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Abstract Alcohol is a major cause of liver cirrhosis in the Western world and accounts for the majority of cases of liver cirrhosis seen in district general hospitals in the UK. The three most widely recognised forms of alcoholic liver disease are alcoholic fatty liver (steatosis), acute alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirrhosis.
K, Walsh, G, Alexander
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The role of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [PDF]
Due to the epidemic of obesity across the world, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become one of the most prevalent chronic liver disorders in children and adolescents.
Anania, Caterina +4 more
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Background Patients with HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV–ACLF) have a high 90-day mortality rate, so early prognostic evaluation is important.
Jian Zhang +3 more
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The SCottish Alcoholic Liver disease Evaluation: a population-level matched cohort study of hospital-based costs, 1991-2011 [PDF]
Studies assessing the costs of alcoholic liver disease are lacking. We aimed to calculate the costs of hospitalisations before and after diagnosis compared to population controls matched by age, sex and socio-economic deprivation.
A Bagust +30 more
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors of biloma formation and secondary infection after thermal ablation for malignant hepatic tumors.
Jia Liu +8 more
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RNA-seq profiling reveals PBMC RNA as a potential biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors and has extremely high morbidity and mortality. Although many existing studies have focused on the identification of biomarkers, little information has been uncovered regarding the
Zhiyi Han +10 more
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Intestinal transplantation in children under FK 506 immunosuppression [PDF]
Intestinal transplantation, solitary (n = 3) or in combination with the liver (n = 7), was performed in 10 pediatric patients with intestinal failure. The liver was only replaced if there was liver failure and portal hypertension.
Adrian Casavilla +26 more
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Hepatic Actinomycosis Presenting as a Liver Tumour: Case Report and Literature Review
Hepatic actinomycosis poses a difficult problem in both diagnosis and management. We report the management of a patient with isolated hepatic actinomycosis, and review the clinical features and management of patients with hepatic actinomycosis mimicking ...
Alex T. Lai +6 more
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Background. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an allergic inflammatory disorder of the esophagus. Today, probiotics are included as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of allergic diseases.
Niloufar Amini +6 more
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Toll-like receptor 4 mediates synergism between alcohol and HCV in hepatic oncogenesis involving stem cell marker Nanog [PDF]
Alcohol synergistically enhances the progression of liver disease and the risk for liver cancer caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, the molecular mechanism of this synergy remains unclear.
Asahina, Kinji +13 more
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