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New Perspectives on Treatment of Hepatitis B Before and After Liver Transplantation [PDF]

, 2016
open5noThe hepatitis B virus (HBV) infects more than 260 million people globally, with increasing incidence, especially in developing countries.
Bortoluzzi, Ilaria, Burra, Patrizia, Ferrarese, Alberto, Russo, Francesco Paolo, Zanetto, Alberto   +4 more
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Clinical presentation of autoimmune hepatitis in Pakistani children

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is one of the most common disorder resulting in end stage liver disease (ESLD) among children. Scarce data is available in this regard from Pakistan.
Ghous Bux Somroo, Ayesha Aslam Rai, Nasir Hassan Luck, Zaigham Abbas   +3 more
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A brief review on molecular, genetic and imaging techniques for HCV fibrosis evaluation [PDF]

, 2011
Background Chronic HCV is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the present day world. The assessment of disease progression not only provides useful information for diagnosis and therapeutic supervision judgment but also for monitoring ...
Waqar Ahmad, Bushra Ijaz, Sana Gull, Sultan Asad, Saba Khaliq, Shah Jahan, Muhammad T Sarwar, Humera Kausar, Aleena Sumrin, Imran Shahid, Sajida Hassan   +10 more
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Cell therapy in end-stage liver disease: replace and remodel

Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2023
Liver disease is prevalent worldwide. When it reaches the end stage, mortality rises to 50% or more. Although liver transplantation has emerged as the most efficient treatment for end-stage liver disease, its application has been limited by the scarcity ...
Xin-Hao Hu, Lan Chen, Hao Wu, Yang-Bo Tang, Qiu-Min Zheng, Xu-Yong Wei, Qiang Wei, Qi Huang, Jian Chen, Xiao Xu   +9 more
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Acute kidney injury and post-reperfusion syndrome in liver transplantation [PDF]

, 2016
In the past decades liver transplantation (LT) has become the treatment of choice for patients with end stage liver disease (ESLD). The chronic shortage of cadaveric organs for transplantation led to the utilization of a greater number of marginal donors
Evison, Felicity, Ferguson, James, Gunson, Bridget, Mitterhofer, Anna Paola, Muiesan, Paolo, Scalera, Irene, Sharif, Adnan, Tinti, Francesca, Umbro, Ilaria   +8 more
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Role of Rifaximin in Prevention of Recurrent Hepatic Encephalopathy in Chronic Liver Disease

Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2020
Objectives: To determine the efficacy (in terms of recurrence) of rifaximin in Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) in chronic liver disease. Study Design and Setting: A descriptive study carried out from 4th September 2018 to 3rd March 2019 at the department of
Sahar Farzand, Abdul Latif Khattak, Rafi ud Din, Karamat Hussain Shah Bukhari, Muhammad Shahbaz Amin, Shahzeb Ahmed Satti   +5 more
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Acute pancreatitis after liver transplantation: incidence and contributing factors [PDF]

, 1995
In order to assess the incidence and possible predisposing and contributing factors in the development of acute pancreatitis after liver transplantation, we reviewed the medical records of all 1832 adult patients who underwent 2161 orthotopic liver ...
Fung, JJ, Karavias, D, Krokos, NV, Ramos, E, Starzl, TE, Tepetes, K, Todo, S, Tzakis, A   +7 more
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Stressful Events Reported by Childhood Cancer Survivors and Community Controls From the St. Jude Lifetime (SJLIFE) Cohort: A Mixed Method Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Characterizing stressful events reported by childhood cancer survivors experienced throughout the lifespan may help improve trauma‐informed care relevant to the survivor experience. Methods Participants included 2552 survivors (54% female; 34 years of age) and 469 community controls (62% female; 33 years of age) from the St.
Megan E. Ware, Colter K. Clayton, Fang Wang, Sedigheh Mirzaei, Kyla Shelton, Tara M. Brinkman, Victoria Willard, Katianne M. Howard Sharp, Kevin Krull, Lindsay F. Schwartz, Melissa M. Hudson, Gregory T. Armstrong, Kirsten K. Ness, Rachel T. Webster   +13 more
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The Use of Palliative Performance Score in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease [PDF]

, 2017
● Palliative Care services are often underutilized in patients with End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD) and often only initiated at the end of life ● The Palliative Performance Score (PPS) is an important tool used in Palliative Care to assess functional ...
Fenkel, MD, Jonathan M., Halegoua-De Marzio, MD, Dina, Kotler, MD, Drew, Liantonio, MD, John, Reddy, MD, Sheela S., Shah, MD, Mital   +5 more
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Indications for pediatric liver transplantation [PDF]

, 1987
Two hundred fifty pediatric (
Andreas G. Tzakis, Baburao Koneru, Carlos O. Esquivel, Esquivel, Esquivel, Gordon, Iwatsuki, Leonard Makowka, National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement, Robert D. Gordon, Satoru Todo, Shaw, Shaw, Shunzaburo Iwatsuki, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Thomas E. Starzl, Tzakis, Urbach, Wallis W. Marsh   +21 more
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