Rajiv Varma, MD Publications
2. Varma RR, Grainger JM, Scheuer PJ: A case of Dubin-Johnson syndrome
Complicated by acute hepatitis. Gut 11:817-821, 1970.
3. Kew MC, Varma RR, Brunt PW, Hourigan KJ, Williams HS, Sherlock S:
Renal and intrarenal blood flow in cirrhosis of the liver. Lance 2:504-510, 1971.
5. Kew MC, Limbrick CA, Varma RR, Sherlock S: Renal and intrarenal blood flow in non-cirrhotic portal hypertension. Gut 13:763-767, 1971.
6. Kew MC, Varma RR, Sampson DJ, Sherlock S: The effect of octapressin
On renal and intrarenal blood flow in cirrhosis of the liver. Gut 13:293-296, 1972.
7. Kew MC, Limbrick CA, Varma RR, Sherlock S: Renal blood flow in malignant disease of the liver. Gut 13:421-426, 1972.
8. Varma RR, Hosty TA: Detection of alpha-feto protein. Letter to the editor. Gastroenterology 63:530-531, 1972.
9. Lewis JD, Varma RR, Hussey CV, Darin JC: Exchange transfusion in hepatic Coma. American Journal of Surgery 129:125-129, 1975.
10. Lewis JD, Varma RR, Harrington G, Casper JT, Ackmann JJ, Darin JC: Exchange transfusion of Reye’s syndrome. Journal of Surgical Research 18:327-329, 1975.
11. Tang TT, Siegesmund KA, Sedmak GV, Casper JT, Varma RR, McCreadie SR: Reye’s syndrome: A correlated electron microscopic, viral, and biochemical observation. JAMA 232:1339-1346, 1975.
12. Varma RR, Casper JT, Lewis JD, Harrington GJ: Changing patterns of Reye’s Syndrome. In Reye’s Syndrome. Pollack JD (ed), Grune and Statton, pp 416-417 New York 1975.
13. Harrington GJ, Barr RE, Ackmann JE, Varma RR, Casper JT, Lewis JD: Elecroencephalographic monitoring of exchange transfusion in Reye’s syndrome. In Reye’s Syndrome. Pollack JD (ed), Grune and Stratton, pp 61-64 New York 1975.
14. Casper JT, Varma RR, Lewis JD, Harrington GJ, Aster RH: Exchange Transfusion in Reye’s syndrome with saline washed red blood cells. Transfusion 16:130-134, 1976.
15. Varma RR: Hepatitis B surface antigen carrier state in neonates: Prophylaxis with large doses of conventional immune human serum globulin. JAMA 236: 2302-2304, 1976.
16. Parker HW, Varma RR, Rothwell DJ, Borkowf HI: Venereal transmissions of Hepatitis B virus: The possible role of vaginal secretions. Obstet and Gynec 48: 410-413, 1976.
17. Barr RE, Ackmann JJ, Harrington GJ, Varma RR, Lewis JD, Casper JT: Computerized evaluation of electroencephalographic changes accompanying exchange transfusion in Reye’s syndrome. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 42: 466-479, 1977.
18. Bjork JT, Varma RR, Borkowf HI: Clomiphene citrate therapy in a patient with Laennec’s cirrhosis. Gastroenterology 72: 1308-1311, 1977.
19. Varma RR, Michelsohn NH, Borkowf HI, Lewis JD: Pregnancy in cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic portal hypertension. Obstet and Gynec 50: 217-222, 1977.
20. Amarnani NH, Broor SL, Varma RR, Geenen JE: Splenic vein thrombosis: A cause of gastric varices and upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Gastrointest Endosc 24:2 pp 83-85, November 1977.
21. Nowak TV, Kennedy BW, Hurwitz LS, Varma RR: Hepatitis B virus and primary liver cancer. Letter to the editor. Gastroenterology 74: 163, 1978.
22. Swartz HM, Sarna T, Varma RR: On the nature and excretion of the hepatic pigment in Dubin-Johnson’s syndrome. Gastroenterology 75: 5, 958-964, 1979.
23. Infeld DS, Borkowf HI, Varma RR: Chronic persistent hepatitis and pregnancy. Gastroenterology 77: 524-527, 1979.
25. Kreek MJ, Balint JA, and the AASLD study group: Skinny needle cholangiography. Gastroenterology 78:598-604, 1980.
26. Ho K, Hodach R, Varma RR, Thorsteinsen V, Hess T, Dale D: Kernicterus and central pontine myelinosis in a 14 year old boy with fulminant viral hepatitis. Ann Neurology 8:633-636, 1980.
