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...
Context and Justification: The sigmoido-jugular junction connects two structures of different compositions and has a complex organization. The sinusoidal portion of its endothelium contains muscle cells in adults. Is ...
Central venous catheterization(CVC)is an invasive medical procedure used to measure central venous pressure and provides a stable route for continuous drug administration.CVC is widely used in the emergency department...
Variceal bleed represents an important complication of cirrhosis,with its presence reflecting the severity of liver disease.Gastric varices,though less frequently seen than esophageal varices,present a distinct clinic...
Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare and severe sepsis, capable of rapidly compromising the vital prognosis in the absence of early intervention, characterized by an oropharyngeal infection complicated by septic thrombosis ...
To the Editor,Portal biliopathy(PB)is characterized by an abnormal-ity in the extrahepatic biliary system in patients with chronic portal vein occlusion or cavernous transforma-tion of the portal vein.It is a rare bil...
BACKGROUND Portal vein thrombosis(PVT)was previously a contraindication for trans-jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt(TIPS).AIM To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the current available studies in...
Patients with cirrhosis show an increased susceptibility to infection due to disease-related immune-dysfunction.Bacterial infection therefore represents a common,often detrimental event in patients with advanced liver...
The jugular venous pulse (JVP) waveform provides an insight into right heart function, and its assessment is important in patients with heart failure. However, the conventional pulse-transducer (contact) method for mo...
Liposomes effectively transport fatty proteins to targeted tissues. Laboratory experiments use multiple methods to administer liposomes, but comparison of these methods is not available. In this retrospective study, w...