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OBJECTIVE
Recent routine testing for anti-mitochondrial antibodies has increased the number of patients with early primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). The prevalence and clinical significance of esophageal varices in those patients remains obscure.
METHODS
A systematic cohort analysis of 256 PBC
A retrospective study was made of the clinical features, especially oesophageal varices, of 93 patients with PBC. The 5 year survival rate of asymptomatic PBC patients was 88.7% and that of symptomatic PBC was 43.7%. The 5 year survival rate of the group with oesophageal varices was 44.0% and that
A case of asymptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) with an initial presenting feature of localized gastric varices is reported. The patient, 64 years old female, underwent a barium meal examination because of ill-defined abdominal complaints and was found to have gastric varices localized at the
As identification of patients with liver cirrhosis who are at risk of bleeding or death is essential in terms of prophylaxis, we have determined the prognostic influence of various patient characteristics on risk of bleeding and death. Fifty-five cirrhotic patients with oesophageal varices without
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to determine the value of serum fibrosis markers for the diagnosis of oesophageal varices in alcoholic patients.
METHODS
Fifty-four sets of clinical and biochemical data, including serum markers of fibrosis, obtained from 146 heavy alcohol drinkers (106 men, 40
Mild liver dysfunction is a well-known complication of HAI, but it has been thought to be transient and reversible in most cases. In the case, of metastatic liver disease, in particular, HAI has been performed safely because liver function is normal for the most part. We encountered 2 cases of
A patient with adult polycystic liver and kidney disease presented with haematemesis and melaena and was found to have raised serum creatinine, aspartate transaminase, and alkaline phosphatase values; hypoalbuminaemia; and a prolonged prothrombin ratio. She also had oesophageal varices. With
As identification of patients at risk of bleeding or death is essential for prophylaxis, we determined the prognostic influence of various patient characteristics on the risk of bleeding and death. Fifty-five patients with cirrhosis and oesophageal varices without previous bleeding were included in
BACKGROUND
Single anastomosis duodeno-ileal switch (SADI-S) involves a single, loop duodeno-ileal anastomosis with omission of the traditional Roux-en-Y distal ileo-ileal anastomosis. Not much has been published on the complications of SADI-S.
METHODS
The patient is a 40 year-old male who underwent
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate liver stiffness (LS) in patients of primary extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) using 2D shear wave elastography (SWE) and compare it with healthy volunteers.
METHODS
Fifty patients (mean age: 22.4 years) of EHPVO and 25 healthy volunteers were included in the study.
The aim of this study, based on a series of 206 patients (186 women and 20 men) with primary biliary cirrhosis seen from 1978 to 1988, was to assess the current modes of presentation of the disease. In approximately 30 percent of patients, primary biliary cirrhosis was recognized at an asymptomatic
The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) and portopulmonary hypertension (PPHN) are distinct pulmonary vascular complications of portal hypertension (PHT) and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with pulmonary
Autoimmune chronic active hepatitis (ACAH) is an infrequent modality of chronic hepatitis (CH) with clinical and laboratory findings of an autoimmune disorder. Clinical and pathological findings of 7 cases are presented; all were females with ages between 7 and 24 years. Main symptoms and signs were
A newly recognized clinical and morphologic pattern of acute alcoholic liver disease is described. Twenty-one patients, having the hepatic morphologic features of alcoholic foamy degeneration, were retrospectively analyzed. All patients had a significant history of chronic alcoholism. Jaundice and
Three patients with symptomatic, noncirrhotic primary biliary cirrhosis who had no evidence of esophageal varices on esophagogastroduodenoscopy and who were treated with ursodeoxycholic acid, 15 mg.kg-1.day-1, for a period of 1-2 years are reported. Initially, all three patients showed improvement