Antiviral therapy and regression of liver fibrosis at chronic hepatitis B by D. T. Abdurakhmanov

“…Decrease of severity of fibrosis (for prophylaxis of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma development) is one of the basic criteria of efficacy of treatment of chronic liver diseases. …”
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Ascites, a New Cause for Bilateral Hydronephrosis: Case Report by Deepika Jain, Smrita Dorairajan, Madhukar Misra

“…We present a case of a 57-year-old male with a history of alcoholic liver cirrhosis, who presented with tense ascites and acute renal failure. …”
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The Role of Iron in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C by Leslie Price, Kris V Kowdley

“…Hepatic iron depletion has been postulated to decrease the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis C. It is possible that iron depletion stabilizes or improves liver histology and slows disease progression in these individuals. …”
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A Diagnostic Approach to Hemochromatosis by Anthony S Tavill, Paul C Adams

“…An early diagnosis can lead to phlebotomy therapy to prevent the development of cirrhosis.…”
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Degenrative Fibroid and Sclerosing Peritonitis by Michael Critchley, John Bagley, Pervis Iqbal

“…Causes reported in the literature include luteal ovarian the comas, peritoneal dialysis, peritoneal chemotherapy and liver cirrhosis. We report an interesting case of a woman presenting with diarrhoea, abdominal distension, ascites and pleural effusion. …”
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A Quarter Century of Liver Transplantation: Learning from Livers by Paul C. Adams

“…The role of genetics and immune factors in the pathogenesis of alcoholic I iver disease may be clarified with the increasing numbers of patients transplanted for alcoholic cirrhosis. Normal gallbladder motility in the denervated transplanted liver questions the role of neuronal influences on gallbladder function. …”
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Noninvasive Predictors of High-Risk Varices in Patients with Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension by Morven E. Cunningham, Gilda Parastandeh-Chehr, Orlando Cerocchi, David K. Wong, Keyur Patel

“…Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) comprises a heterogeneous group of liver disorders causing portal hypertension without cirrhosis and carries a high risk of variceal bleeding. …”
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Exploring the association between pro-inflammatory diets and chronic liver diseases: evidence from the UK Biobank by Lili Pan, Lili Pan, Zhengrong Xu, Yining Li, Guoen Cai, Haibing Gao, Shenglong Lin

“…Competing risk analyses, which accounted for cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death, supported these findings. …”
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Nomogram to Predict the Survival of Chinese Patients with Alcohol-Related Liver Disease by Fangfang Duan, Chen Liu, Yuwei Liu, Chunyan Chang, Hang Zhai, Huichun Xing, Jun Cheng, Song Yang

“…The Cox analysis showed relapse (P=0.001), cirrhosis (P=0.044), liver cancer (P<0.001), and a model for end-stage liver diseases score of ≥21 (P=0.041) as independent prognostic factors. …”
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Clinical Patterns and Outcome of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Seon Young Ahn, Suk Bae Kim, Il Han Song

“…NAFLD-related HCC patients were more commonly older women and had more metabolic risk factors but were less likely to have cirrhosis and ascites, compared to ALD-related or HBV-related HCC patients. …”
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Indicators Of Morbidity And Mortality From Diseases of the Digestive System in the Krasnodar Krai and the Quality of Medical Care for Gastroenterological Patients by N. V. Korochanskaya, V. M. Durleshter, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, K. I. Popandopulo

“…In the etiological structure of liver cirrhosis, viral (39 %) and alcoholic (36 %) liver diseases are leading. …”
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Clinical Impact of Viral Load on the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver-Related Mortality in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Ran Noh, Doo Hyuck Lee, Byoung Woon Kwon, Yong Hyun Kim, Suk Bae Kim, Il Han Song

“…Old age (HR = 9.71, P=0.014), accompanying cirrhosis (HR = 19.34, P=0.004), and low platelet count (HR = 13.97, P=0.009) were other independent risk factors for the development of HCC. …”
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Causes and Clinical Profiles of Ascites at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Oumer Abdu Muhie

“…In conclusion, liver cirrhosis is the major cause of ascites in Gondar, Ethiopia, while chronic viral hepatitis infections (hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses) are the main causes of liver cirrhosis. …”
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Baseline FIB‐4 May Be a Risk Factor of Recurrence After SBRT in Patients With HBV‐Related Small HCC by Zhan Zeng, Yifan Han, Wengang Li, Hongyu Chen, Ning Lin, Yanyan Yu, Xiaoyuan Xu

“…With a mean age of 53.5 years old, 94.1% of them had liver cirrhosis. The median recurrence‐free survival (RFS) time for recurrent patients was 17.5 months. …”
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Burden of Disease and Cost of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Canada by Robert P Myers, Mel Krajden, Marc Bilodeau, Kelly Kaita, Paul Marotta, Kevork Peltekian, Alnoor Ramji, Chris Estes, Homie Razavi, Morris Sherman

“…BACKGROUND: Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation.…”
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Critical Illness Associated Fatal Hypoglycemia in a Nondiabetic Male by Amit Toor, Anika Toor, Mahesh Krishnamurthy

“…His critical illness on preexisting chronic kidney disease, previously undiagnosed alcoholic cirrhosis, and congestive heart failure led to a rare yet fatal consequence of refractory hypoglycemia. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Sleep Disturbance among Liver Diseases in Long-Term Transplant Survivors by Mamatha Bhat, Jonathan M Wyse, Erica Moodie, Peter Ghali, Nir Hilzenrat, Philip Wong, Marc Deschênes

“…BACKGROUND: Patients with cirrhosis are known to experience sleep disturbance, which negatively impacts health-related quality of life.…”
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Concomitant Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Horseshoe Kidney by Faraz Jaffer, Vijay Chandiramani

“…A patient with hepatitis C cirrhosis awaiting transplant presented with worsening liver dysfunction, diagnosed with acute renal failure secondary to hepatorenal syndrome, and required X-ray fluoroscopy guided tunneled venous catheter placement for hemodialysis. …”
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Secondary Hemochromatosis due to Chronic Oral Iron Supplementation by Ronald Lands, Emmanuel Isang

“…Diabetes mellitus and hepatic cirrhosis due to pancreas and liver damage are just two examples of diseases that result from iron overload. …”
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Rapid Development of Bleeding Esophageal Varices after Placement of Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device by Kaushal Majmudar, Michael Northcutt, Robert Gordon, Claus J. Fimmel

“…We describe a patient with compensated cirrhosis and portal hypertension who underwent continuous flow LVAD implantation. …”
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