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Serum bile acids as a prognostic biomarker in biliary atresia following Kasai portoenterostomy

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Serum bile acid levels predict outcomes in patients with biliary atresia who achieve normalized bilirubin levels after Kasai portoenterostomy. Abstract Background and Aims In biliary atresia, serum bilirubin is commonly used to predict outcomes after Kasai portoenterostomy (KP).
Sanjiv Harpavat, Kieran Hawthorne, Kenneth D. R. Setchell, Monica Narvaez Rivas, Lisa Henn, Charlotte A. Beil, Saul J. Karpen, Vicky L. Ng, Estella M. Alonso, Jorge A. Bezerra, Stephen L. Guthery, Simon Horslen, Kathy M. Loomes, Patrick McKiernan, John C. Magee, Robert M. Merion, Jean P. Molleston, Philip Rosenthal, Richard J. Thompson, Kasper S. Wang, Ronald J. Sokol, Benjamin L. Shneider, for Childhood Liver Disease Research Network (ChiLDReN)   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Splenomegaly in Myelofibrosis: Association with Molecular Pathogenesis

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018
Myelofibrosis (MF) is a clinical manifestation of chronic BCR-ABL1-negative chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms. Splenomegaly is one of the major clinical manifestations of MF and is directly linked to splenic extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH).
Moo‐Kon Song, Byeong-Bae Park, J. Uhm
semanticscholar   +1 more source

High-fat, high-sugar diet induces splenomegaly that is ameliorated with exercise and genistein treatment

BMC Research Notes, 2018
We tested the effect of exercise training and genistein treatment on splenomegaly in mice fed a high-fat, high-sugar diet (HFSD). Male and female C57BL6 mice fed HFSD containing 60% fat along with drinking water containing 42 g/L sugar (55% sucrose/45 ...
Levi Buchan, Chaheyla R St Aubin, Amy L Fisher, A. Hellings, Monica J. Castro, L. Al-Nakkash, T. Broderick, J. Plochocki   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Differentiating Benign from Malignant Causes of Splenomegaly: Is Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography Helpful?

Diseases
Purpose: To evaluate the ability of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography in differentiating benign from malignant etiologies of splenomegaly based on differences in splenic stiffness.
Amjad Alhyari, Oussama Dob, Ehsan Safai Zadeh, Christoph Frank Dietrich, Corrina Trenker, Thomas M. Gress, Christian Görg   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Key Role of Splenectomy in Fever of unknown Origin which Resulted to be B-cell primary Splenic Lymphoma.

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2023
Background: The term ‘fever of unknown origin’ (FUO) was first introduced by Petersdorf and Beeson in 1961, and it is defined as recurrent fever >38.3°C, lasting for >3 weeks, remaining undiagnosed after 1 week of in-hospital evaluation.
Ermira Muco, Renato Osmenaj, Rovena Bode, Amarildo Blloshmi, Jona Prendi, Leart Berdica   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors for in-hospital mortality of visceral leishmaniasis patients in eastern Uganda. [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients treated for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Uganda. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of VL patients' clinical data collected for project monitoring by Médecins Sans Frontières in ...
Bern, Bryceson, Chappuis, Collin, Croft, Delgado, Desjeux, Guerin, Jamjoom, Lyons, Moore, Mueller, Mueller, Olliaro, Ritmeijer, Ritmeijer, Seaman, Sundar, Thakur, Veeken, WHO   +20 more
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Spleen size evaluation in children: Time to define splenomegaly for pediatric surgeons and pediatricians

PLoS ONE, 2018
Background We determined the range of normal spleen dimensions evaluated by ultrasonography (US) in children according to sex and age and the relationship between splenic measurements, auxological data and body proportions, in order to define ...
G. Pelizzo, Marinella Guazzotti, C. Klersy, G. Nakib, F. Costanzo, E. Andreatta, G. Bassotti, V. Calcaterra   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hairy cell lymphoma: a potentially under-recognized entity

Rare Tumors, 2017
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a low grade B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder that typically presents with splenomegaly, cytopenias, and diffuse bone marrow infiltration.
William A. Hammond, Abhisek Swaika, David Menke, Han W. Tun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Analysis of Oxaliplatin-related Thrombocytopenia in Patients with Digestive System Malignancy

Zhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu, 2021
Objective To investigate the changing trend and correlation of platelet count and spleen diameter in patients with digestive system malignancy receiving oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy. Methods We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 72 patients with
DAI Yuhong, TAN Ximin, LI Yiming, HUANG Tingting, QIU Hong, QIU Ping   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gaucher Disease and Myelofibrosis: A Combined Disease or a Misdiagnosis? [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Gaucher disease (GD) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) share similar clinical and laboratory features, such as cytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, and marrow fibrosis, often resulting in a misdiagnosis.
Cardarelli, L, Foà, R, Giona, F, Mariani, S, Palumbo, G, Santopietro, M   +5 more
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