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Abstract Hemobilia, or hemorrhage within the biliary system, is an uncommon cause of stent obstruction associated with bile duct strictures that are rarely observed with plastic stents. Reports of a pseudoaneurysm as a cause of hemobilia after plastic stent placement are also rare.
Yusuke Seyama +9 more
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Management Strategies for Refractory Esophageal Varices
ABSTRACT Refractory esophageal varices that are difficult to control or unresponsive to endoscopic treatment remain a major clinical challenge in the management of portal hypertension. This review provides a comprehensive overview of treatment strategies for these cases, along with a comparative analysis of the American Association for the Study of ...
Keita Maki, Hiroaki Haga, Yoshiyuki Ueno
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ABSTRACT Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is widely used for early esophageal cancer, even in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC). Corticosteroids, administered orally or by local injection, are often used to prevent post‐ESD esophageal stricture. However, their safety in patients with decompensated LC and refractory ascites remains unclear. A man
Yuki Tamura +9 more
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Changing perspectives on liver transplantation in 1988. [PDF]
After liver transplantation for cancer, there is a high incidence of disease recurrence within 18 to 36 months for most tumors, although there are a small number of long-term survivors.
Gordon, RD, Starzl, TE
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ABSTRACT Background Patients with solid tumours or lymphomas have an increased risk of thromboembolism (TE) and thrombocytopenia. Evidence‐based strategies for anticoagulation therapy (ACT) for patients with thrombocytopenia are limited. We examined the impact of thrombocytopenia on ACT administration and bleeding incidence in children with solid ...
Andrés Felipe Fajardo +5 more
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Introduction Bevacizumab, a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor, is used off‐label for treatment of severe anaemia related to epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding and/or severe hepatic arteriovenous malformations (HAVM) and right‐sided cardiac failure in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).
Pernille D. Haahr +18 more
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ABSTRACT Aim Integration of locoregional treatments (LRTs) with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (atezo/bev) has improved treatment outcomes, enabling an increasing number of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to achieve a complete response (CR). A comprehensive analysis of recurrence following CR may provide insights into prognosis.
Tasuku Nakabori +11 more
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ABSTRACT Objectives Progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cardiovascular thrombosis (CVT) has a bidirectional causal relationship. CVT complications will increase in patients with HCC due to etiology shift from viral hepatitis to metabolic dysfunction‐related steatohepatitis.
Koji Fujita +7 more
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ABSTRACT Amoebiasis, a gastrointestinal infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica, is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide among parasitic infections with over 100,000 deaths annually. Apart from dysentery, it can manifest as extraintestinal disease, most commonly liver abscess, and rarely pulmonary, cardiac, and brain involvement.
Nur H. Ahnal +5 more
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Abstract Objectives To describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics and outcomes of pediatric hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) secondary to portal hypertension (PH) in Brazil. Methods Fifty‐four pediatric patients diagnosed with PH and HPS according to the European Respiratory Society criteria were included in this multicenter retrospective study.
Leticia Drumond Alberto +14 more
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