AFTER a 3-year wait to meet in-person since the 2019 congress in Vienna, Austria, the European Association for the Study of Liver (EASL) International Liver Congress (ILC) took place in London, UK, from 22nd–26th June 2022. This year marked the 57th anniversary of the annual ILC event, and welcomed over 5,300 delegates on site, and over 1,300 virtually from 112 countries.

PBC is an immune-mediated, chronic, progressive liver disease characterised by gradual destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts.

The definition and severity of checkpoint inhibitor-induced liver injury (ChILI) have been reported using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) used in cancer therapy.

There is growing recognition of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) as a distinct clinical syndrome that portends excessively high…

ON DAY 2 of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) International Liver Congress (ILC) 2022, which took place on 22nd–26th June 2022 in London, UK, there was a session featuring specialist insights from researchers in the field. There were discussions that focused on the critical management of acute decompensation of cirrhosis.

Checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy (ICI) has revolutionised cancer care but is associated with immune-related toxicities, which may require ICI discontinuation and immunosuppressive therapies (IST).

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurs after liver transplantation (LT) in approximately 10% of patients. Changes in protein glycosylation have been described during the development of HCC and are associated with progressive disease and early mortality.

Hepatology is an exciting and challenging clinical discipline with many great research opportunities and a vibrant international community.

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the potentially progressive form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD and NASH are very common in most regions of the world and are on trajectory to become the most common liver disease at a global scale. Risk for high prevalence and progressiveness include visceral obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

A 73-year-old female presented with a rare presentation of extrahepatic ductal injuries post-trauma in the form of a right hepatic duct injury. Such injuries go undetected despite normally advised imaging, presenting a few to several days post-trauma.