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...

G308A polymorphism of TNF-alpha gene is associated with insulin resistance and histological changes in non alcoholic fatty liver disease patien

Some studies have pointed to a role of TNF-alpha in pathogenesis of non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of G308A polymorphism TNF alpha gene on the histologica...

High clinical manifestation rate in an imported outbreak of hepatitis E genotype 1 infection in a German group of travellers returning from India

Background. There are only few reports about travel-associated, imported tropical hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 1 infectionswithin Western travellers. We describe the clinical course of a single outbreak of hepatitis...

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...

Usefulness of acoustic radiation force impulse in liver fibrosis assessment after liver transplant