The effect of ursodeoxycholic acid in cystic cholangiopathies

Endoscopic variceal band ligation compared with propranolol for prophylaxis of first variceal bleeding

Administration of nonselective beta-blockers in prophylaxis of first variceal bleeding is not suitable for all patients. Thus, we evaluated endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) in primary prevention of bleeding in pa...

Fatal rhinocerebral mucormycosis under the shade of hepatic encephalopat

Mucormycosis is an acutely fatal infection that occurs in immuncompromised patients. Cirrhosis is an acquired immune deficiency state and those patients are more prone to develop opportunistic infections. A 42-years-old...

Cytokines as important playmakers of experimental hepatocarcinogenesis confounded by diabetes

Purpose. To explore the possible intermediary pathways through which diabetes mellitus (DM) adversely worsens hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), focusing on cell life controllers as some transcription factors and inflammato...

Synergistic Effect of Celecoxib on 5-fluorouracil-induced Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patien

Background. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme over expression is reported in many human HCC cell line studies and is linked to tumor cell resistance to chemotherapy-induced apoptosis. We hypothesized that adding a COX-2 in...