Osteoporosis is a frequently observed complication in patients with chronic liver disease,
particularly liver cirrhosis and cholestatic liver diseases. In addition, osteoporosis is critical in�…

Osteoporosis is a frequent complication in patients with chronic liver disease, especially in
end‐stages and in chronic cholestasis, in addition to non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease�…

Fracturing after liver transplantation (OLT) occurs due to the combination of preexisting low
bone mineral density (BMD) and early posttransplant bone loss, the risk factors for which are�…

Pancreas transplantation continues to evolve as a strategy in the management of diabetes
mellitus. The first combined pancreas-kidney transplant was reported in 1967, but pancreas�…

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The influence of osteoporosis and liver disease on fracture risk is
not well characterized in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). We studied a large�…

BACKGROUND: Since primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is usually diagnosed in
postmenopausal women with minor cholestasis, it has been questioned whether PBC itself�…

With the rapid increase in the number of organs transplanted worldwide and the improved
survival of transplant recipients, osteoporosis has emerged as a frequent complication of the�…

Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease in chronic liver disease (CLD) resulting in
frequent fractures and leading to significant morbidity in this population. In addition to�…

With early posttransplant bone loss, orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) recipients
experience a high rate of fracturing and some avascular necrosis (AVN), but little is known�…

Bilirubin and bile acids have deleterious effects on osteoblasts, which may explain the low
bone formation of liver diseases with cholestasis. Although there is some clinical evidence of�…