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Researcher

Helena Degroote

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44 Results

2026

ROTEM-detected hypocoagulability is associated with major non-portal hypertensive bleeding in cirrhosis

Kymentie FerdinandeJochen DecaesteckerCharlotte De VlooSarah RaevensLaurence SeynhaeveJef DewyspelaereHelena DegrooteInge Van hauteAnja GeertsXavier Verhelst et al.

A1 Journal Article in HEPATOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS

2025

Pediatric liver and kidney transplant recipients demonstrate greater serological response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination than adults

Tobias LaueMaria Pilar BallesterLily MeoliCarl GrabitzEva UsonLorenzo D AntigaValerie McLinMontserrat PujadasÂngela Carvalho-GomesIvan Sahuco et al.

A2 Journal Article in TRANSPLANTATION DIRECT

The burden of ascites in cirrhosis

Jeanne BekaertM. AertsS. FrancoisSarah RaevensHelena DegrooteAnja GeertsXavier VerhelstHans Van VlierbergheH. Reynaert

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

2024

Paediatric solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) demonstrate greater serological response to initial SARS-CoV-2 vaccination than adult SOTR, and comparable rates of antibody degradation

Maria Pilar BallesterTobias LaueLilianeleny MeoliEva UsonFrauke MutschlerCarl GrabitzValerie McLinLorenzo D'AntigaMontserrat PujadasAngela Carvalho-Gomes et al.

Recurrent rejections after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma with stem cell features in an adult patient

Simon MeganckSarah RaevensKymentie FerdinandeXavier VerhelstAnne HoorensHelena DegrooteAnja GeertsHans Van Vlierberghe

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

2023

A remarkable presentation of a massive Budd-Chiari syndrome

Kymentie FerdinandeHelena DegrooteAnja GeertsHans Van VlierbergheXavier VerhelstSarah Raevens

Editorial material

An unusual cause of portal hypertension

Kymentie FerdinandeThibaud LamiroyAnne HoorensXavier VerhelstHelena DegrooteSarah RaevensHans Van VlierbergheAnja Geerts

Editorial material

Application of updated diagnostic criteria for cirrhotic cardiomyopathy : evaluation of its clinical impact in liver transplantation candidates

Maxim KhalenkowFrancis VoetMichel De PauwSander LefereHelena DegrooteXavier VerhelstAnja GeertsHans Van VlierbergheSarah Raevens

Glycomics-based serum markers as reliable tool for assessment of viral response after treatment with direct-acting antiviral drugs in hepatitis C virus infection

Nicky SomersElisabeth VandekerckhoveAnja GeertsHelena DegrooteSander LefereLindsey DevisscherLeander MeurisNico CallewaertHans Van VlierbergheXavier Verhelst

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Impact on follow-up strategies in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis

Annika BergquistTobias J. WeismuellerCynthia LevyChristian RuppDeepak JoshiJeremy Shanika NayagamAldo J. Montano-LozaEllina LytvyakEwa WunschPiotr Milkiewicz et al.

A1 Journal Article in LIVER INTERNATIONAL

Liver transplantation for porto-sinusoidal vascular liver disorder : long-term outcome

Marta MagazHeloïse Giudicelli-LettOana Nicoară-FarcăuNeil RajoriyaAshish GoelKarlien RaymenantsSophie HillaireGonzalo CrespoLuis TéllezLaure Elkrief et al.

A1 Journal Article in TRANSPLANTATION

Overview of liver organ allocation policies in Europe and the impact on outcome after liver transplantation

Chloë CallantHelena DegrooteSarah RaevensAnja GeertsE. HosteFrederik BerrevoetLuc ColenbieHans Van VlierbergheXavier Verhelst

Patients hospitalized with alcohol-related liver disease and prior bariatric surgery are more prone to develop acute-on-chronic liver failure

Louis OnghenaYves Van NieuwenhoveLaurissa DemeulenaereLindsey DevisscherXavier VerhelstHelena DegrooteSarah RaevensHans Van VlierbergheSander LefereAnja Geerts

A1 Journal Article in LIVER INTERNATIONAL

Porto sinusoidal vascular liver disorder : natural history and long-term outcome

Marta MagazHeloise Giudicelli-LettJuan AbraldesOana Nicoara-FarcauNeil RajoriyaAshish GoelKarlien RaymenantsSophie HilaireLuis TellezLaure Elkrief et al.

