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Research & Reviews  19,978 results

Systemic treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10037251
World Journal of Gastroenterology; Leowattana W, Leowattana T et. al.

Mar 28th, 2023 - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is most commonly found in the context of liver cirrhosis and, in rare cases, in a healthy liver. Its prevalence has risen in recent years, particularly in Western nations, due to the increasing frequency of non-alcoh...

Early paracentesis is associated with better prognosis compared to late or no-paracente...
https://doi.org/10.1097/LVT.0000000000000137
Liver Transplantation : Official Publication of the Ameri... Patel N, Silvey S et. al.

Mar 28th, 2023 - Guidelines recommend that all hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and ascites receive an early (<24 h from admission) paracentesis. However, national data are not available regarding compliance with and consequences of this quality metric. We uti...

Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 Discriminates Between Decompensated Alcohol-Associate...
https://doi.org/10.14309/ctg.0000000000000585
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology; McLean Diaz P, Vannier A et. al.

Mar 28th, 2023 - We hypothesized that fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF-21) would be highly expressed in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH) and could be a novel and biologically relevant predictive biomarker to reliably distinguish severe AH and decomp...

Mechanisms of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease development in normal-weight individuals.
https://doi.org/10.1097/MEG.0000000000002530
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Muriel P, Cardoso-Lezama I et. al.

Mar 27th, 2023 - While non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) without inflammation or fibrosis is considered a relatively 'benign' disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), by contrast, is characterized by marked inflammation in addition to lipid accumulat...

Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension in Primary Biliary Cholangitis with Coexisting CREST S...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinre.2023.102114
Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology; Malkani KV, Jesudian AB et. al.

Mar 27th, 2023 - Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease that is sometimes associated with CREST (calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia) syndrome. If left untreated, PBC eventually prog...

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Guidelines  44 results

Health and cancer risks associated with low levels of alcohol consumption
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(22)00317-6/fulltext
The Lancet Public Health; Anderson BO, .

Jan 1st, 2023 - The overall risks and harms resulting from alcohol consumption have been systematically assessed and are well documented. According to the latest WHO estimates,1 alcohol consumption contributed to 3 million deaths in 2016 globally and was responsi...

AGA Clinical Practice Update on the Evaluation and Management of Acute Kidney Injury in...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2022.08.033
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology : the Official C... Flamm SL, Wong F et. al.

Sep 9th, 2022 - The purpose of this American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Clinical Practice Update is to review the available published evidence and expert advice regarding the clinical management of patients with suspected acute kidney injury ...

AGA Clinical Practice Update: Diagnosis and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Dise...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9398982
Gastroenterology Long MT, Noureddin M et. al.

Jul 17th, 2022 - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is well recognized as a leading etiology for chronic liver disease, affecting >25% of the US and global populations. Up to 1 in 4 individuals with NAFLD have nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, which is associate...

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on haemochromatosis.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2022.03.033
Journal of Hepatology; ,

Jun 7th, 2022 - Haemochromatosis is characterised by elevated transferrin saturation (TSAT) and progressive iron loading that mainly affects the liver. Early diagnosis and treatment by phlebotomy can prevent cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, diabetes, arthropa...

American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diag...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eprac.2022.03.010
Endocrine Practice : Official Journal of the American Col... Cusi K, Isaacs S et. al.

May 16th, 2022 - To provide evidence-based recommendations regarding the diagnosis and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to endocrinologists, primary care clinicians, health care professionals, and other...

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Drugs  874 results see all →

Clinicaltrials.gov  2,530 results

People With CHC Who Achieved a Sustained Virological Response Following Therapy With Direct Acting Antiviral Agents
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03520660

Mar 23rd, 2023 - Study Description: We intend to enroll up to 350 subjects with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Subjects will be recruited from two sources: Phase I: treatment na(SqrRoot) ve or experienced who have failed a prior treatment (includi...

Effects of Long-Term Administration of Human Albumin in Subjects With Decompensated Cirrhosis and Ascites
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03451292

Mar 23rd, 2023 - This is a phase 3, multicenter, randomized, controlled, parallel-group, and open-label clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of standard medical treatment (SMT) + Albutein 20% administration versus SMT alone in subjects with decompensated cirrho...

Cirrhosis Medical Home
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04581369

Mar 22nd, 2023 - In the Cirrhosis Medical Home, a care coordinator, supported by an interdisciplinary clinical team, will deliver a personalized intervention guided by a set of innovative tools: (i) patient-centered care protocols, (ii) a mobile office, (iii) care...

Liver Fibrosis in HIV-Infected Patients With Elevated Liver Enzymes on Antiretroviral Therapy
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00326482

Mar 21st, 2023 - At present, there are no clear guidelines as to when antiretroviral therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection should be stopped in the setting of elevated liver enzymes. In large part, this is due to a limited understanding of the n...

A Study to Test Whether BI 685509 Alone or in Combination With Empagliflozin Helps People With Liver Cirrhosis Caused by Viral Hepatitis or Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Who Have High Blood ...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05282121

Mar 21st, 2023 - This study is open to adults with liver cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B, hepatitis C or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). People can join this study if they have high blood pressure in the portal vein (main vessel going to the liver). The purpo...

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News  2,319 results

Smaller Liver Transplant Candidates Wait Longer, Less Likely to Receive Organ
https://www.medpagetoday.com/transplantation/livertransplantation/103780

Mar 29th, 2023 - Liver transplant waitlist candidates who are smaller in size are significantly less likely than larger candidates to receive a liver transplant, contributing to a sex disparity in organ transplants, according to a retrospective study. After candid...

Breathing easier: The growing adoption of indwelling pleural catheters
https://www.mdedge.com/chestphysician/article/261831/society-news/breathing-easier-growing-adoption-indwelling-pleural

Mar 15th, 2023 - Thoracic Oncology Network Interventional Procedures Section The management of recurrent pleural effusions is challenging. Indwelling tunneled pleural catheters (IPCs) have been shown to reduce the need for additional pleural procedures, admissions.

Screen All Adults for Hepatitis B, CDC Says
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/hepatitis/103474

Mar 9th, 2023 - All adults should be tested for a hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection at least once in their lifetime, and a wider range should get periodic retesting, according to new CDC recommendations. The report recommended moving from a risk-based approach to...

An earlier hep B biomarker for clinical outcomes?
https://www.mdedge.com/gihepnews/article/261682/liver-disease/earlier-hep-b-biomarker-clinical-outcomes
Jim Kling, MDedge News

Mar 8th, 2023 - Low serum levels of the hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg) could be an early biomarker of a functional cure of a hepatitis B infection, according to new findings from a retrospective study. A drop in HBcrAg predicted the seroclearance of he.

Palliative radiotherapy successfully reduces end-stage liver cancer pain
https://www.mdedge.com/hematology-oncology/article/260791/gastrointestinal-cancer/palliative-radiotherapy-successfully
Randy Dotinga

Jan 25th, 2023 - Most patients with end-stage hepatocellular carcinoma experience pain, but when it’s severe, how best to control the pain is debatable. A number of studies, including one recently presented at the ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2023, show.

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Patient Education  119 results see all →