Background
The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol is currently considered the gold-standard clinical pathway for perioperative care (1). This protocol is a bundle of interventions derived from the best evidence-based perioperative treatments (1). The aim of the ERAS protocol is to
1. INTRODUCTION Introduction of laparoscopy in management of cholithiasis gave a great push to dealing with this disease. The advancement of laparoscopic cholecystectomy had greatly evolved in the last years making laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the commonest operation performed within field of
Hepatic hemangioma is the most common benign tumor of the liver, with an incidence of 0.4-20% in the general population.For small and asymptomatic patients with hepatic hemangioma, regular reexamination is necessary without medical intervention.However, patients with giant hepatic
This SAST trial is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial.440 acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients with G6PD deficiency will be randomized to receive a 3-month regimen of aspirin 100mg/d or clopidogrel 75mg/d. The primary end point is the proportion of protocol-defined hemolysis
This is a prospective, observational, descriptive, clinical study.
This is a single centre study. All patients admitted to the South West Liver Unit with decompensated cirrhosis will be screened according to their serum creatinine (sCr) level taken as part of standard of care at admission or during
INTRODUCTION:
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a form of endoscopy where a Side-viewing endoscope is introduced into the duodenum, following which instruments are passed into bile or pancreatic ducts, to allow their radiological visualisation by injecting contrast medium
Yellow fever (YF) is a disease caused by a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America. Ninety percent of YF cases are in Africa where YF virus is transmitted by different mosquito genera in three recognized transmission cycles. A sylvatic cycle
1. Background In the case of acute cholecystitis, in which acute inflammation was manifested in patients with gallstones and was accompanied by pain and fever, cholecystectomy through surgery was the standard treatment, and the use of empirical antibiotics to treat inflammation and prevent
Hyperbilirubinemia is one of the common diseases in neonates. According to the literature, the incidence of neonatal jaundice is around 60~70% in Western countries, and even higher among newborns of Asian ethnicity. There are many causes of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, one of the important
Due to several studies showing the advantages of late clamping of the umbilical cord for the newborn child. Delayed clamping from one, up to three minutes has been associated with better adaptation of the neonate to extrauterine life, with increased supply of oxygen, iron reserve in childhood, and
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
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
Sarcoidosis is a relatively rare, poorly defined autoimmune disease characterized by the formation of sterile granulomas in affected organs, including the liver. The diagnosis of hepatic sarcoid is often presumed based upon an elevated liver-specific isoenzyme of alkaline phosphatase or imaging
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