27. Drayna CJ, Titcomb CP, Varma RR, Soergel KH: Hyperammonemic encephalopathy in neurogenic bladder complicated by infection. New England Journal of Medicine 304:766-768, 1981.
28. Bjork JT, Foley WD, Varma RR: Percutaneous liver biopsy in difficult Cases simplified by CT or ultrasound localization. Digestive Disease and Sciences 26:146-148, 1981.
29. Foley WD, Berland LL, Lawson TL, Varma RR: Computed tomography of The liver. Seminars in Liver Disease, Vol II, pp 14-28, 1982.
30. Foley WD, Varma RR, Lawson TL, Berland LL, Smith DF, Thorsen K: Dynamic computed tomography and duplex ultrasonography: Adjuncts to arterial portography. J Comput Assist Tomogr 7:77-82, 1983.
31. Gray JA, Schade RR, Dekker A, Vamra RR, Shaffer RD, Van Theil DH: Fulminant hepatitis associated with disulfiram. Arch Int Med 143:1271-1273, 1983.
32. Iskandarani M, Whitesell R, Varma RR: Halothane hepatitis without halothane: The role of inapparent circuit contamination and it prevention. Hepatology 5: 1159-1162, 1985.
33. Varma RR, Troup PJ, Komorowski RA, Sarna T: Clinical and morphologic Effects of Amiodarone on the liver. Letter to the editor. Gastroenterology 88: 1091-1092, 1985.
34. James SP, Jones EA, Schafer DF, Hoffnagle JH, Varma RR, Strober W: Selective IgA deficiency associated with primary biliary cirrhosis: Implications for pathogenesis of PBC. Gastroenterology 90: 283-288, 1986.
35. Meythaler JM, Varma RR: Reye’s syndrome in adults: Diagnostic considerations. Archives of Internal Medicine, 147:61-64, 1987.
36. Varma RR: the course and prognosis of pregnancy in women with liver disease. Seminars in Liver Disease 7:59-66, 1987.
37. Chung MW, Komorowski RA, Varma RR: Suloctidil induced hepatotoxicity: Report of a case and review the literature. Gastroenterology 95:490-491, 1988.
38. Mewissen MW, Lipchik EO, Varma RR: Liver biopsy through the transfemoral vein approach: A new safe technique. Radiology 169:842-843, 1988.
39. Varma RR, Schenck JW, Goswami A: Hyperammonemic encephalopathy syndrome due to urinary obstruction and infection. Eds: RF Butterworth, GP, Layragues, Humana Press, New York, Hepatic Encephalopathy pp 135-140, 1989
40. McCarthy GM, Varma RR, McCarty DJ: Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy After liver transplantation. American Journal of Medicine 86:501, 1989.
41. Varma RR: Pregnancy & Jaundice: An Overview. SK Sarin, N Madangopalan, eds. In: Trends in Hepatology. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd. New Delhi pp 130-137, 1990.
42. Janjan NA, Cohen E, Varma RR, Adams M, Quebbeman E, Stewart E, Foley D, Wilson JF: Radiation tolerance of the transplanted liver: A histopathological study following hyperfractionated irradiation. Submitted for publication. J Radiol/Oncol Biology & Physics.
43. Varma RR, Schenck JW, Goswami A: Hyperammonemic encephalopathy due To urinary distention and infection: A unique experiment of nature. Hepatic Encephalopathy. Eds: Roger Butterworth, Giles Pomier Lavrargues, Human Press, pp 135-140, 1989.
44. Janjan NA, Cohen EB, Adams MB, Stewart ET, Foley WD, Varma RR: Radiation tolerance of the transplanted liver: A histopathologic study in three cases. American Journal of Clinical Oncology 17:129-133, 1994.
45. Paz-Fumagali R, Mewissen MW, Crain MR, Varma RR: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt closure for intractable portosystemic encephalopathy. Submitted for publication Jounral of Vacular & Interventional Radiology, 2/1993.
46. Taylor AM, Carmody TJ, Quiroz FA, Erickson SJ, Varma RR, Komorowski RA, Foley WD: Imaging of mass disease in cirrhotic liver with CT and MRI. American Journal of Radiology 163:857-862, 1994.
