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Natural history of cirrhosis Cirrhosis is the end stage form of chronic liver disease. It is estimated that 200,000 to 500,000 people in France have cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is responsible for more than 170,000 deaths per year in Europe. The main causes of cirrhosis include excessive alcohol

This study was carried out at the Alfa Institute of Gastroenterology, Hospital of Clinics, Universidade Federal of Minas Gerais (UFMG). The research protocol was approved by the UFMG Ethics Committee. Patients with indication for liver transplantation, aged over 20 years who regularly attended the

Images from a MDCT scan are reconstructed into thin slices which can be viewed in any orientation with similar image quality compared to the original axial images. Completely isotropic resolution in 16- to 64-slice CT can be achieved using 0.5- to 0.625-mm slice thickness. Resulting images have high

Methods 1. Written informed consent for the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is obtained from all patients. 2. Blood culture is performed, and intravenous 3rd generation cephalosporin is administered routinely. 3. Before endoscopic procedure, patients are randomly assigned to left

The study is a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of forty female participants, aged thirty to fifty-five years, conducted over a period of ninety days.The research sample will be shared by another Homoeopathy Master's student Fayrooz Karriem who is researching "The efficacy of the combination

Severe alcoholic hepatitis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis: The diagnosis of (AH) is made by the following criteria11 I.Chronic active alcohol abuse - > 80 grams in males and > 20 grams in females. II. Duration of jaundice < 3 months III. Serum Bilirubin >5 mg/dl

INTRODUCTION Establishing liver fibrosis grade in patients with chronic viral hepatitis is very important for the prognostic assessment and in making the decision to initiate antiviral treatment. Although the liver biopsy remains the gold standard, recent studies focused on establishing the role of

One such enzyme known as VAP-1 (vascular adhesion protein-1) is expressed at high levels in liver endothelial cells and studies involving blockage of VAP-1 activity have demonstrated it is involved in a reaction where break down products such as hydrogen peroxide and ammonia active signalling

INTRODUCTION Establishing liver fibrosis grade in patients with chronic viral hepatitis is very important for the prognostic assessment and in making the decision to initiate antiviral treatment. Although the liver biopsy remains the gold standard, recent studies focused on establishing the role of

This is a open prospective multicenter study. Nineteen liver transplant units in Spain will take part in it. Inclusion criteria for patients: 1. Diagnosis of alcoholic hepatitis (liver biopsy will be advisable). 2. First episode of clinical decompensation of alcoholic liver disease (defined as

BACKGROUND Chronic liver disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. A retrospective cohort study identified 2,353 patients with newly diagnosed chronic liver disease (63.9 cases/100,000 population). Extrapolating this incidence rate there will be approximately