Effect of adipose tissue deposition on insulin resistance in middle‐aged and elderly women: Based on QCT and MRI mDIXON‐Quant by Ying Liu, Lei Gao, Mengfei Wu, Boyang Yang, Dongxue Ren, Zekun Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yan Wang

“…Early identification and active treatment of adipose tissue deposition, especially hepatic fat deposition, may reserve and delay the progression of IR and even metabolic syndrome.…”
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Long-Term and Short-Term Effects of Hemodialysis on Liver Function Evaluated Using the Galactose Single-Point Test by Yi-Chou Hou, Wen-Chih Liu, Min-Tser Liao, Kuo-Cheng Lu, Lan Lo, Heng-Chih Pan, Chia-Chao Wu, Oliver Yoa-Pu Hu, Hung-Shang Tang

“…Since the metabolism of galactose is dependent on liver blood flow and hepatic functional mass, further studies are needed.…”
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Total Hip Lithiasis: A Rare Sequelae of Spilled Gallstones by Vineet Tyagi, Daniel H. Wiznia, Adrian K. Wyllie, Kristaps J. Keggi

“…One potential complication, the spillage of gallstones into the peritoneal cavity, can form a nidus for infection and may be associated with hepatic, retroperitoneal, thoracic, and abdominal wall abscesses. …”
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Hemothorax Caused by Liver Biopsy – Rare Iatrogenic Complication by Diana Samiatina-Morkūnienė, Rūta Silickytė, Gabija Jankauskaitė

“… Liver biopsy is the most accurate interventional procedure to diagnose hepatic diseases. According to the information provided by the Institute of Hygiene, 968 percutaneous liver biopsies were performed in Lithuania in 2022. …”
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Critical Illness Associated Fatal Hypoglycemia in a Nondiabetic Male by Amit Toor, Anika Toor, Mahesh Krishnamurthy

“…This, along with reduced hepatic and renal gluconeogenesis seen in preexisting liver and renal disease, can cumulate to life-threatening hypoglycemia and is seen as a poor prognostic factor in the ICU setting.…”
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Biliothoracic Fistula after Microwave Ablation of Liver Metastasis : Literature Review by Valentina Tassi, Claudia Mosillo, Massimiliano Mutignani, Roberto Cirocchi, Mark Ragusa, Sergio Bracarda, Giovanni Passalacqua, Gabriele Marinozzi, Massimiliano Allegritti

“…Microwave ablation is a safe and effective interventional approach, widely used in the treatment of unresectable primary or metastatic hepatic lesions. Thoracobiliary fistula is a rare postablation complication that can be treated with a conservative or surgical approach. …”
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Radiographically Occult Carcinomatous Spread of Breast Cancer to the Liver: A Challenging Case by Trish Millard, Akriti Gupta, Christiana Brenin, Paul Marshall, Patrick Dillon

“…Metastatic carcinomatosis to the liver is a pattern of malignant infiltration that tends to provoke hepatic fibrosis. It is a rare complication of multiple solid tumor types and often seen in the absence of discrete tumor mass in the liver. …”
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Ulcerative Colitis Preceding Asymptomatic Wilson’s Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review by Jun Kunizaki, Yuko Yoto, Yoshinobu Nagaoka, Akira Ishii, Tomoe Kazama, Kohei Wagatsuma, Noriyuki Akutsu, Aki Ishikawa, Toju Tanaka, Shintaro Sugita, Takeshi Tsugawa, Hiroshi Nakase

“…Mutations or defective functions of ATP7B lead to hepatic dysfunction and intestinal inflammation.…”
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Malaria and an Amoebic Abscess in a Returning Traveler from Liberia by Mhd Mustafa Albitar, Nafiza Martini, Sandy Alkhalil, Tamim Alsuliman, Ali Alrstom

