... platelet transfusion before undergoing an invasive procedure [ 5, 6 ]. Hepatocellular carcinoma Radiofrequency ablation Chemoembolization Platelet Cirrhosis Low platelet count is considered a risk for bleeding during and after invasive procedures and can lead to the cancellation or delay...

... and Methods: We performed a single center, retrospective analysis of 94 patients with either macroscopically or/and microscopically assessed advanced fibrosis/cirrhosis caused by chronic hepatitis C infection. The patients' data, the respective laboratory results, and follow-up period were evaluated...

... that age, female, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-Cho), family history of GD, HBV infection, HCV infection, chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis were independent associated with HCV-related cirrhosis in both genders, HBV-related cirrhosis in males and alcohol-related cirrhosis in females compared...

... of VTE among this population. Although traditionally, liver cirrhosis has been considered a disease with hypocoagulability state and increasing bleeding tendency due to severe homeostatic disruption in liver disease, until recently there is increasing awareness and evidence that cirrhotic patients...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2013 Cirrhosis Upper gastrointestinal bleeding Hepatic encephalopathy Lactulose Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a potentially reversible neuropsychiatric syndrome caused by acute and chronic liver disease, occurring...

...F. Gundling; H. Seidl; I. Strassen; B. Haller; T. Siegmund; A. Umgelter; C. Pehl; W. Schepp; P.M. Schumm-Draeger Background: Diabetes is frequently diagnosed in patients with cirrhosis and represents an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality. Pharmacological therapy is limited due...

... with individual psychometric tests and is independent from the underlying cause of cirrhosis [ 7, 8, 9 ]. Patients treated with a coated stent did not differ in their pre-TIPS portal pressure gradient from patients with a non-coated stent (19.0 ± 5.3 vs. 19.5 ± 7.3 mm Hg, respectively). Post-TIPS the portal...

... analysis of 152 patients with cirrhosis and large esophageal varices included in the German multicenter trial on primary prevention of variceal bleeding. Results: 20 patients (13.6%) had coexisting gastric varices at baseline (GOV+). 10 of those each received either band ligation or propranolol...

... but without previous episodes of SBP or recent antibiotherapy. Every 3 months or before in the event of cirrhosis complications, patients underwent clinical examination, routine laboratory tests, analysis of ascitic fluid and a BH 2 T after ingestion of 50 g D -glucose. Results: During a mean follow-up of 12...

...Luisa Benvegnù; Franco Noventa; Liliana Chemello; Giovanna Fattovich; Alfredo Alberti To assess prevalence and incidence of cholecystolithiasis in cirrhosis, 356 consecutive cirrhotics and 247 consecutive cases of chronic hepatitis without cirrhosis were studied by ultrasonography...

...K. Jaskiewicz; M.D. Voigt; S.C. Robson Autonomic hyperactivity with increased cardiac output and other manifestations occurs in patients with both cirrhosis and noncirrhotic portal hypertension. The role of the disordered hepatic autonomic innervation in the mediation of these abnormalities...

... Cirrhosis Digestion 1993;54(suppl 1):20 26 John P. Cello Mary F. Chan Gastroenterology Division and Medical Service, San Francisco General Hospital, and Departments of Medicine and Surgery, University of California, San Francisco. Calif., USA Octreotide Therapy for Variceal Hemorrhage Key Words...

.... Male rats were treated with oral doses of 3’-methyl-4-dimethylaminoazobenzene and thioacetamide to produce liver cirrhosis. Both control animals and cirrhotic animals were injected with 0.2 ml of absolute ethanol into livers. Histological samples were cut serially, and the maximum areas of necrosis...

... tests performed in a wide range of liver functions. The 45-min galactose levels significantly correlated with GEC, the correlation being better in subjects with a good liver function. In cirrhosis, the prediction using the 60-min galactose value was better than when the 45-min value was used...

...Chiara Lazzeri; Giorgio La Villa; Giacomo Laffi; Sabrina Vecchiarino; Francesco Gambilonghi; Paolo Gentilini; Franco Franchi Background/Aims : Autonomic neuropathy, as indicated by alterations in standard cardiovascular tests, is frequently encountered in cirrhosis. We investigated the autonomic...

... in TPA in cirrhosis was probably related to the cytolytic/regenerative activity of the liver. TPA cannot be used as a tumor marker in these patients. Tissue polypeptide antigen Tumor markers Cirrhosis Liver diseases Original Paper Digestion 1992;53:157-161 Julio Collazosa Jose Genolläh Alvaro...

... in 55 normal healthy volunteers, 73 patients with chronic hepatitis (CH), 36 with cirrhosis and 41 with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Patients with CH diagnosis were assessed by liver biopsy. Cirrhosis was diagnosed by histological examination or a chronic hepatitis history with esophageal varices...

... seems to be related to metabolites other than canrenone itself. Cirrhosis Ascites Spironolactone Canrenone K-canrenoate Digestion 1989;44:155-162 © 1989 S. Karger AG. Basel 0012-2823/89/0443-0155$2.75/0 Canrenone and Androgen Receptor-Active Materials in Plasma of Cirrhotic Patients during...

... Sclerotherapy Cirrhosis Idiopathic portal hypertension Original Papers Digestion 1990;46:193-198 ©I990S. Karger AG. Basel 0012-2823/90/0464-0193S2.75/0 Efficacy of Oral Propranolol and Injection Sclerotherapy in the Long-Term Management ofVariceal Bleeding Iluma Qureshi, Sarwar Zuberi, EjazAlam Pakistan...

... to in the content or advertisements. 1991 Gamma-aminobutyric acid Cirrhosis Portacaval shunt Hepatic encephalopathy Digestion 1991;49:212-220 © 1991 S. Karger AG. Basel 0 0 1 2 - 2 8 2 3 /9 1 / 0 4 9 4 - 0 2 1 2 $ 2 .75/0 Marked Increases of Plasma Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Concentrations in Cirrhotic...