The Challenge of Determining the Etiology of Encephalopathy in an Elderly Patient
ABSTRACT Encephalopathy is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome with numerous neurological and systemic etiologies. We report the case of a 67‐year‐old man, a chronic ethanol consumer, admitted with a one‐week history of confusional syndrome. Initial laboratory tests revealed severe hypercalcemia, acute kidney injury, mild anemia, and hyperproteinemia ...
Vlad Alexandru Ionescu +9 more
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Role of Grey Scale and Color Doppler in the Diagnosis of Portal Hypertension: A Comprehensive Review. [PDF]
Kummari S, Arora AJ, R M.
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ABSTRACT Introduction Malignant transformation of mixed epithelial and stromal tumors of the kidney (MESTK) is extremely rare. Case Presentation A 39‐year‐old man with gross hematuria was suspected to have renal cell carcinoma, measuring 13 cm in diameter. No distant metastases were observed.
Kentaro Arinami +6 more
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Right portal branch to ovarian vein anastomosis: An unusual portosystemic shunt secondary to pelvic venous congestion. [PDF]
Babbar N +7 more
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Vitamin‐Responsive Disorders: From Molecular Basis to Clinical Presentation and Therapy
ABSTRACT Vitamin‐dependent cofactors are essential for numerous metabolic reactions, and defects affecting their uptake, conversion, utilisation, or regeneration constitute a heterogeneous group of inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs). Although dietary vitamin intake is sufficient to sustain coenzyme synthesis in healthy individuals, it is insufficient
Cécile Acquaviva +5 more
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Beyond Liver Function Tests, Liver Stiffness, and Portal Pressure: Portal-Systemic Shunting as a New Endpoint for Clinical Trials of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension. [PDF]
Keaveny AP +6 more
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Partial splenic embolization as management of portal hypertension-related hypersplenism in pediatric patients. [PDF]
Salinas-Castro KJ +6 more
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Lumped parameter modeling of changes in liver hemodynamics due to cirrhosis. [PDF]
Joseph EL +5 more
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Idiopathic splenic vein stenosis with splenic infarction: a case report of rare non-bleeding cause of left-sided portal hypertension. [PDF]
Abrokwa SK +5 more
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Occlusion of an Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt With an Amplatzer Septal Occluder Device in a Dog. [PDF]
Guidat M, Smith JB, Fransson BA.
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