Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 48
Dipeptidyl Peptidase Iv (Ddp Iv) In Nash Patients
(Mexican Assoc Hepatology, 2007)
Objective(s): Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a chronic liver disease with unknown etiology. The insulin resistance, immune mechanisms and oxidative stress are the main factors in its pathogenesis. Dipeptidyl ...
Epidemiologic Trends In Hbv Infections At A Reference Centre In Turkey: An 11-Year Retrospective Analysis
(Elsevier Espana, 2012)
Objective. To identify changes in hepatitis B epidemiology after the implementation of the nationwide vaccination program in Turkey, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and related tests performed over a period of 11 years (2000-2010) ...
Transcutaneous Cervical Esophagus Ultrasound In Adults: Relation With Ambulatory 24-H Ph-Monitoring And Esophageal Manometry
(W J G Press, 2007)
AIM: To determine the gastroesophageal refluxate in the cervical esophagus (CE) and measure transcutaneous cervical esophageal ultrasound (TCEUS) findings [anterior wall thickness (WT) of CE, esophageal luminal diameter ...
Role of Self Expandable Stents in Management of Colorectal Cancers
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2016)
Acute malignant colorectal obstruction is a complication of colorectal cancer that can occur in 7%-29% of patients. Self-expanding metallic stent placement for malignant colorectal obstruction has gained popularity as a ...
Emergency Admissions Due To Swallowed Foreign Bodies In Adults
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2013)
AIM: To study a retrospective analysis of patients who presented to the emergency departments (ED) with complaints related to foreign body ingestions. METHODS: Patients older than 16 years of age who presented to the ED ...
An Overlap Syndrome Involving Autoimmune Hepatitis And Systemic Lupus Erythematosus In Childhood
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2007)
We report a 12 years old female patient with an overlap syndrome involving autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The patient presented with jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, malaise, polyarthralgia, ...
Predictors of Poor Outcome in Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Emergency Department
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2016)
AIM: To determine the prognostic risk factors of gastrointestinal bleeding in emergency department cases. METHODS: The trial was a retrospective single-center study involving 600 patients over 18-years-old and carried out ...
Clinical Characteristics Of Caroli'S Disease
(W J G Press, 2007)
Caroli's disease is a rare congenital condition characterized by non-obstructive saccular or fusiform dilatation of larger intrahepatic bile ducts. Cholangitis, liver cirrhosis, and cholangiocarcinoma are its potential ...
Clinical Characteristics Of Caroli'S Syndrome
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2007)
Caroli's syndrome is characterized by multiple segmental cystic or saccular dilatations of intrahepatic bile ducts associated with congenital hepatic fibrosis. The clinical features of this syndrome reflect both the ...
Diagnosis And Management Of Acute Variceal Bleeding: Asian Pacific Association For Study Of The Liver Recommendations
(Springer, 2011)
Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a medical emergency and associated with a mortality of 20% at 6 weeks. Significant advances have occurred in the recent past and hence there is a need to update the existing consensus ...
