OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International is 5. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Palmar metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma: An uncommon case report	42
Undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells of the pancreas mimicking pancreatic pseudocyst	38
Relevant content	37
Primary pancreatic lymphoma diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy	36
Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia and surgical site infections after liver resection	35
Laparoscopic extended right hepatectomy for posterior and completely caudate massive liver tumor (with videos)	33
Meetings and Courses	33
CK2α causes stemness and chemotherapy resistance in liver cancer through the Hedgehog signaling pathway	32
Impact of metabolic disorders on gallstone disease and perioperative recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy	31
Liver transplantation as an alternative for the treatment of neuroendocrine liver metastasis: Appraisal of the current evidence	30
Cryptococcosis in patients with liver cirrhosis: Death risk factors and predictive value of prognostic models	28
Advances and current research status of early diagnosis for gallbladder cancer	27
Application of extended criteria donor liver grafts in liver transplantation	26
Pre-MASLD: Should it be defined separately?	25
Post-hepatectomy liver failure: A timeline centered review	23
Key factors and potential drug combinations of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: Bioinformatic analysis and experimental validation-based study	22
Minimizing the risk of small-for-size syndrome after liver surgery	21
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	20
Nrf2 and Her3 co-expression in cholangiocarcinoma: Possible biological pathways for potential therapeutic approach	19
Solitary extraovarian primary peritoneal carcinoma with direct invasion into the liver, diaphragm and lung without peritoneal dissemination or distant metastasis	17
Reply to: Endovascular treatment for early hepatic artery occlusion after liver transplantation: Angioplasty or stent	17
Current controversies and challenges for resection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in pancreatic head aiming at cure	17
Fecal cytolysin does not predict disease severity in acutely decompensated cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure	16
Recurrence and survival following microwave, radiofrequency ablation, and hepatic resection of colorectal liver metastases: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	15
Oncogenic Wnt3a is a promising sensitive biomarker for monitoring hepatocarcinogenesis	15

Characteristics and risk differences of different tumor sizes on distant metastases of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: A retrospective study in the SEER database	15
The effects of stereotactic body radiotherapy on peripheral natural killer and CD3+CD56+ NKT-like cells in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma	14
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
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Current status in Hong Kong, China	14
Research progress and prospects of circulating tumor cells in hepatocellular carcinoma	14
Fibrotic liver extracellular matrix induces cancerous phenotype in biomimetic micro-tissues of hepatocellular carcinoma model	14
Long-term outcomes of endoscopic papillary large-balloon dilation (12–15 mm) with or without limited sphincterotomy for removal of bile duct stones	14
CT‐based radiomics to predict development of macrovascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study	14
Low-pressure pulse flushing choledochoscopy combined with neodymium laser lithotripsy for the treatment of intrahepatic bile duct stones	14
A deep learning model based on contrast-enhanced computed tomography for differential diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma	14
Sirolimus improves the prognosis of liver recipients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A single-center experience	13
Thanks	13
Call for action: Increased healthcare utilization with growing use of percutaneous cholecystectomy tube over initial cholecystectomy in cirrhotics	13
Technical aspects in pancreaticoduodenectomy and therapeutic strategies for pancreatic cancer: History, current status, and future perspectives	13
Gastroduodenal artery disconnection during liver transplantation decreases non-anastomotic stricture incidence	13
Circulating tumor cell dynamic detecting to optimize neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with liver transplantation in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma	12
Pancreatic cancer with gastrointestinal obstruction as an initial symptom	12
Branching patterns of the left portal vein and consequent implications in liver surgery: The left anterior sector	12
Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma with liver metastases	12
T-tube bridging fistula jejunal anastomosis for treatment of pancreatic lumbar dorsal fistula after necrotizing pancreatitis	12
Contribution of gut microbiota to drug-induced liver injury	11
Risk factors and outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing surgical exploration without resection due to metastatic disease: A national cohort study	11
Gallbladder perforation: A single-center experience in north India and a step-up approach for management	11
Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for sporadic benign insulinoma: Short- and long-term outcomes	11
Timing of hepatectomy following the Omicron variant infection for vaccinated-patients: A retrospective cohort study	10
Liver transplantation and liver resection as alternative treatments for primary hepatobiliary and secondary liver tumors: Competitors or allies?	10
Etiology and classification of acute pancreatitis in children admitted to ICU using the Pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (pSOFA) score	10
Interventional treatment options for management of delayed arterial hemorrhage after major hepato-pancreatic-biliary surgery	10
Terlipressin versus placebo in living donor liver transplantation	10
Hypermethylation of thymosin β4 predicts a poor prognosis for patients with acute-on-chronic hepatitis B liver failure	10
Tri-modal death distribution towards personalized management of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct patients: Every story has its own conclusion	10
Variations of the hilar biliary confluence from postoperative cholangiography in Chinese population	10
A new heparin fragment decreases liver ischemia-reperfusion injury	10
Liver transplantation as an alternative for the treatment of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: A critical review	9
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	9