Serological response and breakthrough infection after COVID-19 vaccination in patients with cirrhosis and post-liver transplant

Gautam MehtaAntonio RivaMaria Pilar BallesterEva UsonMontserrat PujadasÂngela Carvalho-GomesIvan SahucoAriadna BonoFederico D'AmicoRaffaela Viganò et al.

A1 Journal Article in HEPATOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS

2022

Different models to predict the risk of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma in the setting of liver transplantation

Helena DegrooteAnja GeertsXavier VerhelstHans Van Vlierberghe

A1 Journal Article in CANCERS

Glycomics-based serum marker as reliable tool for assessment of viral response after treatment with direct-acting antiviral drugs in hepatitis C virus infection

Nicky SomersElisabeth VandekerckhoveAnja GeertsHelena DegrooteSander LefereLindsey DevisscherLeander MeurisNico CallewaertHans Van VlierbergheXavier Verhelst

Neurometabolic and gliovascular changes in murine hepatic encephalopathy

Wouter ClaeysLien Van HoeckeAnja GeertsHans Van VlierbergheXavier VerhelstSander LefereHelena DegrooteGriet Van ImschootElien Van WonterghemRoosmarijn Vandenbroucke et al.

Pretransplant alterations in serum protein glycosylation are associated to risk of hcc recurrence after liver transplantation and provide a potential prognostic biomarker : a proof-of-concept study

Xavier VerhelstHeleen EngelsAllison GeertsAude VanlanderLuis Abreu De CarvalhoHelena DegrooteLeander MeurisFrederik BerrevoetNico CallewaertHans Van Vlierberghe

Pretransplant changes in serum protein glycosylation relate to risk of HCC recurrence after liver transplantation and provide a potential prognostic biomarker : a proof-of-concept study

Xavier VerhelstHeleen EngelsAnja GeertsAude VanlanderLuis Abreu De CarvalhoHelena DegrooteLeander MeurisFrederik BerrevoetNico CallewaertHans Van Vlierberghe

R3-AFP score is a new composite tool to refine prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation

Charlotte CostentinFederico PineroHelena DegrooteAndrea NotarpaoloIlka F. BoinKarim BoudjemaCinzia BaccaroLuis G. PodestaPhilippe BachellierGiuseppe Maria Ettorre et al.

A1 Journal Article in JHEP REPORTS

Rare case of ascites several years after liver transplantation

Liesbeth DerooAnne HoorensXavier VerhelstHelena DegrooteHans Van VlierbergheAnja Geerts

Editorial material

2021

Characterization of the inflammatory microenvironment and hepatic macrophage subsets in experimental hepatocellular carcinoma models

Helena DegrooteSander LefereAstrid VandierendonckBart VanderborghtTim MeeseFilip Van NieuwerburghXavier VerhelstAnja GeertsHans Van VlierbergheLindsey Devisscher

A2 Journal Article in ONCOTARGET

Diagnostic and prognostic scoring systems for autoimmune hepatitis : a review

Olivier DucazuHelena DegrooteAlbert GeertsAnne HoorensJ. SchoutenHans Van VlierbergheXavier Verhelst

A1 Journal Article in ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA

Empiric cone-beam CT-guided embolization in acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Laurens HermieElisabeth DhondtPeter VanlangenhoveJan De WaeleHelena DegrooteLuc Defreyne

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY

Focal eosinophilic infiltration of the liver, benign or malignant?

Wouter ClaeysAnke DeliePeter SmeetsMarie-Angélique De ScheerderHelena DegrooteXavier VerhelstHans Van VlierbergheAnja Geerts

A2 Journal Article in CLINICAL CASE REPORTS

Health status of patients with autoimmune hepatitis is not affected by the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Flanders, Belgium

Xavier VerhelstNicky SomersAnja GeertsHelena DegrooteHans Van Vlierberghe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Hepatobiliary malignancy surveillance strategies in primary sclerosing cholangitis associate with reduced mortality

Annika M. BergquistTobias WeismuellerCynthia LevyChristian RuppDeepak JoshiJeremy NayagamAldo J. Montano-LozaEllina LytvyakEwa WunschPiotr Milkiewicz et al.

International study on the outcome of locoregional therapy for liver transplant in hepatocellular carcinoma beyond Milan criteria

Helena DegrooteFederico PineroCharlotte CostentinAndrea NotarpaoloIlka F. BoinKarim BoudjemaCinzia BaccaroAline Lopes ChagasPhilippe BachellierGiuseppe Maria Ettorre et al.