47. Paz-Fumagali R, Crain MR, Mewissen MW, Varma RR: Fatal hemodynamic consequences of therapeutic closure of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 5:831-834. 1994.
48. Varma RR: Reye’s Symdrome. In Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, Eds: RG Cameron, G Feuer, FA de la Igenia. Drug Induced Hepatic Toxicity. Publisher Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 14:323-340, 1996.
49. Molloy RM, Komorowski RA, Varma RR: Case Report: “Recurrent” Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Cirrhosis after Liver Transplantation. Submitted Gastroenterology 1/1996.
50. Foster PA, Varma RR: Phenotypic correction of activated protein C resistance following orthotopic liver transplantation. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis 7:65-68, 1996.
51. Varma RR: Reye’s Syndrome: In Current Therapy of Infectious Diseases. Edited by Schlossberg D. Publisher, Mosbey, St. Louis, pp 241, 1996.
52. Bohorfoush A, Franco J, Komorowski RA, Gardner P, Varma RR: Flow cytometric analysis of blie duct epithelium in primary sclerosing cholagitis potentially assists the timing of liver transplantation. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 454: AB123, 1997.
53. Varma RR: Reye’s Syndrome: In Current Therapies of Infectious Diseases. 2nd Edition. ED: D. Schlossberg. Chapter 78 pp 295-296, 2000.
54. Varma RR: Viral Hepatitis. Chapter in Griffith’s: 5 Minute Clinical Consult. ED: Dambro MR. Publisher Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. Philadelphia, 2001 edition.
55. Varma RR: Viral Hepatitis. Chapter in Griffith’s 5 Minute Clinical Consult. Ed: MR Dambro. Publisher: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, Philadelphia, In Press, 2002 edition.
56. J. Bajaj, K. Saeian, R.R. Varma, J. Franco, J. Knox, J. Emmons, J. Podoll, D.G. Binion. Increased rates of early adverse reaction to azathioprine in patients with Crohn’s disease compared to Autoimmune Hepatitis: A tertiary referral center experience. Gastroenterology 2004; 126(4):M1197.
57. K. Saeian, JS Bajaj, J Franco, JF Knox, J Daniel, C Peine, D McKee, RR Varma, S Ho. High-dose Vitamin E supplementation does not diminish ribavirin-associated hemolysis in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C with combination standard a-interferon and ribavirin. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 20:1189-1193, 2004
58. Varma RR, Saeian K. Hepatitis A, B, C. Chapters in Griffith’s: 5 minute Clinical Consult. ED: Dambro MR. Publisher Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. Philadelphia, 2003 and 2004 Edition.
59. Varma RR, Saeian K. Hepatitis A, B, C. Chapters in Griffith’s: 5 minute Clinical Consult. ED: Dambro MR. Publisher Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. Philadelphia, 2005 Edition.
60. Varma RR, Saeian K. Hepatitis A, B, C. Chapters in Griffith’s: 5 Minute Clinical Consult. ED: Dambro MR. Publisher Lippincott ,Williams, and Wilkins. Philadelphia 2006 Edition.
61. Varma RR, Saeian K. Hepatitis A, B, C. Chapters in Griffith’s: 5 Minute Clinical Consult. ED: Domino FJ. Publisher Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins. Philadelphia 2007 Edition
62. JS Bajaj, K Saeian, MD Verber, D Hischke, RG Hoffmann, J Franco, RR Varma, SM Rao. Inhibitory control test is a simple method to diagnose minimal hepatic encephalopathy and predict overt hepatic encephalopathy. American Journal of Gastroenterology. In press.
62. Varma RR, Saeian K. Hepatits A, B, C. Chapters in Griffith’s: 5 Minute Clinical
Consult. ED: Domino FJ. Pubisher Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkens. Philadelphia, 2008
Edition.
63. JS Bajaj, M Hafeezillah, RG Hoffmann, RR Varma, J Franco, DG Binion, T Hammeke, K
Saeian. Navigation skills impairment: Another dimension of the driving difficulties in minimal
hepatic encephalopathy. Hepatology. In Press
63. Varma RR, Saeian K. Hepatitis A, B, C. Chapters in Griffith’s: 5 Minute Clinical Consult ED: Domino FJ. Publisher Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkens, Philadelphia, 2009 Edition. In Press.
