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Is There An Alternative To Tips? Ultrasound-Guided Direct Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement In Budd-Chiari Syndrome
(2010)
Budd-Chiari syndrome is a spectrum of manifestations which develops as a result of hepatic venous outflow obstruction. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a minimally invasive vascular and interventional ...
Clinical Characteristics Of Caroli'S Disease
(W J G Press, 2007)
Caroli's disease is a rare congenital condition characterized by non-obstructive saccular or fusiform dilatation of larger intrahepatic bile ducts. Cholangitis, liver cirrhosis, and cholangiocarcinoma are its potential ...
Clinical Characteristics Of Caroli'S Syndrome
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2007)
Caroli's syndrome is characterized by multiple segmental cystic or saccular dilatations of intrahepatic bile ducts associated with congenital hepatic fibrosis. The clinical features of this syndrome reflect both the ...
Diagnosis And Management Of Acute Variceal Bleeding: Asian Pacific Association For Study Of The Liver Recommendations
(Springer, 2011)
Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a medical emergency and associated with a mortality of 20% at 6 weeks. Significant advances have occurred in the recent past and hence there is a need to update the existing consensus ...
Five Years' Experience With Capsule Endoscopy In A Single Center
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2009)
Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a novel technology that facilitates highly effective and noninvasive imaging of the small bowel. Although its efficacy in the evaluation of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) has been proven ...
Herbal Remedies Are The Main Etiologic Factor In Melanosis Coli, A Case Series Study
(Versita, 2010)
Melanosis coli is a brown to black discoloration of the colon mucosa usually associated with long-term ingestion of laxatives. However, melanosis coli can be found in patients with no history of laxative use. Regular use ...
Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction: Three Similar Syndromes
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2007)
Our goal is to provide a detailed review of venoocclusive disease (VOD), Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS), and congestive hepatopathy(CH), all of which results in hepatic venous outflow obstruction. This is the first article in ...
Clinical Characteristics Of Idiopathic Portal Hypertension
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2007)
Idiopathic portal hypertension is one of the interesting causes of portal hypertension. Even in very developed medical centers, this disorder is still one of the most important misdiagnoses of clinical practice. To ...
Experience Of A Single Center With Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: A Review Of The Literature
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2010)
Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is an autosomal recessive inherited malformation defined pathologically by a variable degree of periportal fibrosis and irregularly shaped proliferating bile ducts. It is one of the ...
Non-Classical Phenotypes Of Autoimmune Hepatitis And Advances In Diagnosis And Treatment
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2009)
Non-classical manifestations of autoimmune hepatitis can delay diagnosis and treatment. Our aims were to describe the clinical phenotypes that can confound the diagnosis, detail scoring systems that can ensure their ...