Risk factors contributing to early infection following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in perioperative period

Introducción and aim. To investigate and identify the risk factors associated with early infection following a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)procedure in perioperative period. Material and methods....

Successful treatment of severe hepatopulmonary syndrome with a sequential use of TIPS placement and liver transplantation

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a complication of portal hypertension (PH) defined by the presence of liver disease, abnormal pulmonary gas exchange and evidence of intrapulmonary vascular dilatations (IPVD) producing...

Elevated alanine aminotransferase levels are associated with impaired fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes in obese women

Prophylactic and curative effects of purslane on bile duct ligation-induced hepatic fibrosis in albino rats

Introduction. Hepatic fibrosis is a common pathological process of chronic liver injury. Oxidative stress and inflammation may have prognostic value in disease progression. Objective. To examine the implication of both a...

Bile salt export pump deficiency disease: two novel, late onset, ABCB11 mutations identified by next generation sequencing

Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) is a heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive cholestatic diseases of childhood and represents the main indication for liver transplantation at this age; PFIC2 invo...