Schistosomiasis and liver disease: Learning from the past to understand the present
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 To diagnose schistosomiasis, past medical history review should include recent travel to or from an endemic area, a history of elevated liver enzymes as well as contact with contaminated sources of water or farm animals.
Eman Abdelghani +3 more
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Artificial Intelligence Applications in Hepatology.
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2023 J. Schattenberg +2 more
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Expression and function of osteopontin variants in HCV-related liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. [PDF]
, 2010 Osteopontin (OPN) is a highly secreted multi-functional sialoprotein that is widely expressed in tissues, blood and urine. It is involved in a number of normal physiological functions, but is also significantly elevated in a number of cancers.
Phillips, Renee Jade
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Sarcopenia from mechanism to diagnosis and treatment in liver disease [PDF]
, 2016 Sarcopenia or loss of skeletal muscle mass is the major component of malnutrition and is a frequent complication in cirrhosis that adversely affects clinical outcomes.
Dasarathy, Srinivasan, MERLI, Manuela
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.This study evaluated the prognostic impact of arterial contact angle in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer undergoing neoadjuvant therapy and surgery. An arterial contact angle of ≥ 90° was associated with higher R1 resection rates and worse survival outcomes.
Katsuhisa Ohgi +8 more
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Worsening of cerebral hyperemia by the administration of terlipressin in acute liver failure with severe hepatic encephalopathy [PDF]
, 2004 There is increasing evidence that terlipressin is useful in patients with cirrhosis and hepatorenal syndrome, but there are no data of its use in patients with acute liver failure (ALF) in whom hepatorenal syndrome is common.
Davies, N.A. +6 more
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Curing Hepatitis C in Liver Transplant Recipients Is Associated with Changes in Immunosuppressant Use. [PDF]
, 2016 Background and aimsAll-oral interferon-free antivirals are highly effective in treating recurrent hepatitis C (HCV) infection in liver transplant (LT) recipients.
Bau, Sherona +12 more
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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 +4 more
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Fluorescence Guided Surgery in Gastric Cancer: What Do We Have and What Can We Do?
Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background and Objective Fluorescence imaging has emerged as a valuable adjunct in gastric surgery, enhancing resection precision and oncologic outcomes. However, the use of indocyanine green (ICG) remains controversial due to uncertainties in efficacy and administration. A lack of standardized protocols persists.
Chun Zhuang, Han‐Kwang Yang
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Hepatitis C Virus: History and Current Knowledge
Gastroenterology InsightsAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), the incidence of HCV remains high (around 1.5 million new patients every year), and 80% of patients with acute infection will progress to chronic hepatitis and develop cirrhosis and even liver cancer ...
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