ABSTRACTS
1. Gustke RF, Varma RR, Soergel KH: Gastric reflux during perfusion of the proximal small bowel. Clin Res 17:526, 1969.
2. Brunt PW, Hourigan KJ, Varma RR, Williams HS, Sherlock S: Renal failure in chronic liver disease. 5th meeting of European Association for the Study of the Liver. Bern, Switzerland, September 1970.
3. Kew MC, Varma RR, DeSantos HD, Scheuer PF, Sherlock S: Portal Hypertension in primary biliary cirrhosis. Proceedings British Society Gastroenterology Meeting, April 1971.
4. Brown BD, Buffington G, Hensley GT, Varma RR: Sublobular hepatic vein obstruction caused by malignant lymphoma. Clin Res 21:824, 1973.
5. Varma RR, Madison FE: Pressure gradients in the inferior vena cava (IVC). Gastroenterology 66:897, 1974.
6. Varma RR, Brown BD, Rothwell DJ: Australian antigen in saliva. Gastroenterology 66:896, 1974.
7. Brown B, Hensley GT, Whalen GE, Varma RR: The etiology of Budd-Chiari syndrome in 21 patients. Gastroenterology 66:834, 1974.
8. Lewsi JD, Varma RR, Casper JT, Harrington GJ, Darin JC: Exchange transfusion in Reye’s syndrome. Gastroenterology 67:809, 1974.
9. Varma RR, Cherayil GD, Casper JT, Lewis JD, Harrington GJ, Parker HW: Fatty acids in Reye’s syndrome (RS): Dissimilarity to isovaleric (IVA) and alpha methyl butyric acidemias (AMBA). Clin Res 22:606A, 1974.
10. Varma RR, Cherayil GT, Casper JT, Lewis JD, Harrington GJ, Parker HW: Short chain fatty acids in Reye’s syndrome. Gastroenterology 68:1086, 1975.
11. Nowak TV, Parker HW, Varma RR: The value of biochemical studies in the diagnosis of chronic active hepatitis. Gastroenterology 68:1087, 1975.
12. Varma RR, Lewis JD, Casper JT, Harrington GJ, Darin JC: Exchange transfusion in Reye’s syndrome. In Reye’s Syndrome, Pollack JD (ed) Grune and Stratton, New York pp 417-418, 1975.
13. Varma RR, Parker HW, Komorowski RA: Severe hepatitis due to alpha methyl dopa. Gastroenterology 69:874, 1975.
14. Varma RR, Sarna T, Schwartz H: On the nature of pigment in Dubin-Johnson syndrome. Gastroenterology 69:874, 1975.
15. Varma RR: Prevention of HbsAg carrier state in neonates by large doses of conventional gamma globulin. Clin Res 24:292, 1976.
16. Varma RR, Hussey CV, McLean M, Geenen JE: Antithrombin (AT) deficiency in extrahepatic portal venous system thrombosis (EHPVT). Gastroenterology 72:1176, 1977.
17. Townsend WF, Geenen JR, Komorowski RA, Tures JR. Varma RR: the value of liver biopsy and ERCP in the diagnosis of large bile duct obstruction. Proceedings of Digestive Disease Week. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
18. Swartz HM, Sarna T, Varma RR: Pigment in Dubin-Johnson Syndrome (DJS) in not melanin. Clin Res 25:319A, 1977.
19. Varma RR, Michelsohn N: Halothane-related hepatitis: Clinical spectrum and role of steroid therapy. Clin Res 25:575A, 1977.
20. Varma RR: Halothane-related hepatitis: Role of corticosteroid therapy. Gastroenterology 74:1160, 1978.
21. Varma RR, Michelsohn NM: Large contribution of anicteric cases of Halothane-related hepatitis. Gastroenterology 74:1155, 1978.
22. Special Report: Risks of the “skinny needle” procedure- results of the pilot study of a voluntary prospective method for gathering risk data on new procedures to be used in clinical practice or research. Study co-sponsored by the AASLD and the Intersociety Committee on Clinical Experimentation in Digestive Disease (ICCEDD). Mary Jeanne Kreek. Gastroenterology 75, 1978.
23. Porter JF, borkowf HO, Varma RR: Menstrual disorders and anovulation in Chronic liver disease. Gastroenterology 78: 1316, 1980.
24. Venu R, Bjork JT, Schackman PE, Varma RR: Effect of antibiotic therapy on symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Gastroenterology 78:1324, 1980.
