Portal hypertension is responsible for severe and often lethal complications of cirrhosis. Another important syndrome is hepatic encephalopathy as a consequence of acute and chronic liver failure, ...

THE problem of the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity in association with cirrhosis of the liver has for many years presented a challenge to the surgeon, since it has always been tempting ...

IN the course of chronic liver disease the development of portal hypertension and the subsequent formation of portal collateral circulation may permit certain nitrogen-containing substances in the ...

Hepatic vein thrombosis should be suspected when ascites, liver enlargement, and upper abdominal pain are simultaneously present, or when intractable ascites contrasts with mildly altered liver ...

The American College of Gastroenterology published a clinical guideline on hepatic and mesenteric circulation disorders in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2. These disorders also contribute ...

Hepatic encephalopathy is a decline in brain function that occurs as a result of severe liver disease. In this condition, your liver can’t adequately remove toxins from your blood. This causes a ...

Phase III Randomized Trial of FOLFIRI Versus FOLFOX4 in the Treatment of Advanced Colorectal Cancer: A Multicenter Study of the Gruppo Oncologico Dell’Italia Meridionale Fifty-one patients undergoing ...

Congenital hepatic fibrosis is a type of liver disease that is present from birth. It typically affects the function of the bile ducts and the veins that carry blood from the digestive tract to the ...

Researchers from the Universities of Granada and León have shown that mononuclear blood cells from human umbilical cord can be an effective alternative to bone marrow. This work, to be published in ...

To study the mechanisms underlying the increase in peripheral BA concentrations after RYGB, BA concentrations and pool composition were analyzed in pre-hepatic and systemic circulation during a meal ...

The safety and efficacy of adebelimumab combined apatinib and hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy in the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: A retrospective study. This is an ASCO ...