AIM:To evaluate the outcome of non-malignant and non-cirrhotic patients with portal cavernoma and to determine the predictors for survival.METHODS:Between July
Splanchnic and systemic low-grade inflammation has been proposed to be a consequence of long-term prehepatic portal hypertension.This experimental model causes
Bouveret’s syndrome is an extremely rare type of gallstone-induced ileus with atypical clinical manifestations,such as abdominal distension and pain,nausea and
A higher prevalence of immunological processes has recently been reported in patients with hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection,focusing the attention of physicians
AIM:To assess the acceptance,safety and efficacy of care and treatment for chronic hepatitis C(CHC)in drug addicts.METHODS:We designed a multidisciplinary,phase