The relation of fibrosis stage with nutritional deficiencies and bioelectrical impedance analysis of body composition in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Background. Nutritional deficiencies may aggravate the course of chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Our aim has been to perform a comprehensive analysis of body composition and nutritional deficiencies in CHC patients in non-ci...

Course of a HBsAg positive liver transplantation in a hepatitis B and D virus coinfected recipient

The increasing demand for transplantation has led to consideration of liver grafts from donors exposed to hepatitis B virus (HBV). Six transplantations of liver grafts from hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive do...

Anatomical cardiac alterations in liver cirrhosis: An autopsy study

Background. It has been suggested that liver cirrhosis (LC), regardless of etiology, may be associated with anatomical cardiac alterations. Objective. To describe the frequency and type of macroscopical anatomic cardiac...

Congenital absent of inferior vena cava

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