supported by grants from the Research Foundation–Flanders(11A6420N,1268823N to WC and LVH);a FWO Junior Research Project Grant(G055121N to REV);VIB.AG is a senior clinical researcher of the Research Foundation–Flanders(1805718N)。
Hepatic encephalopathy,defined as neuropsychiatric dysfunction secondary to liver disease,is a frequent decompensating event in cirrhosis.Its clinical impact is highlighted by a notable increase in patient mortality r...
To the Editor:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)is a clinicopathological syndrome characterized by excessive intracellular lipid accumulation in hepatocytes,not attributed to alcohol,viral infections,or other wel...
Patients with advanced liver cirrhosis and liver failure frequently experience abnormalities in their serum electrolyte levels.In such patients,hyponatremia has been identified as a predictor of poor outcomes.However,...
Supported by The Beijing Hospitals Authority Youth Programme,No.QMl220201802.
BACKGROUND The portal vein thrombosis(PVT)can exacerbate portal hypertension and lead to complications,increasing the risk of mortality.AIM To evaluate the predictive capacity of artificial neural networks(ANNs)in qua...
A recent study by Peng et al developed a predictive model for first-instance secondary esophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients by integrating clinical and multi-organ radiomic features.The combined radiomic...
BACKGROUND Severe symptoms associated with sepsis syndrome(SS)are considered a severe threat,which not only increases therapeutic difficulty but also causes a prognostic mortality rate.However,at present,few related s...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82100639,No.82200630,and No.81970526;Postdoctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,No.202401023;Clinical Research Program of Ninth People’s Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,No.JYLJ202124;Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning,No.20244Y0195 and No.20234Y0132;the Fundamental Research Program Funding of Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,No.JYZZ162;Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Natural Autonomous Region,No.2022D01F17.
BACKGROUND Liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension(PHT)can lead to lymphatic abnormalities and coagulation dysfunction.Because lymphangiogenesis may relieve liver cirrhosis and PHT,the present study investigated the g...
BACKGROUND Family caregivers of cirrhosis patients(CPs)often experience burden,stress,and depression.Investigating whether these conditions improve following the patient undergoing liver transplantation(LT)is crucial,...
A multicenter study recently published introduced a novel prognostic model for predicting esophagogastric variceal rebleeding after endoscopic treatment in patients with cirrhosis.The model incorporated six readily av...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.32270768,No.82273970,No.32070726,and No.82370715;National Key R&D Program of China,No.2023YFC2507904;the Innovation Group Project of Hubei Province,No.2023AFA026.
Hepatitis B virus remains a major cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma,with genetic polymorphisms and mutations influencing immune responses and disease progression.Nguyen et al present novel findings on sp...