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...

Spontaneous hepatic ruptura during pregnancy in a patient with peliosis hepatis

Spontaneous hepatic rupture (SHR) during pregnancy is a rare but well known complication and it usually occurs alongside eclampsia or HELLP syndrome. SHR in uncomplicated pregnancy is extremely rare and can be associated...

Changes in insulin sensitivity and body weight during and after peginterferon and ribavirin therapy for hepatitis C

Hepatocellular carcinoma arising in a telangiectatic hepatocellular adenoma

Telangiectatic hepatocellular adenoma is a rare, recently recognized subtype of benign liver tumor that may very rarely undergo transformation into hepatocellular carcinoma. We report an unusual case of a 75-year-old wom...

Decreased serum total T3 level in hepatitis B and C related cirrhosis by severity of liver damage

Objective. Thyroid hormones profile in patients with hepatic cirrhosis due to chronic HBV and HCV infections was evaluated in order to find any relationship between thyroid hormones and severity of liver damage. Materia...