Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Associated Clinical Features in Latino and Caucasian Patients from a Single Center. [PDF]
, 2018 INTRODUCTION AND AIM:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer in adults and has seen a rapid increase in incidence in the United States. Racial and ethnic differences in HCC incidence have been observed, with Latinos showing
Kieffer, Dorothy A +3 more
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Hepatic encephalopathy: A review
Annals of Hepatology, 2003 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a complication that presents in as many as 28% of patients with cirrhosis, and reported up to ten years after the diagnosis of cirrhosis. Commonly, it is observed in patients with severe hepatic failure and is characterized
Javier Lizardi-Cervera, MD +3 more
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Assessment of Serum Biochemical Changes in Hepatic Encephalopathy
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022 Objective: To analyze the association of various biochemical changes with different grades of hepatic encephalopathy among patients of hepatitis C-related decompensated liver disease presenting at Pak Emirates Military Hospital. Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Amna Rauf, Sidra Rauf
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The incidence of portal vein thrombosis at liver transplantation [PDF]
, 1992 The incidence of portal vein thrombosis was examined in 885 patients who received orthotopic liver transplantations for various end‐stage liver diseases between 1989 and 1990. The thrombosis was classified into four grades.
Iwatsuki, S +3 more
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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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Comparison of conservative treatment versus transcatheter arterial embolisation for the treatment of spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: To elucidate the prognostic factors in the spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to determine whether transcatheter arterial embolisation (TAE) is associated with better prognosis compared to conservative treatment.
Baba, Yasutaka +8 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 Since the 1950s, gradual changes in the gut microbiota of patients with hepatic encephalopathy have been observed. Previous research has indicated potential associations between the gut and brain, and the gut microbiota is becoming a hot topic in ...
Jiachen Liu, Yantao Xu, Bimei Jiang
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AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury
, 2022 Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana +6 more
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Features of encephalopathy diagnosis in patients with portal hypertension syndrome
Gastroenterologìa, 2017 Background. Hepatic encephalopathy is a pathological change in the brain functions of non-inflammatory origin, which is manifested by a syndrome of secondary neurological and cognitive disorders caused by a set of deep metabolic disorders, as a result of
Yu.M. Stepanov +2 more
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Symptom Domain Groups of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Tools Independently Predict Hospitalizations and Re-hospitalizations in Cirrhosis [PDF]
, 2017 Background Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) tools can identify health-related quality of life (HRQOL) domains that could differentially affect disease progression.
Bajaj, Jasmohan S. +14 more
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