Baseline MELD score predicts hepatic decompensation during antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced cirrhosis [PDF]
, 2013 Background and Aims: In patients with advanced liver cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection antiviral therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin is feasible in selected cases only due to potentially life-threatening side effects ...
Dultz, Georg +11 more
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A longitudinal study of patients with cirrhosis treated with L-ornithine L-aspartate, examined with magnetization transfer, diffusion-weighted imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy [PDF]
, 2016 The presence of overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is associated with structural, metabolic and functional changes in the brain discernible by use of a variety of magnetic resonance (MR) techniques.
Bak-Bol, A +14 more
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Albumin in decompensated cirrhosis: new concepts and perspectives
Gut, 2020 The pathophysiological background of decompensated cirrhosis is characterised by a systemic proinflammatory and pro-oxidant milieu that plays a major role in the development of multiorgan dysfunction. Such abnormality is mainly due to the systemic spread
M. Bernardi +12 more
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CIRRHOSIS WITH PIGMENTATION. [PDF]
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1901 The cases of cirrhosis of the liver with pigmentation of the skin or tissues, or of both together, constitute a small but most interesting group. There has been a great deal of speculation as to the etiology of these cases. The purpose of this paper is to present as briefly as possible the history of this form of cirrhosis, the clinical symptoms and ...
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Interleukin-22 predicts severity and death in advanced liver cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Interleukin-22 (IL-22), recently identified as a crucial parameter of pathology in experimental liver damage, may determine survival in clinical end-stage liver disease.
Bachmann, Malte +11 more
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Gastroenterology, 2018 BACKGROUND & AIMS Society guidelines differ in their recommendations for surveillance to detect early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with cirrhosis. We compared the performance of surveillance imaging, with or without alpha fetoprotein (
Kristina Tzartzeva +7 more
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Cell Transplantation, 2010 Several clinical trials of bone marrow cell infusion in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) have shown clinical improvement, despite conflicting results from animal models.
Ja Kyung Kim +17 more
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Epidemiology and Effects of Bacterial Infections in Patients With Cirrhosis Worldwide.
Gastroenterology, 2019 BACKGROUND & AIMS Bacterial infections are common and life-threatening in patients with cirrhosis. Little is known about the epidemiology of bacterial infections in different regions.
S. Piano +70 more
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Regression of liver fibrosis: evidence and challenges
Chinese Medical Journal, 2020 . It has been reported that liver fibrosis could be reversed after eliminating liver injuries. This article systematically summarizes the evidence of fibrosis regression based on histology, liver stiffness, and serum biomarkers, and discusses several ...
Ya-Meng Sun +3 more
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Pathophysiology of elevated ascites fluid cholesterol in malignant ascites [PDF]
, 1992 The existence of marked elevations of ascitic fluid cholesterol has been observed in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis compared to patients with cirrhosis and has been found useful in differential diagnosis.
Alexander L. Gerbes +27 more
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