abstract：:Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory and obstructive disease of the intra- and extra-hepatic bile ducts of unknown etiology. Currently, orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the only definitive treatment for PSC-related end-stage liver disease. However, PSC has been known to...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Landaverde C,Ng V,Sato A,Tabibian J,Durazo F,Busuttil R

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE:Anemia is a major side effect of combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C. In this study, severity, potential risk factors for and potential underlying mechanisms of anemia were evaluated. PATIENTS AND METHODS:44 chronic hepatitis C patients on interferon-ribavirin treatment were included. ...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： van Soest H,Renooij W,van Erpecum KJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has become a frequent type of cancer in Mexico. At the present time it represents the 19th cause of death in the population. OBJECTIVE:To recognize the epidemiological profile and the treatment results in a cohort of federal employees with HCC. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We analy...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Ladrón de Guevara L,Rojas-Macuil P,Sánchez-Chávez X,Rossano-García A,Gorraez-de-la-Mora MT,Cervantes-Sánchez G,Orozco-Vázquez J,Lemus-Velázquez M,Rosas-Zúñiga L,Erazo-Valle A,Di-Silvio M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review addresses recent and not so recent works that emphasize on the mechanisms by which liver damage can induce encephalopathy. Hepatic encephalopathy constitutes an intriguing complication in severe liver acute and chronic disease, whose pathophysiology is still not completely understood. In this pathology, al...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Lemberg A,Fernández MA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lamotrigine is a non-aromatic antiepileptic drug. Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a severe idiosyncratic reaction to drugs, especially anti-epileptic drugs. Associated clinical features include cutaneous eruption, fever, multiple peripheral lymphadenopathies, and potentially life-...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Amante MF,Filippini AV,Cejas N,Lendoire J,Imventarza O,Parisi C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is one of the most important causes of chronic liver disease in the world, potentially resulting in cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and the need for liver transplantation. Liver biopsy is currently performed before therapy indication. Although, it is the golden standard there are many re...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Borsoi Viana MS,Takei K,Collarile Yamaguti DC,Guz B,Strauss E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is strongly associated with the metabolic syndrome as reflected by the fact that approximately 90% of the patients with NAFLD have more than one feature of metabolic syndrome and about 33% have three or more criteria. The physiopathology, epidemiology and the...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Almeda-Valdés P,Cuevas-Ramos D,Aguilar-Salinas CA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleural effusions develop in 6-10% of patients with end-stage liver disease. Although, commonly seen in conjunction with ascites, isolated hepatic hydrothorax can occur in a small number of patients with cirrhosis. Refractory hepatic hydrothorax particularly poses a challenging therapeutic dilemma as treatment options...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Kiafar C,Gilani N

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The Child Pugh and MELD are good methods for predicting mortality in patients with chronic liver disease. We investigated their performance as risk factors for failure to control bleeding, in-hospital overall mortality and death related to esophageal variceal bleeding episodes. METHODS:From a previous collected da...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Flores-Rendón AR,González-González JA,García-Compean D,Maldonado-Garza HJ,Garza-Galindo AA

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We assessed the anti-fibrotic effects of methanolic black bean extract antioxidants in a carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) liver injury model in rats. Experimentally intoxicated animals received CCl4 for eight weeks, the reference and test groups received daily intragastric quercetin or daily intragastric black be...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： López-Reyes AG,Arroyo-Curras N,Cano BG,Lara-Díaz VJ,Guajardo-Salinas GE,Islas JF,Morales-Oyarvide V,Morales-Garza LA,Galvez-Gastelum FJ,Grijalva G,Moreno-Cuevas JE

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyroid dysfunction (TD) is associated to chronic hepatitis C (HCV) and interferon (IFN) therapy. The prevalence of TD at baseline and during IFN therapy among stages of hepatic fibrosis is unknown. GOALS:To examine the frequency of TD at baseline and during Peg-IFN therapy among patients with severe and mi...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Rodríguez-Torres M,Ríos-Bedoya CF,Ortiz-Lasanta G,Marxuach-Cuétara AM,Jiménez-Rivera J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is the most common vascular complication of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and constitutes a potential emergency during the postoperative period. Surgical revascularization and retransplantation are the treatments of choice for this condition. The aim of this report is to presen...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Reyes-Corona J,Gonzalez-Huezo MS,Zea-Medina MV,Zamora-Valdés D,Victoria-Campos JL,Mondragon-Sanchez RJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascites, the most common complication of cirrhosis, is associated with a poor quality of life, an increased risk of infection, and renal failure. Twenty percent of cirrhotic patients have ascites at the time of diagnosis, while 30% and 50% will develop ascites by 5 and 10 years, respectively. There are several factors...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Leiva JG,Salgado JM,Estradas J,Torre A,Uribe M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome may present liver involvement. Our goals were to establish the prevalence of abnormal hepatic biochemistries and clinical liver disease in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome and correlate their presence with other clinical and laboratory features. METHODS:...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Montaño-Loza AJ,Crispín-Acuña JC,Remes-Troche JM,Uribe M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstruction at the level of the gastric outlet by a gallstone is defined as Bouveret's syndrome. It is an uncommon form of gallstone ileus. A single gallstone of at least 2.5 cm in diameter is the most common underlying cause of Bouveret's syndrome. Diagnosis is based on the clinical manifestations, existence of pneum...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Koulaouzidis A,Moschos J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Iron overload has been associated with HFE mutations (C282Y and H63D). We investigated the association between these mutations and high serum ferritin in a sample of healthy adult men. DESIGN AND METHODS:We enrolled unrelated blood donors from three hospitals in Mexico City in a crosssectional...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Baptista-González HA,Rosenfeld-Mann F,Trueba-Gómez R,Bermejo-Martínez L,Méndez-Sánchez N

