohort study using a propensity score matching analysis	15
Cross-talk between hepatic stellate cells and T lymphocytes in liver fibrosis	15
LC-MS-based lipidomic analysis in distinguishing patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis from nonalcoholic fatty liver	15
Influence of weight management on the prognosis of steatohepatitis in chronic hepatitis B patients during antiviral treatment	13
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	13

Strategies for improving the efficacy of immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma	13
Three-dimensional modeling in complex liver surgery and liver transplantation	12
Contribution of gut microbiota to drug-induced liver injury	12
Surgical outcomes and quality of life following exercise-based prehabilitation for hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Biliary microbiota and mucin 4 impact the calcification of cholesterol gallstones	12
Postoperative adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization improves the prognosis of patients with huge hepatocellular carcinoma	12
Long noncoding RNA HAND2-AS1 reduced the viability of hepatocellular carcinoma via targeting microRNA-300/SOCS5 axis	12
The effects of stereotactic body radiotherapy on peripheral natural killer and CD3+CD56+ NKT-like cells in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma	12
Wnt/beta‐catenin signaling and its modulators in nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases	11
Impact of referral pattern and timing of repair on surgical outcome after reconstruction of post-cholecystectomy bile duct injury: A multicenter study	11
Conversion therapy in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: What's new in the era of molecular and immune therapy?	11
Delivery of genetic load during ex situ liver machine perfusion with potential for CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing: An innovative strategy for graft treatment	11
Overexpression of anillin is related to poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma	10
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt is effective in patients with chronic portal vein thrombosis and variceal bleeding	10
Current and emerging immunotherapeutic approaches for biliary tract cancers	10
Polydatin ameliorates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury by modulating macrophage polarization	10
Radiomics in pancreatic cancer for oncologist: Present and future	10
Folfirinox chemotherapy prolongs stent patency in patients with malignant biliary obstruction due to unresectable pancreatic cancer	10
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Introducing the preoperative prediction score based on preoperative imaging	9
SOX9 in biliary atresia: New insight for fibrosis progression	9
Intestinal microecology: A crucial strategy for targeted therapy of liver diseases	9
Added value of indocyanine green fluorescence imaging in liver surgery	9
Prediction of early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation based on computed tomography radiomics nomogram	9
Efficacy and safety of sirolimus early conversion protocol in liver transplant patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A single-arm, multicenter, prospective study	9
Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor of acute kidney injury in liver transplantation patients	9
Development and validation of machine learning models for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	9
Meso-Rex bypass for the management of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in adults (with video)	8
Relief of jaundice in malignant biliary obstruction: When should we consider endoscopic ultrasonography-guided hepaticogastrostomy as an option?	8
Laparoscopic hepatectomy is superior to open procedures for hepatic hemangioma	8
ADAMTS12 promotes migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition and predicts poor prognosis for pancreatic cancer	8
On-table hepatopancreatobiliary surgical consults for difficult cholecystectomies: A 7-year audit	8
Toll-like receptors and hepatitis C virus infection	8
A mixed blessing for liver transplantation patients — Rapamycin	8
YAP activates pancreatic stellate cells and enhances pancreatic fibrosis	8
Research progress of lncRNA and miRNA in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury	8
Simultaneous portal and hepatic vein embolization is better than portal embolization or ALPPS for hypertrophy of future liver remnant before major hepatectomy: A systematic review and network meta-ana	8
Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: A systematic review of clinical, surgical and oncological characteristics of 1384 patients underwent pancreatic surgery	8
Melatonin attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by inhibiting NF-κB signaling pathway	8
Hepatic isolated ectopic adrenocortical adenoma mimicking metastatic liver tumor	8
Long-term survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head	8
Radiomics in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma	7
The role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver remodeling after injury	7
The characteristics of liver injury induced by Amanita and clinical value of α-amanitin detection	7
Safety and efficacy of an integrated endovascular treatment strategy for early hepatic artery occlusion after liver transplantation	7
Obesity is an important determinant of severity in newly defined metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease	7
Aggressive surgical approach in patients with adrenal-only metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma enables higher survival rates than standard systemic therapy	7
Development and multicenter validation of a nomogram for preoperative prediction of lymph node positivity in pancreatic cancer (NeoPangram)	7
Robotic versus laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A propensity score-matched analysis	7
Monosegmental ALPPS combined with ante-situm liver resection: A novel strategy for end-stage hepatic alveolar echinococcosis	7
Exosome is involved in liver graft protection after remote ischemia reperfusion conditioning	7

The effect of adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma after liver resection based on risk stratification	6
Repeat hepatectomy for recurrent colorectal liver metastases: A comparative analysis of short- and long-term results	6
Preoperative lymphocyte to C-reactive protein ratio as a new prognostic indicator in patients with resectable gallbladder cancer	6
Gene knockout or inhibition of macrophage migration inhibitory factor alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury via inhibiting inflammatory response	6
Mechanisms and strategies to overcome immunotherapy resistance in hepatobiliary malignancies	6
Overexpression of transcription factor 3 drives hepatocarcinoma development by enhancing cell proliferation via activating Wnt signaling pathway	6
Liver transplantation and BCLC classification: Limitations impede optimum treatment	6
Gut microbiome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	6
The critical role of therapeutic plasma exchange in ABO-incompatible liver transplantation	6
Polyethylene glycol crosslinked decellularized single liver lobe scaffolds with vascular endothelial growth factor promotes angiogenesis in vivo	6
