Congenital Shunts of the Portal Venous System: Case-series of Uncommon Shunts

Background and aims. Congenital shunts of the portal venous system are rare entities that can present in children with clinical heterogeneity. To evaluate the clinical course of children with uncommon shunts presenting t...

Trans-arterial 90yttrium radioembolization for patients with unresectable tumors originating from the biliary tree

Patients with malignant tumors originating from the biliary tree have a poor prognosis, since only a minority of tumors can be resected and most palliative regimens have shown only limited success. We present two patient...

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...

Heap of stones: An unusual cause for biliary colic and elevated liver function tests

A 40-year old woman presented with symptomatic intrahepatic gallstones in one liver segment only four years after cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis. Multiple small, yellow and round calculi were completely removed from...

Biliverdin and Heme Oxygenase Antiviral Activity Against Hepatitis C Virus