liver cirrhosis/diarrhea

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common neuropsychiatric complication of liver cirrhosis manifested by mild confusion, sleep disturbance or obtundation. Lactulose treatment has long been the standard of care, which presumably acidifies stool and eradicates toxic metabolites. However a third of these

Methodist Health System wishes to offer transplant services to our CDI populations which meet all criteria for recurrent intractable disease. The objective is to reduce the cost both financially and physically to patients and the facility, of living with chronic or recurrent CDI disease. This study

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has an estimated global prevalence of 2%-3% with 130-170 million people infected with HCV.(1) HCVcauses chronic inflammation of the liver leading to chronic hepatitis, which can advance to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma and significant extrahepatic

This study is being conducted to evaluate real-world effectiveness of HCV DAA therapy in CHC hemodialysis patients when the DAA-treatment is managed and monitored by the nephrologist of hemodialysis center. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects an estimated 185 million individuals worldwide (1) and 3.4

Products or Devices to be Studied: Branched Chain Amino Acid anhydrous blend (1250mg valine, 2500mg leucine, 1250mg isoleucine) Pre-assigned IND number: 140871 Holder of the IND (Richard Marshall, MD) Purpose of the Study: Aim: To evaluate the effect of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA)

After successful screening the cases of cirrhosis of liver irrespective of the etiology who have non tumor portal vein thrombosis will be enrolled. The baseline parameter will be recorded and the patient will be randomized into either interventional (vagus nerve-preserving laparoscopic splenectomy

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is defined as the inability of the pancreas to perform a normal digestive function. Habitually, it occurs as a result of a severe reduction in the secretion of pancreatic enzymes, although - less frequently - it may be due to the inability of these enzymes to

Study design and participants The study was conducted in three counties (Yucheng, Xintai and Dongchangfu) of Shandong province, China, which had the highest reported HCV case numbers in the province. Potential patients with chronic HCV infection were recruited by checking the medical records of the

The Gut Barrier and Pathological Bacterial Translocation: The "Achilles Heel" of Hepatology The intestinal wall is a complex barrier that exists between humans and their environment. Inside the intestinal lumen, the commensal flora exposes the epithelium to nearly 100 trillion bacteria.1 This

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a potentially reversible neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by changes in cognitive function, behavior and personality of patients with chronic liver disease or cirrhosis. Increased concentration of ammonia is the main precipitant of encephalopathy and brain

Background: Ascites is a frequent complication of cirrhosis, occurring in 50% of patients and is associated with 50 % mortality in two years. Bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis are frequent during hospitalization and is an important precipitating event for the development of renal

A. Introduction and Review of literature Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is broadly defined as an alteration in mental status and cognitive function occurring in presence of liver failure. The clinical picture of HE arises as a complication of chronic and, more rarely, acute liver disease. HE occurs in

Colonic bacteria clearly play a major role in the pathogenesis of major complications in patients with liver cirrhosis. By producing ammonia and endotoxins they can cause hepatic encephalopathy , and their translocation from the gut to the peritoneal cavity is the major mechanism for spontaneous

A: Study group FK506-MMF. Immunosupression protocol: Metylprednisolon 10 mg/kg intraoperatively i.v. FK506 Day 0 or 1 oraly (0,15 mg/kg/D in two doses). MMF max. dosage 30 mg/kg/D p.o. day 0 through day 90 according to patient condition and therapeutic MMF blood

Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is one of the most common complications of bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Targets of GVHD are the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) liver and skin, causing severe diarrhea and mucosal aberration and hepatitis that can cause life threatening liver failure. As a result