“…Herein, we propose that the relationship between Malaria and amoebic liver abscesses should be explored by researching the effects of malaria on ferritin levels and the immune components in the liver and whether it helps the emergence of hepatic amoebic abscesses or not.…”
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An Alarming Mimicry of Intra-Abdominal Infections: Acute Appendiceal Diverticulitis by Youseung Kim, Varun Kesar, Douglas Grider, Maithili V. Chitnavis

“…Abdominal imaging illustrated small bowel enteritis, ascites in both paracolic gutters, and incidental hepatic steatosis. Although ascites fluid demonstrated high neutrophil count consistent with peritonitis and the patient received adequate antibiotics, she clinically deteriorated. …”
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Targeting the Hepcidin-Ferroportin Axis in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Anemias by Elizabeta Nemeth

“…The hepatic peptide hormone hepcidin regulates dietary iron absorption, plasma iron concentrations, and tissue iron distribution. …”
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Hilar Tumours by Guido Costamagna, Andrea Tringali, Lucio Petruzziello, Cristiano Spada

“…Even though jaundice can be relieved if only 30% of the liver is drained, the presence of undrained bile ducts may result in pruritus and a continued risk of cholangitis and hepatic abscess. The biliary anatomy is defined by cholangiography, which today can be performed by magnetic resonance; the stricture is dilated, and plastic or metallic stents are endoscopically inserted over a guidewire. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Clinical Approach and Review by Maitreyi Raman, Johane Allard

“…The primary abnormality or ‘first hit’ in patients with NAFLD is insulin resistance leading to hepatic steatosis. The second hit involves multiple proinflammatory cytokines resulting in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. …”
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Noncoding RNA Transcripts during Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Hepatocytes by Aniela Skrzypczyk, Stephanie Kehr, Ilona Krystel, Stephan H. Bernhart, Shibashish Giri, Augustinus Bader, Peter F. Stadler

“…Recent advances in the stem cell field allow to obtain many human tissues in vitro. However, hepatic differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) still remains challenging. …”
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Streptococcus anginosus Pyogenic Liver Abscess following a Screening Colonoscopy by Francis Bonenfant, Étienne Rousseau, Paul Farand

“…A previously healthy 58-year-old man presented with a septic thrombosis of the right hepatic vein and a pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) one week after undergoing a screening colonoscopy. …”
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Ehrlichiosis in a Recent Liver Transplant Recipient Leading to Multiorgan Failure by Fawwaz Almajali, Catherine Oleary, Taylor Hallcox, Justin Lok, Daniela Hermelin, Alexis Guenette, Mustafa Nazzal

“…The patient did recover from infection but not before it manifested in hepatic, renal, and pulmonary involvement. Therefore, a high level of suspicion is necessary for early detection and treatment initiation to prevent a devastating progression of the disease in immunosuppressed patients.…”
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A Rare Cause of Acute Kidney Injury in a Female Patient with Breast Cancer Presenting as Renal Colic by Roxana Jurubita, Bogdan Obrisca, Gener Ismail

“…We present here a rare case of renal infarction that occurred in the setting of a hypercoagulable state, in a female patient with a history of breast cancer and documented hepatic metastases.…”
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Retroperitoneal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Dominic G. Ventura, Shyam J. Thakkar, Katie Farah

“…CT scan showed a 26 × 20 × 13 cm heterogeneous retroperitoneal mass and multiple hypodense hepatic lesions. Liver biopsy revealed leiomyosarcoma. …”
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An Unexpected Interaction between Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir and Atorvastatin and Colchicine Causing Rhabdomyolysis in a Patient with Impaired Renal Function by Shyam Patel, Jennifer Andres, Kamran Qureshi

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects roughly 170 million people worldwide. …”
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Vancomycin-Induced DRESS Syndrome: An Important Concern in Orthopedic Surgery by Emma Littlehales, Odhrán Murray, Robert Dunsmuir

“…The criteria for diagnosis of DRESS, including the RegiSCAR scoring system and commonly affected systems (renal, cardiac, and hepatic), are detailed, and we also discuss evidence for steroid treatment and considerations important in the use of this.…”
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