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute cholangitis (AC) is a clinical diagnosis entity. A high prevalence of acute inflammatory changes (AIC) are found in hepatic needle biopsies (HB) in these patients. The aim of our study is to determine the prevalence of AIC in HB performed on patients with AC due to biliary stones. METHODS:Cross-sect...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Vial Gallardo M,Manterola Delgado C,Losada Morales H,Pineda Nesbet V,Vasconcellos Costa A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallbladder disease is a highly prevalent disease in western countries as a consequence of several genetic, biochemical, and environmental factors. Females are a high risk group, and pregnancy increases this risk considerably. In fact, gallbladder diseases are the second most common indication for nonobstetric surgica...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Mendez-Sanchez N,Chavez-Tapia NC,Uribe M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune hepatitis is a rare condition that is more common among women than men. An association between pregnancy and autoimmune hepatitis is rare. This clinical scenario requires the gastroenterologist and hepatologist to have a profound knowledge of clinical course counseling and medical management. The prognosis ...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Uribe M,Chavez-Tapia NC,Mendez-Sanchez N

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute liver failure (ALF) is a condition with rapid deterioration of liver function resulting in hepatic encephalopathy and/or coagulopathy in patients with previously normal liver. Complicated forms of certain infectious diseases like falciparum malaria, leptospirosis, dengue fever, ricketsial fever, typhoi...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Deepak N A,Patel ND

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Roux en Y hepatojejunostomy is the surgery of choice for bile duct repair. Anastomotical dysfunction after reconstruction has several etiopathologies. Besides technical factors, ischemia of the duct is responsible for late obstruction. Bile colonization with secondary stones and sludge can also be identified as a caus...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Mercado MA,Borja-Cacho D,Domínguez I,Maravilla EC,Sánchez N,Zavaleta-Martínez E,Ramírez-Muciño A,Barajas-Olivas A,Arceo-Olaiz R

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma is a common malignancy affecting approximately one million people around the world every year. The incidence is low in the occidental world and high in locations such as Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Hepatocellular carcinoma primarily affects old people, reaching its highest prevalenc...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Motola-Kuba D,Zamora-Valdés D,Uribe M,Méndez-Sánchez N

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Autoimmune type chronic active hepatitis (AI-CAH) is a rare pediatric disorder whose principal characteristics include hepatocellular dysfunction and active tissue damage with evolution to cirrhosis in 25-30% of cases. OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to ascertain the evolution of 23 children with AI-CAH treated bet...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Sotelo N,López G

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleation of a cooling liquid occurs when atomic aggregates reach critical size that assures decreasing free energy as the crystal grows. Thermodynamic analysis allows to understand the ways to control the process. Evaluation of crystallized fraction in a freezing process is described as an example of biomedical appl...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Costa BM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous ethanol injection has been successfully used for hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) smaller than 5 cm in size. For larger lesions large volume ethanol injection has not been well explored. AIM:Evaluate the results of intraoperative Ultrasonographic-guided large volume ethanol injection for HCC lar...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Mondragón-Sánchez R,Garduño-López AL,Gómez-Gómez E,Frias-Mendivil M,Mondragón-Sánchez A,Bernal-Maldonado R

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the excretion of potentially toxic cholephilic organic anions (COAs) produced by the fetus, such as bile acids and biliary pigments, cannot be performed by the fetal liver alone, the placenta and the maternal liver must play a key role collaborating in this function. COAs are transported across the plasma membra...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Marín JJ,Macías RI,Briz O,Pérez MJ,Serrano MA

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis virus infection is an increasing problem. Millions of humans all over the world are infected. Viral hepatitis is accepted as a significant public health problem with several life altering complications. Recently, new viruses have been identified for their association with hepatitis. Hepatitis G virus (HGV) i...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Wiwanitkit V

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute liver failure is a clinical condition associated with high mortality despite recent technological advances. Supportive devices such as the Molecular Adsorbents Recirculating System (MARS) provide therapeutic strategies to add time to find an organ for orthotopic liver transplantation or to allow the native liver...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Méndez-Sánchez N,Chávez-Tapia NC,Espinoza B,Herrera-Gomar M,Zamora-Valdés D,Uribe M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the performance of a transvascular liver biopsy, the Trucut-type transjugular liver biopsy set is advance over a multipurpose catheter place in the suprahepatic vein. Occasionally there is a sharp bend between the suprahepatic veins and the inferior vein cava and the multipurpose catheter does not provide sufficien...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： de Hoyos A,Loredo ML,Martínez MA,Gil MR

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major hepatological consequence of HCV infection is the progression to cirrhosis and its potential complications. Several factors have been clearly shown to be associated with fibrosis progression rate: duration of infection, age, male sex, consumption of alcohol, HIV coinfection and low CD4 count. As age and dura...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： de Torres M,Poynard T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Failure of cholesterol homeostasis in the body can lead to cholesterol gallstone disease, the most common and costly gastrointestinal disease. The primum movens in cholesterol gallstone formation is the hypersecretion of hepatic cholesterol; this condition leads to bile chronically supersaturated with cholesterol whic...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Portincasa P,Moschetta A,Palasciano G

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transport of endogenous and exogenous substances from blood to bile is an essential function of the liver. In the last decade a still growing number of specific transport proteins present at the sinusoidal and canalicular membrane domains of hepatocytes and cholangiocytes have been cloned and functionally characterize...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Arrese M,Accatino L

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00