Results 41 to 50 of about 176,743 (268)

Lipopolysaccharide and toll-like receptor 4 in dogs with congenital portosystemic shunts [PDF]

, 2015
Surgical attenuation of a congenital portosystemic shunt (CPSS) results in increased portal vein perfusion, liver growth and clinical improvement. Portal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is implicated in liver regeneration via toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 mediated
House, A K, Lipscomb, V J, Smith, K C, Tivers, M S, Wheeler-Jones, C P D   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Sarcopenia Is Associated With Development of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis Receiving Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt

Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Muscle mass has been shown to be a prognostic marker in patients with liver cirrhosis. Transversal psoas muscle thickness normalized by height (TPMT/height) obtained by routine computed tomography is a simple surrogate parameter for ...
M. Praktiknjo, C. Clees, A. Pigliacelli, Stefan Fischer, C. Jansen, J. Lehmann, A. Pohlmann, B. Lattanzi, V. Krabbe, C. Strassburg, V. Arroyo, M. Merli, C. Meyer, J. Trebicka   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Intrahepatic Portosystemic Venous Shunts: The Advantages and the Limitations of Ultrasonography [PDF]

, 2008
The origin of an intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt can be either spontaneous or acquired and is caused by liver injury or portal hypertension. The term “congenital shunt” may be more suitable than “spontaneous shunt” in the precise description of ...
Lin, Zu-Yau
core   +1 more source

Coil-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (CARTO) for the Treatment of Portal Hypertensive Variceal Bleeding: Preliminary Results. [PDF]

, 2014
ObjectivesTo describe the technical feasibility, safety, and clinical outcomes of coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (CARTO) in treating portal hypertensive non-esophageal variceal hemorrhage.MethodsFrom October 2012 to December 2013, 20 ...
Busuttil, Ronald, Durazo, Francisco, Goldstein, Leonard, Gomes, Antoinette S, Han, Steven-Huy, Kee, Stephen T, Lee, Edward W, Loh, Christopher T, McWilliams, Justin, Moriarty, John, Saab, Sammy, Tafti, Bashir A   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt [PDF]

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, 2008
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) insertion is among the most technically challenging procedures in interventional radiology. It combines many of the skills used in other procedures such as venous access, biopsy, angioplasty, and stent-graft insertion into one IR tour de force.
openaire   +3 more sources

The effect of different types of hepatic injury on the estrogen and androgen receptor activity of liver [PDF]

, 1989
Mammalian liver contains receptors for both estrogens and androgens. Hepatic regeneration after partial hepatectomy in male rats is associated with a loss of certain male-specific hepatic characteristics.
Aten R. F., Bannister P., Bardin C. W., Booth A. N., Cardon S. B., Chamness G. C., D. H. Van Thiel, D. Kahn, Eagon P. K., Eisenfeld A. J., Farrell G. C., Francavilla A., Francavilla A., Gustafsson J. A., H. Lai, Higgins E. M., L. Makowka, Lowry O. H., M. Kajani, P. K. Eagon, Q. Zeng, Starzl T. E., T. E. Starzl, Van DH Thiel, Van DH Thiel   +24 more
core   +1 more source

Down Syndrome Patients with Congenital Portosystemic Shunts: A Case Report and Review

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2023
Introduction: Down syndrome is due to trisomy 21 and is characterized by intellectual disability, dysmorphic facial features, congenital malformations, and gastrointestinal abnormalities.
Brian Nohomovich, Minh H.N. Nguyen, Joseph Fakhoury, Russell C. Cameron, Theotonius Gomes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indwelling Pleural Catheters in Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Single-Center Series of Outcomes and Complications [PDF]

, 2018
Background Treatment of hepatic hydrothorax (HH) generally involves sodium restriction, diuretics, and serial thoracentesis. In more advanced cases, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and liver transplantation may be required.
Bosslet, Gabriel, Diab, Khalil, Ghabril, Marwan, Kniese, Christopher   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Vascular Plug-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Portosystemic Shunts for Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Case Report

Case Reports in Radiology, 2014
While balloon-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) has been used for two decades in Asia for the management of gastric variceal bleeding, it is still an emerging therapy elsewhere.
Jonathan K. Park, Sung-Ki Cho, Stephen Kee, Edward W. Lee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peristomal variceal hemorrhage at the ileal conduit site due to extrahepatic portosystemic shunt

Indian Journal of Urology, 2020
Peristomal variceal bleeding is a rare but known complication with portal hypertension. In patients with recurrent peristomal hemorrhage, atypical varices should be considered, and liver cirrhosis should be excluded even with normal liver function tests.
Smitha Narayana Gowda, Prince Sethi, Uma Motapothula   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source