Inherited disorders of bilirubin metabolism might reduce bilirubin uptake by hepatocytes,
bilirubin conjugation, or secretion of bilirubin into bile. Reductions in uptake could increase …

Background Treatment with peginterferon alfa-2a alone produces significantly higher
sustained virologic responses than treatment with interferon alfa-2a alone in patients with …

Liver fibrosis is the main predictor of the progression of chronic hepatitis C, and its
assessment by liver biopsy (LB) can help determine therapy. However, biopsy is an invasive …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Prediction of sustained virological response (SVR) during treatment
would allow clinicians to identify patients most likely to benefit from therapy. METHODS …

Noninvasive measurement of liver stiffness with transient elastography has been recently
validated for the evaluation of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C. The current study …

Treatment of hepatorenal syndromes (HRSs) is currently based on vasopressin analogs.
The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of noradrenalin (NA) in the …

A proper diagnosis of cirrhosis is essential for the management of patients with chronic liver
diseases. We assessed the accuracy of liver stiffness measurement by Fibroscan for the …

Hepatitis C virus-related chronic hepatitis may be associated with various immunological
disorders. The aim of this study was to determine prospectively the prevalence of the clinical …

Background: Chronic hepatitis C in HIV-infected patients is an increasing cause of death
dependent on the development of liver fibrosis, which is currently assessed by liver biopsy …

Preoperative distinction between focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) that should be managed
conservatively and hepatocellular adenoma (HA) that should be resected remains difficult …