Genotype 3 is linked to worse liver disease progression in hepatitis C patients even after SVR following DAA therapy by Xiping Ran, Xiping Ran, Yang Xu, Ying Wang, Cheng Zeng, Chen Gong, Ni Wang, Dachuan Cai, Dachuan Cai

“…The clinical outcome was overall liver disease progression (OLDP), defined as newly diagnosed compensated liver cirrhosis, decompensated liver cirrhosis, or hepatocellular carcinoma. …”
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Advance of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Chronic End-Stage Liver Disease Control by Yun Gao, Xiushan Yin, Xiaomeng Ren

“…The chronic liver diseases will slowly develop into liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and even liver cancer if no proper control is performed with high efficiency. …”
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Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy by Irena Ciećko-Michalska, Małgorzata Szczepanek, Agnieszka Słowik, Tomasz Mach

“…Hepatic encephalopathy can be a serious complication of acute liver failure and chronic liver diseases, predominantly liver cirrhosis. Hyperammonemia plays the most important role in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy. …”
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Alström’s Syndrome, Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, or Retinitis Pigmentosa? A Case of Misdiagnosis by Palaiologos Alexopoulos, Chrysanthos Symeonidis, Tryfon Rotsos

“…AS affects metabolism, and symptomatology includes type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), obesity, hypogonadism and gynecomastia in males, progressive bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, cardiomyopathy, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), cirrhosis, and chronic progressive kidney disease. …”
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Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in a Patient with Worsening Ascites after Liver Transplantation by Harsh D. Patel, Moises I. Nevah Rubin

“…This case involves a 63-year-old male with history of LT for chronic HCV induced cirrhosis who presented with abdominal distension related to worsening ascites. …”
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Critical Issues in an Unmotivated Patient with Alcohol Dependence by Nidhi Vadhavekar, Saloni Chatwani, Avinash Desousa, Hardik Sheth, Kavitha V. Dongerkery, Pradnya Deolekar

“…The patient had a history of AUD, alcoholic liver cirrhosis, HIV, and squamous-cell carcinoma of the vocal cords. …”
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Pregnancy Complicated by Portal Hypertension Secondary to Biliary Atresia by O. E. O'Sullivan, D. Crosby, B. Byrne, C. Regan

“…As the disease is progressive all cases will develop portal fibrosis, cirrhosis, and portal hypertension with the sequelae of varices, jaundice, and eventually liver failure requiring a transplant. …”
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Safety of proton pump inhibitors by Ye. A. Losik

“…The risk of intestinal infections development, C. difficileassociated disease, and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in liver cirrhosis patients are still under discussion. Conclusion. …”
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Endoscopic Management of Portal Hypertension by Said A. Al-Busafi, Peter Ghali, Philip Wong, Marc Deschenes

“…Cirrhosis is the leading cause of portal hypertension worldwide, with the development of bleeding gastroesophageal varices being one of the most life-threatening consequences. …”
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Enterococcus gallinarum Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in an HCV Cirrhotic by Hussein Abidali, Maheen Sheikh, Moustapha Abidali, Ali Abidali, Hamoudi S. Farraji, Andrew C. Berry

“…We present the case of a 60-year-old Caucasian male with history of hepatitis C viral cirrhosis with portosystemic encephalopathy and ascites with evidence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) with absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 944 cells/µL blood. …”
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The Histone Modification Code in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Diseases by Yasuto Araki, Toshihide Mimura

“…In this paper, we discuss the significant roles of histone modifications involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and type 1 diabetes.…”
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Smoking and Diseases of the Gastrointestinal System: An Epidemiological Review with Special Reference to Sex Differences by Mary Jane Ashley

“…Smoking does not appear to be a risk factor for cirrhosis of the liver.…”
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Sofosbuvir-Based Therapies for Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Real-World Experience in China by Chengguang Hu, Guosheng Yuan, Junwei Liu, Huaping Huang, Yanyu Ren, Yinping Li, Xuefu Chen, Wei Li, Tao Wu, Hong Deng, Yanzhong Peng, Yong-Yuan Zhang, Yuanping Zhou

