Liver cirrhosis represents the final stage of liver diseases.The transition from the compensated to the decompensated form is a critical phase,as it is associated with a negative impact on patient prognosis.Therefore,...
Trans-jugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent shunting(TIPSS)has been in use for many years with great results and many evolutions.The procedure essentially involves the insertion of a metal covert stent to create an...
Prognostication of compensated advanced chronic liver disease(cACLD)is of paramount importance for the physician-and-patient communication and for rational clinical decisions.The paper published by Dallio et al report...
Acute decompensation in cirrhotic patients signifies the onset of clinically evident events due to portal hypertension.The transition from compensated to decom-pensated cirrhosis involves hemodynamic changes leading t...
Background and Aims:Data regarding risk factors and long-term outcomes of U.S.patients with biopsy-proven metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease(MASLD)are limited.This study aimed to investigate the ...
Hepatitis B remains a significant global health challenge,contributing to substantial morbidity and mortality.Approximately 254 million people world-wide live with Chronic hepatitis B(CHB),with the majority of cases o...
The Baveno VII criteria redefine the management of decompensated liver cirrhosis,introducing the concept of hepatic recompensation marking a significant departure from the conventional view of irreversible decline.Cen...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (grant no.2019YFC1005105).
Pregnancy with solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas(SPTP)is rare.Because pregnancy hormones may cause tumor progression,the management and treatment of SPTP need to balance the safety of pregnant women and fetu...
National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81970550,No.82070613 and No.82370638;Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China,No.2021JJ31067 and No.2021JJ41048;Hunan innovative province construction project,No.2023JJ10095;Innovative Talented Project of Hunan province,China,No.2022RC1212.
BACKGROUND Acute decompensation(AD)of cirrhosis is associated with high short-term mortality,mainly due to the development of acute-on-chronic liver failure(ACLF).Thus,there is a need for biomarkers for early and accu...
BACKGROUND For compensated advanced chronic liver disease(cACLD)patients,the first decompensation represents a dramatically worsening prognostic event.Based on the first decompensation event(DE),the transition to deco...