A1 Journal Article in JHEP REPORTS

Liver transplant for porto-sinusoidal vascular disease (psvd) : long-term outcome

Marta MagazHeloise Giudicelli-LettOana Nicoara-FarcauNeil RajoriyaAshish GoelFrancois DurandLena SmetsKarlien RaymenantsSophie HillaireGonzalo Crespo et al.

Local control of hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal liver metastases after surgical microwave ablation without concomitant hepatectomy

Luis Filipe Abreu de CarvalhoBram LoggheStijn Van ClevenAude VanlanderSuzane Moura RibeiroKaren GeboesCLARISSE LECLUYSEPeter SmeetsHelena DegrooteHans Van Vlierberghe et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

NOX1 inhibition attenuates the development of a pro‐tumorigenic environment in experimental hepatocellular carcinoma

Aster VandierendonckHelena DegrooteBart VanderborghtXavier VerhelstAnja GeertsLindsey DevisscherHans Van Vlierberghe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH

Serum glycomics 7 days after liver transplantation relate to graft loss 3 months after liver transplantation independently of early allograft dysfunction

Xavier VerhelstAnja GeertsRachel ColmanAude VanlanderLuis Filipe Abreu de CarvalhoRoberto TroisiFrederik BerrevoetXavier RogiersNadine CallewaertHans Van Vlierberghe et al.

Serum glycomics on postoperative day 7 are associated with graft loss within 3 months after liver transplantation regardless of early allograft dysfunction

Xavier VerhelstAnja GeertsRoos ColmanAude VanlanderHelena DegrooteLuis Abreu De CarvalhoLeander MeurisFrederik BerrevoetXavier RogiersNico Callewaert et al.

A1 Journal Article in TRANSPLANTATION

The neurogliovascular unit in hepatic encephalopathy

Wouter ClaeysLien Van HoeckeSander LefereAnja GeertsXavier VerhelstHans Van VlierbergheHelena DegrooteLindsey DevisscherRoosmarijn VandenbrouckeChristophe Van Steenkiste

A1 Journal Article in JHEP REPORTS

2020

Effect of isoform-specific HIF-1α and HIF-2α antisense oligonucleotides on tumorigenesis, inflammation and fibrosis in a hepatocellular carcinoma mouse model

Bart VanderborghtKevin De MuynckSander LefereAnja GeertsHelena DegrooteXavier VerhelstHans Van VlierbergheLindsey Devisscher

A2 Journal Article in ONCOTARGET

Extended criteria for liver transplantation in hepatocellular carcinoma : a retrospective, multicentric validation study in Belgium

Helena DegrooteEduard CalleboutSamuele IesariJeroen DekervelJonas SchreiberJacques PirenneChris VerslypeDirk YsebaertPeter MichielsenValerio Lucidi et al.

A1 Journal Article in SURGICAL ONCOLOGY-OXFORD

Hepatocellular carcinoma : refining selection criteria for liver transplantation and search for new therapeutic options

Helena DegrooteHans Van VlierbergheLindsey Devisscher

Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection are at high risk of being lost to follow-up : focused interventions can increase linkage to care

Hannah KeymeulenHannah Van de VeldeHelena DegrooteAnja GeertsHans Van VlierbergheXavier Verhelst

A1 Journal Article in ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA

Up to 50% of portal vein thrombosis remains undiagnosed until liver transplantation

Josephine BertAnja GeertsAude VanlanderLUIS ABREU DE CARVALHOHelena DegrooteFrederik BerrevoetXavier RogiersHans Van VlierbergheXavier Verhelst

A1 Journal Article in CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION

2019

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of the biliary system : techniques, indications and future perspectives

Pieter HindryckxHelena DegrooteDavid TatePierre H. Deprez

A2 Journal Article in WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Unveiling the depletion of Kupffer cells in experimental hepatocarcinogenesis through liver macrophage subtype-specific markers

Sander LefereHelena DegrooteHans Van VlierbergheLindsey Devisscher

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

2018

Preclinical and clinical therapeutic strategies affecting tumor-associated macrophages in hepatocellular carcinoma

Helena DegrooteAlex van DierendonckAnja GeertsHans Van VlierbergheLindsey Devisscher

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH

2017

Een jonge vrouw met necrotiserende granulomen in de lever

Joris RötgensHelena DegrooteAnne HoorensPeter SmeetsAnja Geerts

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE