Incisional intercostal hernia with prolaps of the liver

Glutamine prevents gastric oxidative stress in an animal model of portal hypertension gastropathy

Background and rationale. Portal hypertension (PHI) is a clinical syndrome characterized by increases of the blood flow and/or of the vascular resistance in the portal system. A direct consequence of PHI can appearance d...

Kinetics of the inflammatory response induced by free fatty acid accumulation in hepatocytes

Background. The information available on time and dose effects of the exposure of hepatocytes to free fatty acids (FFA) in vitro is controversial, and very few studies have assessed the hepatocyte inflammatory response i...

Risk and Prognosis of Acute Liver Injury Among Hospitalized Patients with Hemodynamic Instability: A Nationwide Analysis

Risk and Prognosis of Acute Liver Injury Among Hospitalized Patients with Hemodynamic Instability: A Nationwide Analysis Introduction and aim. Critically ill patients in states of circulatory failure are at risk of acute...

Multimodal therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: A complementary approach to liver transplantation

Objective. To evaluate the survival benefit of multimodal therapy for the treatment of HCC. Background. Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is considered the treatment of choice for selected patients with hepatocellul...