{"title":"ITA-MASLD: A national observational study to characterize the profile of patients with MASLD in specialistic care in Italy.","authors":"Elisabetta Bugianesi, Silvio Buscemi, Patrizia Burra, Vincenza Calvaruso, Amalia Gastaldelli, Giacomo Germani, Fabio Marra, Mario Masarone, Luca Miele, Gianluca Perseghin, Marcello Persico, Salvatore Petta, Rodolfo Sacco, Giorgio Sesti, Gianluca Svegliati Baroni, Giovanni Targher, Luca Valenti, Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Roberto Vettor, Stefano Rosato, Luigina Ferrigno, Brigitta Buttari, Benedetta Mattioli, Maria Giovanna Quaranta, Loreta A Kondili","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.092","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Metabolically-dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a growing public health concern in Italy. Despite its prevalence, MASLD is often underdiagnosed and excluded from prevention strategies. Early detection and multidisciplinary management are crucial for addressing its systemic impact. To provide robust real-world evidence, the Istituto Superiore di Sanità and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF), in collaboration with SID, SIGE, SIMI, SIO, CLEO, and AIGO, have launched ITA-MASLD, the first nationwide, multicenter, prospective observational study on MASLD in Italy. The study consecutively enrols adult patients with MASLD under specialist care in hepatology, internal medicine, diabetology, and obesity clinics across the country. Standardised electronic case report forms capture demographic, metabolic, and social determinants of health, alongside non-invasive and histological assessments of liver disease severity, comorbidities, treatments, and outcomes. More than 100 clinical centres are connected through a harmonised web-based system, ensuring data quality and enabling national representativeness and sub-studies. The ITA-MASLD study aims to characterise the clinical and epidemiological profile, as well as the social determinants, of MASLD in Italy, focusing also on unmet needs and regional disparities. It will generate predictive models for progression, cost-effectiveness analyses, and evidence to guide early detection, personalised care, and health policy.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145074552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giuseppe Privitera, Cristina Bezzio, Alessandro Armuzzi
{"title":"What's new in IBD research? Refining the agenda: Outcomes, patient-centered care, and technology.","authors":"Giuseppe Privitera, Cristina Bezzio, Alessandro Armuzzi","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.084","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145063720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shinichiro Kawatoko, Hidetaka Yamamoto, Yuta Fuyuno, Junji Umeno
{"title":"A case of colorectal malakoplakia in a patient with cytomegalovirus-associated refractory ulcerative colitis.","authors":"Shinichiro Kawatoko, Hidetaka Yamamoto, Yuta Fuyuno, Junji Umeno","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.086","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145063756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mario Capasso, Edoardo G Giannini, Filomena Morisco
{"title":"A bridge over troubled waters: How can we manage patients with hepatocellular carcinoma from immunotherapy to liver transplantation?","authors":"Mario Capasso, Edoardo G Giannini, Filomena Morisco","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.080","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145063686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diagnostic approach to genetically-determined cholestatic liver diseases in adult patients.","authors":"Toni Herta, Thomas Berg","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.088","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145063678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A prospective study of duodenal laparoscopy-endoscopy cooperative surgery for superficial duodenal tumors, including periampullary and medial wall lesions.","authors":"Takaya Shimura, Naomi Sugimura, Mika Kitagawa, Makiko Sasaki, Shigeki Fukusada, Shinnosuke Harata, Tomotaka Okubo, Hiroyuki Sagawa, Shuji Takiguchi, Hiromi Kataoka","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Duodenal laparoscopy-endoscopy cooperative surgery (D-LECS) is a novel technique involving duodenal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) followed by laparoscopic seromuscular suturing. However, D-LECS has not been standardized due to limited data.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This single-center prospective study enrolled 20 patients with superficial nonampullary duodenal tumors (SNADETs) located in the descending or transverse part from August 2019 to December 2023. The primary endpoint was the clinical success rate of d-LECS, defined as the completion of scheduled D-LECS with complete resection and closure of the post-ESD ulcer. ESD was performed by the single endoscopist.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median tumor size was 30 mm, with a median treatment time of 296 min for total D-LECS and 115 min for ESD. The clinical success rate was 100 %, with 100 % en bloc resection, 80 % R0 resection, and no recurrence. Eight lesions were located in the medial wall, including five periampullary tumors, all of which achieved complete closure of post-ESD ulcers by combining endoscopic clipping with laparoscopic suturing. Intraoperative perforation occurred in three cases but was immediately repaired with laparoscopic suturing. No postoperative perforations or bleeding were observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>D-LECS is a minimally invasive and safe treatment for SNADTs, allowing for en bloc resection with a low risk of recurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145063689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Umer Sajid, Maheen Sheraz, Minahil Zaheer, Muneeba Umar
{"title":"Liver transplantation in people living with HIV - methodological considerations and future directions.","authors":"Umer Sajid, Maheen Sheraz, Minahil Zaheer, Muneeba Umar","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.078","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145058211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ubaldo Visco Comandini, Massimo Puoti, Gian Piero Guerrini
{"title":"Liver transplantation in people living with HIV: Author's reply to comments.","authors":"Ubaldo Visco Comandini, Massimo Puoti, Gian Piero Guerrini","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.083","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145058295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Author's reply: \"Step-wise\" progression in understanding the long-term outcomes of TIPS in BCS.","authors":"Shekhar Swaroop, Sagnik Biswas, Shalimar","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.082","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145058297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}