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Kristel Leung

Clinical Associate, Hepatologist, PhD Student, Toronto Centre for Liver Disease
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Systematic review with meta‐analysis: risk of adverse pregnancy‐related outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease

P Tandon, V Govardhanam, K Leung… - Alimentary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The effect of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on pregnancy‐related outcomes
remains unknown. Aim To determine the risk of adverse maternal, placental and obstetric …

pathophysiology and management of primary biliary cholangitis

KK Leung, M Deeb… - Alimentary Pharmacology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), an immune‐mediated disease characterised
by destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts, results in progressive damage to the biliary tree, …

Noninvasive methods for assessing inflammatory bowel disease activity in pregnancy: a systematic review

P Tandon, K Leung, A Yusuf… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may increase the risk of adverse outcomes during
pregnancy. Our aim was to systematically review the role of noninvasive fecal tests, such as …

The risk of adverse neonatal outcomes with maternal inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KK Leung, P Tandon, V Govardhanam… - Inflammatory Bowel …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be at increased risk of
adverse neonatal outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine pooled incidences and risk …

Gender differences in gastroenterology and hepatology authorship and editorial boards

KK Leung, N Jawaid, N Bollegala - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Women are numerically under-represented in the field of gastroenterology
and hepatology. This study aims to characterize the gender distribution of first and …

Autoantibodies in primary biliary cholangitis

KK Leung, GM Hirschfield - Clinics in Liver Disease, 2022 - liver.theclinics.com
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic immune-mediated liver disease with an
estimated global prevalence of 14.6 per 100,000 population (range from 1.91 to 40.2). 1, 2 …

The impact of primary liver disease and social determinants in a mixed donor liver transplant program: a single‐center analysis

KK Leung, A Kim, BE Hansen, L Lilly… - Liver …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Organ allocation in liver transplantation (LT) remains imperfect. Periodic center reviews
ensure programs transparently evaluate the impact of practice on access to transplantation, …

Recurrent primary sclerosing cholangitis: current understanding, management, and future directions

KK Leung, M Deeb, SE Fischer… - Seminars in Liver …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) constitute 5 to 15% of patients listed for
liver transplantation worldwide. Although post-transplant outcomes are favorable, recurrent …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term outcomes of liver transplant recipients followed up in non-transplant centres: Care closer to home

…, N Palaniyappan, P Wijayasiri, K Leung… - Clinical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A retrospective analysis of all adult patients who underwent liver transplantation
between 1987 and 2016, with post-transplant follow-up in two non-transplant centres in the UK …

Esophageal Stenting as Bridge Therapy to Direct Intrahepatic Portocaval Shunt for Refractory Variceal Bleeding

KK Leung, PD James, A Jaberi, GM Hirschfield - Hepatology, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Discussion Covered esophageal stenting can be a bridge to more definitive therapy such as
TIPS or liver transplantation for refractory bleeding with high clinical success.(1) Stents …