AIM To assess the effects of a combination therapy with natriuretic and aquaretic drugs in cirrhotic ascites patients.METHODS A two-center,randomized,open-label,prospective study was conducted. Japanese patients who m...
Neutropenic colitis is a severe condition usually affecting immunocompromised patients. Its exact pathogenesis is not completely understood. The main elements in disease onset appear to be intestinal mucosal injury to...
The poor clinical conditions associated with end-stage cirrhosis,pre-existing pulmonary abnormalities,and high comorbidity rates in patients with high Model for End-Stage Liver Disease scores are all well-recognized f...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81130035;the National Basic Research Program of China,No.2012CB518102
Acute liver failure(ALF)is an uncommon but dramatic clinical syndrome characterized by hepatic encephalopathy and a bleeding tendency due to abrupt loss of liver function caused by massive or submassive liver necrosis...
Intestinal lymphangiectasia (IL) is a rare disease characterized by dilated lymphatic vessles in the intestinal wall and small bowel mesentery which induce loss of protein and lymphocytes into bowel lumen. Because i...
Supported by Key project of Science and Technology Research, Ministry of Education, China, No. 206126
AIM: To study the appearances of acute interstitial edematous pancreatitis (IEP) on non-enhanced MR imaging. METHODS: A total of 53 patients with IEP diagnosed by clinical features and laboratory findings were und...