liver abscess/hypoxia

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Maintenance of intracellular hypoxia and adequate heat shock response are essential requirements for pathogenicity and virulence of Entamoeba histolytica.

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Adhesion to cells, cytotoxicity and proteolysis are functions required for virulence and pathogenicity of Entamoeba histolytica. However, there was no correlation between these in vitro functions and the early elimination of non-pathogenic E. dispar and non-virulent E. histolytica (nvEh) in

An unusual cause of dyspnoea complicating right upper abdominal swelling.

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A middle aged, non-addict male presented with right upper abdominal pain and swelling with respiratory distress. Examination revealed central cyanosis, bipedal pitting edema with prominent epigastric and back veins. Liver was enlarged, tender, spanned 20 cm without any splenomegaly or ascites. Other

Percutaneous treatment of common bile duct stones: results and complications in 110 consecutive patients.

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OBJECTIVE Choledocholithiasis is a common complication of cholecystolithiasis, occurring in 15-20% of patients who have gallbladder stones. Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography is the standard treatment. When this is not possible or not feasible, percutaneous transhepatic stone removal is

Entamoeba histolytica under Oxidative Stress: What Countermeasure Mechanisms Are in Place?

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Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of human amoebiasis; it affects 50 million people worldwide and causes approximately 100,000 deaths per year. Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasite that is primarily found in the colon; however, for unknown reasons, it can become invasive,

[Anaerobic infections in internal medicine].

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Virtually all anaerobic infections arise endogenously. Underlying conditions often associated with anaerobic infections are diabetes mellitus, corticosteroid therapy, leukopenia, immunosuppression, vascular disease, tissue anoxia and aerobic infection. Various enzymes and other materials produced by

A case of biliary gastric fistula following percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFA) is an effective and safe therapeutic modality in the management of liver malignancies, performed with ultrasound guidance. Potential complications of RFA include liver abscess, ascites, pleural effusion, skin burn, hypoxemia, pneumothorax,

Spontaneous massive necrosis of hepatocellular carcinoma with narrowing and occlusion of the arteries and portal veins.

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We herein present the case of a 77-year-old man who had fever and right hypochondriac pain. He visited his doctor and underwent contrast computed tomography (CT), and he was suspected to have a liver abscess. He received an antibiotic treatment and his symptoms soon disappeared, but the tumor did

Adverse events during radiofrequency treatment of 582 hepatic tumors.

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OBJECTIVE We describe the rates and potential risk factors of complications of radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tumors. SUBJECTS AND METHODS. Over a 5-year period, 312 patients underwent 350 sessions of radiofrequency ablation (124 intraoperative and 226 percutaneous) for treatment of 582 liver

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