Perspective: Advances in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma – A prototype for transplant oncology	6
Early versus delayed intervention in necrotizing acute pancreatitis complicated by persistent organ failure	6
Intraoperative cholangiography 2020: Quo vadis? A systematic review of the literature	6
Ghrelin inhibits IKKβ/NF-κB activation and reduces pro-inflammatory cytokine production in pancreatic acinar AR42J cells treated with cerulein	6
Impact of Fuzheng Huayu tablet on antiviral effect of entecavir in patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis	6
Torin2 overcomes sorafenib resistance via suppressing mTORC2-AKT-BAD pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma cells	6
Hepatocellular carcinoma incidence post direct-acting antivirals in hepatitis C-related advanced fibrosis/cirrhosis patients in Australia	6
The efficacy and safety of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy in gallbladder masses	6
Occult pancreaticobiliary reflux is a pathogenic factor of some benign biliary diseases and gallbladder cancer	6
Changes in thyroid function in patients with liver failure and their clinical significance: A clinical study of non-thyroidal illness syndrome in patients with liver failure	6
From conventional two-stage hepatectomy to ALPPS: Fifteen years of experience in a hepatobiliary surgery unit	6
CT‐based radiomics to predict development of macrovascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study	6
High nuclear ABCG1 expression is a poor predictor for hepatocellular carcinoma patient survival	6
Immunotherapy for hepatobiliary malignancies: Progress and prospective	6
Do the existing staging systems for primary liver cancer apply to combined hepatocellular carcinoma-intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma?	6
Predictors of recurrent bile duct stone after clearance by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: A case-control study	5
State of the art and perspectives in liver transplantation	5
Nanosecond pulsed electric field interrupts the glycogen metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma by modifying the osteopontin pathway	5
Verteporfin synergizes the efficacy of anti-PD-1 in cholangiocarcinoma	5
Radiofrequency ablation is an inferior option to liver resection for solitary hepatocellular carcinoma ≤ 5 cm without cirrhosis: A population-based study with stratification by tumor size	5
Minimizing the risk of small-for-size syndrome after liver surgery	5
Prediction of Clostridium difficile infection based on gut microbial traits in patients with Clostridium difficile colonization	5
Involvement of the circular RNA/microRNA/glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase axis in the pathological mechanism of hepatocellular carcinoma	5
Combination therapy of dabrafenib plus trametinib in patients with BRAF-mutated biliary tract cancer	5
Diagnostic accuracy of administrative database for bile duct cancer by ICD-10 code in a tertiary institute in Korea	5
Prevalence and prognosis of acute pancreatitis in critically ill patients with COVID-19	5
Cryptococcosis in patients with liver cirrhosis: Death risk factors and predictive value of prognostic models	5
Safety and immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccination among liver transplant recipients in China	4
Fecal cytolysin does not predict disease severity in acutely decompensated cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure	4
The growth rate of hepatocellular carcinoma is different with different TNM stages at diagnosis	4
Development of preoperative prognostic models including radiological features for survival of singular nodular HCC patients	4
Clinical-radiomics predictors to identify the suitability of transarterial chemoembolization treatment in intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study	4
Primary pancreatic lymphoma diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy	4
The impact of metabolic dysfunction–associated fatty liver disease on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after radical resection	4
Roles of lncRNAs in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Diagnosis, treatment, and the development of drug resistance	4
TuBG1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma via ATR/P53-apoptosis and cycling pathways	4
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease aggravates acute pancreatitis through bacterial translocation and cholesterol metabolic dysregulation in the liver and pancreas in mice	4
A deep learning model based on contrast-enhanced computed tomography for differential diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma	4
Concomitant extrahepatic autoimmune diseases do not compromise the long-term outcomes of primary biliary cholangitis	4
Complete resection of the gastric antrum decreased incidence and severity of delayed gastric emptying after pancreaticoduodenectomy	4
Novel 3D preclinical model systems with primary human liver cells: Recent progresses, applications and future prospects	4
CK2α causes stemness and chemotherapy resistance in liver cancer through the Hedgehog signaling pathway	4
Impact of cirrhosis-related complications on posttransplant survival in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure	4
Magnetic-assisted laparoscopic liver transplantation in swine	4
A prognostic four-gene signature and a therapeutic strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma: Construction and analysis of a circRNA-mediated competing endogenous RNA network	4
Endoscopic treatment of biliopancreatic pathology in patients with Whipple's pancreaticoduodenectomy surgical variants: Lessons learned from single-balloon enteroscopy-assisted ERCP	4
Liver transplantation as an alternative for the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Past, present, and future directions	4
Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for sporadic benign insulinoma: Short- and long-term outcomes	4
Expert consensus on the application of the magnetic anchoring and traction technique in thoracoscopic and laparoscopic surgery	4
Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy with portal or superior mesenteric vein resection and reconstruction for pancreatic cancer: A single-center experience	4
From NAFLD to MAFLD: Not just a change in the name	4
In vitro-derived insulin-producing cells modulate Th1 immune responses and induce IL-10 in streptozotocin-induced mouse model of pancreatic insulitis	4
Role of phosphorylated Smad3 signal components in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of pancreas	4
Efficacy and safety of conversion of percutaneous cholecystostomy to endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting in high-risk surgical patients	4
Virtual navigation-guided radiofrequency ablation for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma invisible on ultrasound after hepatic resection	4
Practice of precision surgery in primary liver cancer	4
Laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma complicated with significant portal hypertension: A propensity score-matched survival analysis	4
Gallbladder perforation: A single-center experience in north India and a step-up approach for management	4