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SOF-based regimens for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients without cirrhosis in a real-world setting in mainland China. …”
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Long-Term Analysis of Recurrence Beyond Milan Criteria Following Ablation of Solitary Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma ≤3 cm in Potentially Transplantable Patients: A Over 1... by Chen S, Qi H, Tan H, Cao F, Xie L, Huang T, Wu Y, Wen C, Wang Y, Shen L, Fan W

“…Multivariable analysis identified older age, C-reactive protein(CRP)≥ 1.81 mg/L, and platelet(PLT)≤ 80× 109/L as independent risk factors for TRBM. Also, cirrhosis, CRP≥ 1.81 mg/L and PLT≤ 80× 109/L were identified as independent risk factors of the occurrence of RBM. …”
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Elevated Serum Levels of the Antiapoptotic Protein Decoy-Receptor 3 Are Associated with Advanced Liver Disease by Giorgos Bamias, Michalis Gizis, Ioanna Delladetsima, Eyfrosyni Laoudi, Spyros I. Siakavellas, Ioannis Koutsounas, Garyfallia Kaltsa, John Vlachogiannakos, Irene Vafiadis-Zouboulis, George L. Daikos, George V. Papatheodoridis, Spiros D. Ladas

“…Serum DcR3 (sDcR3) levels during the chronic hepatitis/cirrhosis/hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) sequence have not been explored. …”
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Liver Imaging and Data System (LI-RADS) Version 2018 and Other Imaging Features in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in Chinese Adults with vs. without Chronic Hepatitis B Viral Infe... by Ying-ying Liang, Shuo Shao, Sichi Kuang, Jingbiao Chen, Jing Zhou, Bingjun He, Linqi Zhang, Yao Zhang, Kathryn J. Fowler, Jin Wang

“…Based on whether patients had chronic HBV, iCCA was divided into two subgroups: HBV-positive (n = 50 patients, including 9 with cirrhosis) vs. HBV-negative (n = 39 patients, including 14 with hepatolithiasis and 25 with no identifiable risk factor for iCCA; none had cirrhosis). …”
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Post Varicella Necrotising Fasciitis Afflicting Upper Limb in Young Child: A Rare Case Report by Swarup Prabhu, Ayjaz Hussain, Tarun Gupta

“…Risk factors include immunosuppression, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic diseases like cirrhosis of liver and chronic kidney disease, malignancies, intravenous drug use, obesity, and age more than 60 years. …”
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Probiotics and Alcoholic Liver Disease: Treatment and Potential Mechanisms by Fengyuan Li, Kangmin Duan, Cuiling Wang, Craig McClain, Wenke Feng

“…Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) encompasses a broad spectrum of disorders, including steatosis, steatohepatitis, and cirrhosis. Although many agents and approaches have been tested in patients with ALD and in animals with experimental ALD in the past, there is still no FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved therapy for any stage of ALD. …”
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Diabetes in HFE Hemochromatosis by James C. Barton, Ronald T. Acton

“…Increased type 2 diabetes risk in HFE hemochromatosis is associated with one or more factors, including abnormal iron homeostasis and iron overload, decreased insulin secretion, cirrhosis, diabetes in first-degree relatives, increased body mass index, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome. …”
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Portomesenteric Thrombosis Secondary to Acute Cholecystitis: A Case Report by Haseeb Ahmad Chaudhary, Ibrahim Yusuf Abubeker, Kamran Mushtaq, Khaldun Obeidat, Anand Kartha

“…Common risk factors include intra-abdominal infections, abdominal surgeries, malignancy, cirrhosis, and inherited thrombophilia. Early recognition and treatment of PMVT are important to avoid serious complications like mesenteric ischemia and infarction. …”
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