Dig. Dis. Sci. 2020 Jan 31
A Novel Method for the Prevention and Treatment of Small-for-Size Syndrome in Liver Transplantation.
Feng Y, Han Z, Gu B, Li X, Wang B, Guo F, Praseedom RK, Wang F, Cheng H, Lucas A, Li Y, Chen H
Currently there is no consensus on the optimal management of small-for-size syndrome following liver transplantation. Here we describe a technique to ...
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Ann Hepatol 2020 Jan 17
Osteopontin - A potential biomarker of advanced liver disease.
Bruha R, Vitek L, Smid V
Cirrhosis is a primary cause of liver-related mortality and morbidity. The basic process driving chronic liver disease to cirrhosis is accelerated fib ...
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Dig. Dis. Sci. 2020 Jan 31
Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (RTO): A New Treatment Option for Hepatic Encephalopathy.
Lee EW, Lee AE, Saab S, Kee ST
Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) is a complication of liver disease, consisting of brain dysfunction often due to portosystemic shunting of blood flow in t ...
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Transplant. Proc.
Observational Study Evaluating the Outcome of Cirrhotic Hepatitis C Patients Submitted to Renal Transplantation.
Emori CT, Uehara SNO, Amaral AC, Carvalho-Filho RJ, Moreira SR, Sandra de Souza E Silva I, Lanzoni VP, Silva-Souza AL, Gama RA, Soares Nunes EJ, Serra Leopércio AP, Appel F, Regina de Almeida Carvalho S, Benedito Silva AE, Medina-Pestana JO, Gomes Ferraz ML
After renal transplantation (RTx) hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with higher morbidity and mortality resulting in lower patient and graft survi ...
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Medicine (Baltimore)
Risk assessment of first upper gastrointestinal bleeding using computerized tomoscanning in esophageal varices patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Xie W, Chen FX, Zhu LY, Wen CC, Zhang X
To evaluate the risk of first upper gastrointestinal bleeding by computerized tomoscanning (CT) for esophageal varices patients with cirrhotic portal ...
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