Learn about the increased pressure in the portal vein, its causes like cirrhosis, and resulting complications such as ...

Testosterone use in older men with cirrhosis was linked with reduced mortality. (Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology) In ...

When an organ is injured, our body initiates a healing process. If the injury is repeated or chronic, it can lead to an ...

The aim of the SPECCIAL (Surgical Procedures Eliminate Compensated Cirrhosis In Advancing Long-term) study was to examine the long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery on the risk of developing major ...

Background: It is currently recommended that all patients with liver cirrhosis undergo upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) to identify those who have large esophageal varices (LEVx ...

Trial to assess intensive care liver support system across 13 UK centers, led by UCL, Royal Free, Kings College and Queen Elizabeth ...

All had chronic alcoholism of long duration, and 14 had unequivocal physical and biochemical evidence of hepatic cirrhosis (Table 1). Diagnosis was confirmed by autopsy or needle biopsy of the ...

Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have dramatically changed the landscape of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment and ...

An AI algorithm demonstrated strong performance for detecting chronic liver disease from routinely acquired echocardiography ...

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) ...