25. Melrose BL, Pelc LR, Palmer DW, Manoli RS, Varma RR, Soin JS: Clinical Applications of quantitative hepatobiliary scintography. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Meeting of Assn. Of University Radiologists. Tucson, Arizona, March 1980.
26. Iskandarani M, Whitesell RC, Varma RR: Halothane hepatitis without halothane: Role of inapparent circuit contamination and its prevention. Gastroenterology 82: 1231, 1982.
27. Varma RR, Sarna T: Hepatic pigments in Dubin-Johnson syndrome and mutant Corriedale sheep are not melanin. Gastroenterology 84:1401, 1983.
28. Varma RR, Kalbfleisch JH: Beneficial effects of corticosteroids in halothane hepatitis: Results of a prospective, controlled study. Gastroenterology 86:1345, 1984.
29. Varma RR, Michelsohn NM: Clinical spectrum and the role of corticosteroid therapy in halothane hepatitis. Gastroenterology 86:1345, 1984.
30. Varma RR, Schenck JW: Distended urinary bladder complicated by infection: A new cause of hyperammonemic encephalopathy: An update. Gastroenterology 86:1345, 1984.
31. Varma RR, Schenck JW: Distended urinary bladder complicated by infection: A new cause of hyperammonemic encephalopathy. Hepatology 4;5:1084, 1984.
32. Bjork JT, Venugopalan RP, Schackman PE, Varma RR: Prognostic factors in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Hepatology 4;5, 1085, 1984.
33. Meythaler JM, Varma RR: Reye’s syndrome in adults: Diagnostic considerations. Hepatology 4;5:1084, 1984.
34. James SP, Jones EA, Schafer DC, Hoofnagle JH, Varma RR, Strober W: Selected IGA deficiency associated with primary biliary cirrhosis: Implications for pathogenesis. Gastroenterology 88:1667, 1985.
35. Varma RR, Su CT, Arevelos ER, Foley WD: Difficult liver biopsies simplified by CT. An improved technique. Gastroenterology 88:1623, 1985.
36. Varma RR, Caya JG: Role of aspiration cytology in the diagnostic evaluation of focal hepatic malignancies. Hepatology 6:1194, 1986.
37. Varma RR, Volberding JP: Postoperative hepatitis related to isoflurane anesthesia. Hepatology 6:1194, 1986.
38. Varma RR, Wilson CR, Kir KM, Collier BD: Chronic active hepatitis: Effect of long-term Prednisone therapy on bone mineral content. Hepatology 8:1316, 1988.
39. Varma RR, Rosario P, Sonnenburg A, Erickson SJ, Foley WD: Gallstones in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis. Hepatology 8:1373, 1988.
40. Kir KM, Varma RR, Wilson CR, Collier BD, Bajwa A: Absence of osteoporosis in an adult population undergoing combined immunosuppressive therapy (CIT) for chronic active hepatitis (CAH). Radiology 173 (Suppl);38, 1988.
41. Johanson JF, Rosario P, Varma RR, Komorowski RA: Correlation of hepatic iron determinations in patients with genetic hemochromatosis. Hepatology 10:4:708, 1989.
42. Varma RR, Goswami A, Johanson JF: Oral acyclovir therapy for chronic hepatitis C: A prospective, controlled study. Presented at 1990 International Symposium (Seventh Triennial Congress) on Viral Hepatitis & Liver Disease, April 1990.
43. Earnest ML, Menitove JE, Varma RR: Does prophylactic acyclovir affect risk of hepatitis C virus among liver transplant patients? Second International Symposium on HCV, held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of American Association of Blood Banks, Los Angles, California, November 8-9, 1990.
44. Varma RR, Varghese A: Liver failure due to viral hepatitis B, C, and D treated with Interferon Alfa in patients not candidates for liver transplantation: Results of a 5 year controlled study. Gastroenterology 102:A905, 1992.
45. Crain MR, Mewissen MW, Fumagalli-Paz R, Varma RR, Foley WD: The utility of noninvasive imaging in guiding “TIPS” placement. Submitted to Society of Cardiovascualr and Interventional Radiology 18th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, February 27-March 4, 1993.
46. Fumagalli-Paz, R, Mewissen MW, Crain MR, Varma RR: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt closure for intractable portosystemic encephalopathy. Presented at Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 18th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, February 27-March 4, 1993.
