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

Complete remission of visceral and cutaneous Kaposi´s sarcoma after liver-kidney transplantati

Alcohol use among patients with HIV infection

Objective. To evaluate alcohol use in patients with HIV infection, assess ethnic and social associations, and describe outcomes. Material and methods. Design: cohort study. Setting: Academic HIV-Liver Clinic. Patients: 4...

Current indications for the use of albumin in the treatment of cirrhosis

The role of proteins in the maintenance of colloid osmotic pressure has been described by Starling since 1896. For many decades, the importance of albumin was associated exclusively to its colloid osmotic function. More...

Hepatitis B in pregnancy: a concise review of neonatal vertical transmission and antiviral prophylaxis

Hepatitis B is a chronic viral infection of the liver leading to complications including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The leading cause of acquisition is vertical transmission from an infected mother tothe new...