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	9
Serum exosome-derived ALDH1A1 can greatly predict the prognosis of patients with hepatitis E virus-related acute liver failure	9
Preoperative lymphocyte to C-reactive protein ratio as a new prognostic indicator in patients with resectable gallbladder cancer	9
Predictors of recurrent bile duct stone after clearance by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: A case-control study	9
Sodium butyrate ameliorates liver fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis rats via miR-155-5p/SOCS1/PDGF signaling pathway	9
Nomogram for prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver resection	9
Efficacy and safety of sirolimus early conversion protocol in liver transplant patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A single-arm, multicenter, prospective study	8
Acute hepatitis associated with increased atypical lymphocyte	8
Repeat hepatectomy for recurrent colorectal liver metastases: A comparative analysis of short- and long-term results	8
Cisplatin induces acute liver injury by triggering caspase-3/GSDME-mediated cell pyroptosis	8
No-touch recipient hepatectomy in liver transplantation for liver malignancies: A state-of-the-art review	8
Does drainage tube affect recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy?	8
Meetings and Courses	8
Clinical analysis of Wernicke encephalopathy after liver transplantation	8
Integrated chromosomal instability and tumor microbiome redefined prognosis-related subtypes of pancreatic cancer	8

A new surgical approach for pseudocyst of dorsal pancreas	8
Vancomycin-induced acute kidney injury after liver transplantation	8
The effect of adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma after liver resection based on risk stratification	8
Diagnostic value and immune infiltration characterization of WTAP as a critical m6A regulator in liver transplantation	8
Current and emerging immunotherapeutic approaches for biliary tract cancers	7
Meetings and Courses	7
Unilateral versus bilateral Y-type stent-in-stent metal stent insertions in inoperable malignant hilar biliary strictures: A multicenter retrospective study	7
Chinese expert consensus on quantitatively monitoring and assessing immune cell function status and its clinical application (2024 edition)	7
Impact of cirrhosis-related complications on posttransplant survival in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure	7
Reply to “Wnt/beta-catenin signaling inhibitors and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Potential therapeutic implications”	7
Gut microbiome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	7
Meetings and Courses	7
Recent advances in promising drugs for primary prevention of gastroesophageal variceal bleeding with cirrhotic portal hypertension	7
Middle hepatic vein variation provides a safe path for anterior transection of hepatocellular carcinoma in caudate lobe	7
Thanks	7
Isolated anti-HBc is an independent risk factor for tumor recurrence in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after curative resection	7
Hepatopancreatoduodenectomy for the treatment of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	7
Split liver transplantation with complicated portal vein variations in graft	7
Hepatic cystic lesions mimicking liver abscess on imaging: A report of two cases	7
Left hepatic marginal hemangioma with features resembling gastric stromal tumor	6
Application of ultrasonography-elastography score to suspect porto-sinusoidal vascular disease in patients with portal vein thrombosis	6
Left abdominal mass with carcinosis: Unusual presentation of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma	6
Sinistral portal hypertension and distal splenorenal shunt during pancreatic surgery	6
Local recurrence rate as quality indicator in surgery for pancreatic cancer?	6
Validation and performance of three scoring systems for predicting primary non-function and early allograft failure after liver transplantation	6
The role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver remodeling after injury	6
Expert consensus on the application of the magnetic anchoring and traction technique in thoracoscopic and laparoscopic surgery	6
YAP activates pancreatic stellate cells and enhances pancreatic fibrosis	6
China Liver Transplant Registry plays an important role in liver transplantation	6
Chinese clinical practice guidelines for ultrasound-guided irreversible electroporation of liver cancer (version 2022)	6
Portal vein embolization combined with ex vivo liver resection and autotransplantation: A novel treatment strategy for end-stage and metastatic hepatic alveolar echinococcosis	6
Predictive value of postoperative serum lipase level for postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy	6
Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy with portal or superior mesenteric vein resection and reconstruction for pancreatic cancer: A single-center experience	6
Mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis	6
Identification of pyroptosis-related lncRNAs for constructing a prognostic model and their correlation with immune infiltration in pancreatic cancer	6
Total three-dimensional laparoscopic radical resection for Bismuth type IV hilar cholangiocarcinoma	6
Research progress of lncRNA and miRNA in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury	6
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography management for choledochocele in a young female	6
HSP110 aggravates ischemia-reperfusion injury after liver transplantation by promoting NF-κB pathway	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	5
Circulating RNA ZFR promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition process through miR-624–3p/WEE1 axis	5
A rare type of choledochal cysts of Todani type IV-B with typical pancreaticobiliary maljunction	5
Bilateral lung transplantation, a new option for pulmonary metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma?	5
Meetings and Courses	5
Endoscopic hemostasis using self-expandable metal stent combined with PuraStatⓇ for patient with high risk of post-endoscopic sphincterotomy bleeding (with video)	5
Meetings and Courses	5
Mirizzi syndrome: Problems and strategies	5
Meetings and Courses	5
Aberrant bile duct communicating with the cystic duct: From early detection to management of late surgical complications	5
ANNOUNCEMENT	5
Propensity score matching analysis for clinical impact of braided-type versus laser-cut-type covered self-expandable metal stents for endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy	5
Announcement	5
Robot assisted anatomical liver resection is safe for patient with hepatocellular carcinoma underlying Fontan-associated liver disease	5
Successful liver transplantation from a donor with immune thrombocytopenia	5