Review of the neurological manifestations of hepatitis E infection

Hepatitis E (HEV) is a common infection worldwide and is an emerging disease in developed countries. The presence of extra-hepatic manifestation of HEV infection is important to bear in mind so that the diagnosis is not...

Abernethy malformation with multiple aneurysms: incidentally found in an adult woman with Caroli’s disease

Abernethy malformation is a rare anomaly with partial or complete congenital absence of the portal vein and subsequent development of extrahepatic portocaval shunts. We present the case of a 28-year-old woman who was inc...

Acute kidney injury after liver transplantation is associated with viral hepatitis, prolonged warm ischemia, serum lactate and higher mortality

Current and future treatment options for HCV

Aim of antiviral therapy of patients with chronic hepatitis C is the sustained elimination of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The standard of care (SOC) is peginterferon alfa-2a/-2b with ribavirin for 48 weeks or 24 weeks i...

De-novo cholangiocarcinoma in native common bile duct remnant following OLT for primary sclerosing cholangitis

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory and obstructive disease of the intra- and extra-hepatic bile ducts of unknown etiology. Currently, orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is th...