Development of a decision support tool to facilitate primary care management of patients with abnormal liver function tests without clinically apparent liver disease [HTA03/38/02]. Abnormal Liver Function Investigations Evaluation (ALFIE) [PDF]
Liver function tests (LFTs) are routinely performed in primary care, and are often the gateway to further invasive and/or expensive investigations.
David McLernon +29 more
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Background Wilson disease (WD) is a rare disorder resulting in copper overload. Diagnosis and treatment are complex and highly specialized. We aimed to investigate the management of WD across Europe in line with the mission and framework of the European ...
Frederik Teicher Kirk +14 more
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Objective. Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is a primary liver malignancy with a poor prognosis and limited treatment. Cisplatin with gemcitabine is used as the standard first-line chemotherapy regimen; however, there is still no robust evidence ...
Peixin Huang +6 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction The use of herbal medical preparation (HMP) is rising among pediatric oncology patients, often to manage treatment‐related symptoms. Their effectiveness remains uncertain, and the risk of herb–drug interactions is underestimated.
Orianne Mahot +6 more
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Liver resection versus liver transplantation as treatment of early hepatocellular carcinoma: a case-control study [PDF]
Background and aim. The choice of the best surgical strategy for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on well-compensated cirrhosis is still controversial.
Iemmolo RM +10 more
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Proposal of a new diagnostic algorithm for hepatocellular carcinoma based on the Japanese guidelines but adapted to the Western world for patients under surveillance for chronic liver disease [PDF]
To date, despite many scientific evidences, the guidelines of the principal hepatological societies, such as the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the European Association for the Study of the Liver, and the Asian Pacific Association ...
Bologna Liver Oncology Group (BLOG) +2 more
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Impact of the 2024 medical-policy conflict on hepatocellular carcinoma management in Korea [PDF]
In 2024, a nationwide conflict between the South Korean government and the medical community, the medical-policy conflict, profoundly impacted healthcare delivery.
Soon Sun Kim +24 more
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Liver resections for liver transplantations
Split-Liver and living-related donor liver transplantation are the newest and both technically and ethically most challenging developments in liver transplantation and have contributed to a reduction in donor shortage. We report the technical aspects of surgical procedures performed to achieve a partial graft from a cadaveric and a live donor.
GRUTTADAURIA, Salvatore Giovanni +7 more
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ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei +17 more
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Accuracy of Noninvasive Scoring Systems in Assessing Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Background/aims: Several noninvasive scoring systems have been developed to determine the risk of advanced fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We examined the diagnostic accuracy of the fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) score and NAFLD fibrosis score (
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