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A teenage patient with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, a splenorenal shunt, and congenital hepatic fibrosis: a case report

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT A 16-year-old female patient previously diagnosed with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) presented with acute bilateral pneumonia, upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by ruptured esophageal varices, ascites, and lower limb edema. She required intensive care and an endoscop...

Impacto da lista de espera para AADs em pacientes cirróticos por VHC

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The infection for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality through its evolution to liver cirrhosis, end-stage liver complications and hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, the new drugs for the HCV infection, based on direct antiviral ...

Inibidores de bomba protônica aumentam o risco geral de desenvolver infecções bacterianas em pacientes com cirrose

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acid suppression has been associated with adverse events; such as, enteric infections. Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are frequently prescribed in patients with cirrhosis, but is unclear if PPI are associated with the development of bacterial infections in these patients. OBJECTIVE:...

Efecto hepatoprotector de una mezcla de siete plantas en cirrosis inducida con tetracloruro de carbono
Hepatoprotective effect of a mixture of seven plants in carbon tetrachloride induced cirrhosis

Rev. cuba. plantas med; 22 (1), 2017
Introducción: las plantas medicinales han sido utilizadas con fines terapéuticos desde tiempos antiguos sobre diversas enfermedades, en este sentido, se han reportado por la medicina tradicional una gran variedad de plantas con actividad gastrointestinal y efecto hepatoprotector. Las plantas utilizadas...

Management Strategies for Liver Fibrosis

Ann. hepatol; 16 (1), 2017
Abstract: Liver fibrosis resulting from chronic liver injury are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Among causes of hepatic fibrosis, viral infection is most common (hepatitis B and C). In addition, obesity rates worldwide have accelerated the risk of liver injury due to nonalcoholic fatt...

Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir in Mono-and HIV-coinfected Patients with Recurrent Hepatitis C After Liver Transplant

Ann. hepatol; 16 (1), 2017
Abstract: Background and aims. Pegylated interferon (Peg-INF) and ribavirin (RBV) based therapy is suboptimal and poorly tolerated. We evaluated the safety, tolerability and efficacy of a 24-week course of sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir without ribavirin for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurr...

Efficacy of lactulose in the prophylaxis of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients presenting gastrointestinal bleeding

SUMMARY Introduction: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a bad prognostic factor in patients with liver cirrhosis and its incidence is associated with several triggering factors being the most prevalent gastrointestinal bleeding. Lactulose, despite its questionable efficacy in the literature, is considered ...