BACKGROUND Liver function of chronic hepatitis B(CHB)patients is essentially normal after treatment with antiviral drugs.In rare cases,persistently abnormally elevatedα-fetoprotein(AFP)is seen in CHB patients followi...
Liver disorders are one of the most common pathological problems worldwide.It affects more than 1.5 billion worldwide.Many types of hepatic cells have been reported to be involved in the initiation and propagation of ...
Liver transplantation(LT)is a life-saving surgical procedure and the current standard of care for most patients with end stage liver disease.With improvements in organ preservation techniques,perioperative care,and im...
Postoperative biliary complications remain a substantial challenge after living donor liver transplantation,especially due to its heterogeneous clinical presentation.
Supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development(CNPq),No.429736-2016/9
BACKGROUND Occult hepatitis C virus(HCV) infection(OCI) may be associated with extrahepatic diseases and it is known that the patients with chronic kidney disease(CKD) who are on hemodialysis(HD) present a higher prev...
The liver is a major organ and an essential componentin maintaining an appropriate nutritional status in healthy individuals through metabolism of protein, carbohydrates, and fat. In individuals with chronic liver dis...
Supported by The Research Chair Grant from NSTDA,No.P-15-50004;the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology,No.GCE 59-00930-005;Department of Pediatrics,Faculty of Medicine,Chulalongkorn University and Hospital
Adiponectin is known to play primary roles in the regulation of systemic glucose homeostasis and lipid metabolism. Interestingly, emerging evidence indicates beneficial effects of adiponectin on liver fibrosis; howeve...
AIM To investigate changes in spleen stiffness measurements(SSMs) and other non-invasive tests(NITs) after treatment with direct-acting antivirals(DAAs) and identify predictors of SSM change after sustainedvirological...
AIM To build a regional database of chronic patients to define the clinical epidemiology of hepatitis B virus(HBV)-infected patients in the Tuscan public health care system.METHODS This study used a cross-sectional co...
AIM To investigate the association between restless legs syndrome(RLS) and well-defined chronic liver disease, and the possible therapeutic options. METHODS Two hundred and eleven patients with chronic liver disease, ...