47. Quiroz FA, Erickson SR, Varma RR, Taylor AJ, Komorowski RA, Foley WD: Imaging of mass disease in the cirrhotic liver with CT and MRI. Presented at the 79th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois, November 29-December 3, 1993.
48. Newton-NASH DK, Flomenberg P, Gill J, Varma RR, Eckles DD: Cellular immune responses to hepatitis C. Presented at the Fourth International Symposium on HCV. Tokyo, Japan, May 7-9, 1993.
49. Komorowski RA, Lucia M, Ricci M, Varma RR: Pathology of recurrent hepatitis C in the liver transplant recipient. Presented at the American Society of Clinical Pathology, Orlando, Florida, Fall 1993.
50. Haluszka O, Bohorfoush AG, Komorowski RA, Varma RR: Evidence of p53 antigen expression in cholangiocarcinomas: Correlation with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Gastroenterology 106:A390, 1994.
51. Haluszka O, Bohorfoush AG, Arndorfer R, Komorowski RA, Varma RR: A new combination dilation/biopsy catheter provides histology and flow cytometry of bile duct strictures. Presented at the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 17-18, 1994.
52. Ruan E, Curro KA, Komorowski RA, Varma RR: Role of hepatitis B immune globulin in the treatment of severe hepatitis B after liver transplantation. Gastroenterology 100:A971, 1994.
53. Crain MR, Mewissen MW, Fumagalli-Paz R, Varma RR, et al: Pre-procedural MRI for evaluation and guidance of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement: A prospective study. Submitted for presentation at the 20th Annual Meeting Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 26-31, 1995.
54. Taylor AJ, Carmody TJ, Quiroz FA, Erickson SJ, Varma RR, Komorowski RA, Foley WD: Focal masses in cirrhotic liver: CT and MR imaging features. AJR 163:857-862, 1994.
55. Fumagalli-Paz R, Crain MR, Mewissen MW, Varma RR: Fatal Hemodynamic consequences of therapeutic closure of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 5:831-834, 1994.
56. Molloy RM, Komorowski RA, Varma RR: “Recurrent” nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and cirrhosis after liver transplantation. Presented at Digestive Disease Week, May 19-23, 1996. Gastroenterology 110(4):A200, 1999.
57. Varma RR: Timing of liver transplantation in autoimmune chronic active hepatitis. Proceedings of the 15th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Transplant Physicians. Dallas, Texas, May 26-29, 1996.
58. Bohorfoush AG, Franco J, Komorowski RA, Garner P, Varma RR: Flow cytometry analysis of bile duct epithelium in primary sclerosing cholangitis potentially assists timing of liver transplantation. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 45(4): AB123, 1997.
59. Saeian K, Reddy SP, Claire RD, Komorowski R, Franco J, Varma RR: Recurrence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTX). Hepatology 28(4):265, 1998.
60. Saeian K, Curro K, Binion DG, Vasilopulos S, Seetharam B, Varma RR: Plasma total homocysteine levels are higher in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Hepatology, 1999.
61. JS Bajaj, K Saeian, RR Varma, J Franco, D McKee, JF Knox, J Daniel, C Peine, S Ho. High-dose Vitamin E supplementation does not decrease ribavirin-associated hemolysis in chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology 2003;38(4Suppl 1):AB 1200.
62. JS Bajaj, K Saeian, RR Varma, J Franco, J Knox, J Emmons J Podoll, DG Binion. Increased rates of early adverse reaction to azathioprine in patients with Crohn’s disease compared to Autoimmune Hepatitis: A tertiary referral center experience. Gastroenteroly 2004;126(4):M119
63. JS Bajaj, K Saeian, J Franco, RR Varma, MD Verbert, S Rao. Does abnormal Performance on inhibitory control test predispose to development of overt hepatic encephalopathy? Gastroenterology 2006; 130(4)LM1052.
64. JS Bajaj, KM Christensen, M Hafeezullah, RR Varma, J Franco, RG Hoffmann, K Saeian. Randomized trial of probiotic yogurt in Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy-It helps to bug your patient. Gastroenterology 2007; 132(4):T1016.
65. CP Katopes, SN Surapaneni, R Komorowski, B Behmaram, JR Wallace, P Nuttleman, J Franco, RR Varma, O Massoud, K Saeian, S Gawrieh. Variability in the histologic interpretation of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Gastroenterology 20007; 132(4):S1740.