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Abstract Liver disease is rare in childhood, but important new developments have altered the natural history and outcome. It is important that clinicians are aware of these diseases and their management. Acute liver failure is most often due to viral hepatitis, paracetamol overdose, or inherited metabolic liver disease.
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Summary: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is the most severe form of acutely decompensated cirrhosis and is characterised by the presence of one or more organ failures, intense systemic inflammation, peripheral blood lymphopenia, and a high risk of ...
Joan Clària +2 more
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Introduction Liver cirrhosis accounts for over 10 000 deaths in the UK each year with a total loss of 60 000 quality-adjusted life-years. There is a substantial cost to the NHS of £4.5 billion, with new liver-related decompensation events accounting for ...
Rajeshwar P Mookerjee +13 more
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Posthepatectomy Liver Failure [PDF]
<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 +3 more
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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between body roundness index (BRI) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in each sex, explore the dose-response relationship between them, and evaluate the predictive value of BRI for T2DM ...
Wei Zhao +3 more
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Acute liver failure in children is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Causes of ALF in neonatal period are different from those in early or late childhood. Despite the improvement in the paediatric intensive care, liver transplantation remains the only effective treatment.
Bansal, Sanjay, Dhawan, Anil
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To consider the classification and to present an approach to the diagnosis and management of complications associated with acute liver failure.A review of studies reported from 1966 to 1998 and identified through a MEDLINE search on treatment of acute liver failure.Acute liver failure can be subdivided into hyperacute, (encephalopathy within 7 days of ...
Lee, William M., Williams, Roger
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Molecular pattern of lncRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most notable lethal malignancies worldwide. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in the initiation and progression of this disease remain poorly understood.
Haoming Mai +7 more
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Acute-on-chronic liver failure: Definitions, pathophysiology and principles of treatmentKey points
Summary: The term acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) defines an abrupt and life-threatening worsening of clinical conditions in patients with cirrhosis or chronic liver disease.
Giacomo Zaccherini +2 more
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Exosomes derived from 3D-cultured hUCMSCs exhibit superior hepatoprotection against ALF
Summary: Most recently, exosomes (Exos) derived from 3D-cultured cells exhibit great advantages over 2D-Exos. Nevertheless, it remains to be explored whether 3D (tissue engineering liver) exosomes are superior to 2D-Exos in protecting mice from acute ...
Huixin Tang +9 more
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