1 3,493 visitas

Ciprofloxacin-induced acute cholestatic hepatitis

A 66 year-old male, farmer, was admitted to our Department with fever, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea of 24 hours duration. His medical past and family history were unremarkable. He was heavy smoker (...

Vol. 8 Núm.4. Octubre-Diciembre 2009   |   2009-12-04   |  

2 3,323 visitas

Pentoxifylline versus prednisolone for severe alcoholic hepatitis:

Aim: To compare the efficacy of pentoxifylline and prednisolone in the treatment of severe lcoholic hepatitis and to evaluate the role of different liver function scores in predicting prognosis...

Vol. 8 Núm.4. Octubre-Diciembre 2009   |   2009-12-04   |  

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Early treatment with N-acetylcysteine in children with acute liver failure secondary to hepatitis A

Introduction: Hepatitis A virus can evolve to acute liver failure with a fatal outcome if it is not reversed. Objective: We describe the clinical course of 12 children who presented w...

Vol. 8 Núm.4. Octubre-Diciembre 2009   |   2009-12-04   |  

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Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio for non-invasive prediction of high risk esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients

Background and objective: Prophylaxis therapy is indicated in cirrhotic patients with large esophageal varices or small varices with red wale signs (high risk esophageal varices; HREV). Endosco...

Vol. 8 Núm.4. Octubre-Diciembre 2009   |   2009-12-04   |  

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Antiviral therapy in patients with HCV-cirrhosis

The main cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer in the western world is Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Liver transplantation is the only effective treatment once the disease is decompensated. I...

Vol. 8 Núm.4. Octubre-Diciembre 2009   |   2009-12-04   |  

6 2,170 visitas

Cirrhosis in Hemochromatosis:

Introduction and aim. We sought to identify independent risk factors for cirrhosis in HFE p.C282Y homozygotes in a cross-sectional study. Material and methods. We evaluated 368...

Vol. 17 Núm.5. Septiembre-Octubre 2018   |   2018-09-24   |  

7 2,044 visitas

Noncirrhotic portal hypertension:

Noncirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) represents a relatively infrequent group of conditions that causes portal hypertension in the absence of cirrhosis. An association between NCPH and patients inf...

Vol. 8 Núm.4. Octubre-Diciembre 2009   |   2009-12-04   |  

8 1,910 visitas

Hepatitis C viral kinetics in Latino patients:

Introduction: Response to hepatitis C treatment is known to differ by race; and, limited data suggests by ethnicity as well. A lower efficacy of HCV therapy in Latinos has been observed; whethe...

Vol. 20 Núm.3. Mayo-Junio 2006   |   2012-06-12   |  

9 1,886 visitas

NASH and cryptogenic cirrhosis: A histological analysis

Introduction: Epidemiological studies indicate that nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a common cause of cirrhosis described as ‘cryptogenic’. To address this from a histological perspe...

Vol. 8 Núm.4. Octubre-Diciembre 2009   |   2009-12-04   |  

10 1,874 visitas

De-novo cholangiocarcinoma in native common bile duct remnant following OLT for primary sclerosing cholangitis

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory and obstructive disease of the intra- and extra-hepatic bile ducts of unknown etiology. Currently, orthotopic liver transpl...

Vol. 8 Núm.4. Octubre-Diciembre 2009   |   2009-12-04   |