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Posthepatectomy liver failure

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 2020
Liver surgery is one of the most complex surgical interventions with high risk and potential for complications. Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is a serious complication of liver surgery that occurs in about 10% of patients undergoing major liver surgery. It is the main source of morbidity and mortality.
İlhan OCAK, Serdar TOPALOĞLU, Koray ACARLI   +2 more
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Dysphagia to liver failure [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2015
A 54-year-old man presenting with dysphagia, weight loss, epigastric pain and cervical lymphadenopathy was referred directly to endoscopy. The medical history included hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia. Blood tests showed normal bilirubin, aspartate transaminase (AST) 490 iu/L, γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) 535 iu/L, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 829 ...
Jey Singanayagam, Angus Molyneux, Neil Rajoriya, Vincent Ting Fung Cheung   +3 more
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Infection deteriorating hepatitis B virus related acute-on-chronic liver failure: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background Infection is common in acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), which may worsen the clinical condition and prognosis. However, the characteristics of infection and its influence on prognosis in hepatitis B virus related ACLF (HBV-ACLF) as ...
Xing-Ran Zhai, Jing-Jing Tong, Hong-Min Wang, Xiang Xu, Xiu-Ying Mu, Jing Chen, Zi-Feng Liu, Yu Wang, Hai-Bin Su, Jin-Hua Hu   +9 more
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A dynamic prediction model for prognosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure based on the trend of clinical indicators

Scientific Reports, 2021
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a dynamic syndrome, and sequential assessments can reflect its prognosis more accurately. Our aim was to build and validate a new scoring system to predict short-term prognosis using baseline and dynamic data in ...
Zhenjun Yu, Yu Zhang, Yingying Cao, Manman Xu, Shaoli You, Yu Chen, Bing Zhu, Ming Kong, Fangjiao Song, Shaojie Xin, Zhongping Duan, Tao Han   +11 more
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Characterization of Blood Immune Cells in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis Including ACLF

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Background and AimsPatients with cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) have immunosuppression, indicated by an increase in circulating immune-deficient monocytes.
Emmanuel Weiss, Emmanuel Weiss, Emmanuel Weiss, Pierre de la Grange, Mylène Defaye, Juan José Lozano, Ferrán Aguilar, Pushpa Hegde, Ariane Jolly, Lucile Moga, Lucile Moga, Sukriti Sukriti, Banwari Agarwal, Haqeeqat Gurm, Marion Tanguy, Johanne Poisson, Joan Clària, Joan Clària, Joan Clària, Joan Clària, Paer-Selim Abback, Axel Périanin, Gautam Mehta, Gautam Mehta, Gautam Mehta, Rajiv Jalan, Rajiv Jalan, Claire Francoz, Pierre-Emmanuel Rautou, Pierre-Emmanuel Rautou, Sophie Lotersztajn, Vicente Arroyo, François Durand, François Durand, Richard Moreau, Richard Moreau, Richard Moreau   +36 more
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Assessing Visceral Obesity and Abdominal Adipose Tissue Distribution in Healthy Populations Based on Computed Tomography: A Large Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
ObjectiveAbdominal adipose is closely related to many endocrine and metabolic diseases. The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of abdominal adipose tissue in a healthy population in northern China determined by abdominal computed ...
Ming Kong, Manman Xu, Ying Zhou, Nan Geng, Ning Lin, Wenyan Song, Shanshan Li, Yuetong Piao, Zuoqing Han, Rong Guo, Chao Yang, Nan Luo, Zhong Wang, Lei Ma, Quanxiao Xu, Lili Wang, Wanchun Qiu, Junfeng Li, Daimeng Shi, Eddie C. Cheung, Eddie C. Cheung, Rongkuan Li, Yu Chen, Zhongping Duan   +23 more
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Age-specific reference values for low psoas muscle index at the L3 vertebra level in healthy populations: A multicenter study

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Background and aimsThe progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength and physical function is defined as sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is closely related to the prognosis of patients. Accurate diagnosis and adequate management of sarcopenia
Ming Kong, Ning Lin, Lili Wang, Nan Geng, Manman Xu, Shanshan Li, Wenyan Song, Ying Zhou, Yuetong Piao, Zuoqing Han, Rong Guo, Chao Yang, Nan Luo, Zhong Wang, Quanxiao Xu, Daimeng Shi, Wanchun Qiu, Junfeng Li, Eddie C. Cheung, Eddie C. Cheung, Lei Ma, Yu Chen, Zhongping Duan   +22 more
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Systemic Inflammation and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Too Much, Not Enough

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018
ACLF is a specific, but complex and multifactorial form of acute decompensation of cirrhosis and is characterized by an extraordinary dynamic natural course, rapidly evolving organ failure, and high short-term mortality.
Wim Laleman, Joan Claria, Schalk Van der Merwe, Richard Moreau, Jonel Trebicka   +4 more
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Predicting outcome on admission and post-admission for acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure using classification and regression tree models. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Assessing prognosis for acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure (APAP-ALF) patients often presents significant challenges. King's College (KCC) has been validated on hospital admission, but little has been published on later phases of illness. We aimed
Jaime Lynn Speiser, William M Lee, Constantine J Karvellas, US Acute Liver Failure Study Group   +3 more
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Posthepatectomy Liver Failure [PDF]

Digestive Surgery, 2012
<i>Background:</i> Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is one of the most serious complications after liver resection and is still reported in up to 8% after liver resection. <i>Aims:</i> To provide an overview about the current status of risk analysis and definition of PHLF. Prevention and treatment is also discussed. <i>
Teresa Schreckenbach, Juliane Liese, Wolf O. Bechstein, C. Moench   +3 more
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