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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2020; 26(21): 2740-2757
Published online Jun 7, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i21.2740
Published online Jun 7, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i21.2740
Post-transplant diabetes mellitus and preexisting liver disease - a bidirectional relationship affecting treatment and management
Maja Cigrovski Berkovic, Department of Kinesiological Anthropology and Methodology, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
Maja Cigrovski Berkovic, Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
Maja Cigrovski Berkovic, Ines Bilic-Curcic, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of J. J. Strossmayer Osijek, Osijek 31000, Croatia
Lucija Virovic-Jukic, Ines Bilic-Curcic, Anna Mrzljak, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
Lucija Virovic-Jukic, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sisters of Charity University Hospital, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
Ines Bilic-Curcic, Clinical Hospital Center Osijek, Osijek 31000, Croatia
Anna Mrzljak, Department of Medicine, Merkur University Hospital, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
Author contributions: Cigrovski Berkovic M made contributions to the conception and design of the study, involved in drafting and revising the manuscript critically; Virovic-Jukic L, Bilic-Curic I and Mrzljak A were involved in collecting data, drafting and writing the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Anna Mrzljak, MD, PhD, FEBGH, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Salata 3b, Zagreb 10000, Croatia. anna.mrzljak@mef.hr
Received: February 22, 2020
Peer-review started: February 22, 2020
First decision: April 12, 2020
Revised: April 24, 2020
Accepted: May 14, 2020
Article in press: May 14, 2020
Published online: June 7, 2020
Peer-review started: February 22, 2020
First decision: April 12, 2020
Revised: April 24, 2020
Accepted: May 14, 2020
Article in press: May 14, 2020
Published online: June 7, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: This review explores complex relationships and mechanisms involved in the interplay between diabetes mellitus and liver disease before and after liver transplantation, especially in the term of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which then relate to management issues, newer treatment options and patient outcomes.