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This is a single-centre, pilot randomized trial study that includes 42 patients with gastric varices that will be classified according to the Sarin and Kumar classification into GOV II or IGV I with recently bleeding GV & high-risk GV (defined by Baveno VI consensus for primary
Dengue fever has various levels of severity, from mild disease to severe hemorrhagic complications and shock. Dengue is endemic world-wide and has been found in the United States. The mortality from dengue fever can be as high as 15-20%, with nearly 22,000 deaths annually, most of them children
Definition : Ascites is the pathologic fluid accumulation within the peritoneal cavity .
causes of ascites in infants and children :
- Hepatobiliary disorders (cirrhosis, congenital hepatic fibrosis, acute hepatitis B,C ,Budd -chiari syndrome, Bile duct perforation)
- Serositis (crohn's disease,
This study is an open label randomized control trial with concealment procedure which is to compare the effect of albumin 5% and ringer lactate towards plasma leakage incidence in adult DHF patient. This clinical trial cannot be done in double blind because it is technically impossible.
This study
Study aim, background, and design
Herpes Zoster (Shingles) is a major cause of pain and expense to the elderly and chronically ill. The incidence is estimated at 3 in 1,000 patients. Zostavax™ is a high dose, live varicella vaccine that has been validated in very large placebo control trials to
IL-22 is a member of the IL-10 family of cytokines which control bacterial infection, homeostasis, and tissue repair. IL-22 may be used to treat patients with ALD because of its antioxidant, anti-apoptotic, anti-steatotic, anti-microbial, and proliferative effect that have been demonstrated in
Conservative treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis with malignant ascites (PCMA) is based on chemoinfusion with its inherent toxicity. There is a strong demand for a safe and non-toxic method of treatment of PCMA. The new technology of modulated electro-hyperthermia (mEHT) has proven efficacy in
Dengue infection have resurged and disseminated globally since late 1970s after successful eradication programs of the dengue vector Aedes mosquitoes in Latin America in the 1940s. It has been identified as the fastest spreading mosquito-borne viral disease by World Health Organization (WHO), which
Wolman disease (WD) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by complete absence of an enzyme known as lysosomal acid lipase (LIPA). This enzyme is required to breakdown (metabolize) lipids in the body. Without the LIPA enzyme, lipids may abnormally accumulate in the tissues and organs of the body
Acute-on chronic liver failure (ACLF) was first described by Japanese researchers in 1995. In 2011, the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) concluded that the core characteristics of ACLF were multiple organ
This study is a randomized, placebo controlled double-blinded clinical trial, which was conducted at the Children's Hospital of Ain Shams university during the period from November 2013 to May 2014. Eligible patients were previously healthy children of both sexes, aged 2 to 18 years, who developed
Liver cirrhosis or portal hypertension is frequently associated with congestive splenomegaly resulting in hypersplenism.
Hypersplenism can be defined as anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, or a combination of these resulting from excessive, splenic sequestration or pooling of blood cells, usually
The population to be studied will consist of neonates born to mothers presenting with clinical symptoms of Chikungunya within six days before and two days after childbirth. These neonates will therefore be exposed to a high risk of developing a severe form of Chikungunya infection. In most cases the
Multiple myeloma (MM) is one of the most common hematological diseases and besides the option of an allogeneic stem cell transplantation remains incurable.
Although autologous stem cell transplantation and new compounds such as bortezomib, thalidomide and lenalidomide have been implemented,
Patients with peritoneal surface malignancy from gastrointestinal (GI) cancers almost uniformly succumb to advanced locoregional disease in the form of intractable ascites, malignant visceral obstruction and cancer cachexia. The natural history of peritoneal carcinomatosis from GI malignancies is