Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Management of an Increasingly Common Problem

Hepatocellular carcinoma: management of an increasingly common problem.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cancer that typically occurs in the setting of cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis virus infections. Hepatitis B and C account for approximately 80% of cases worldwide. HCC is currently the fifth most common malignancy in men and the eighth in women worldwide; its incidence is increasing dramatically in many parts of the world. Recognition of those at risk...

Management of hepatocellular carcinoma: An update

Since the publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) practice guidelines on the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in 2005, new information has emerged that requires that the guidelines be updated. The full version of the new guidelines is available on the AASLD Web site at http://www.aasld.org/practiceguidelines/ Documents/Bookmarked%20Practice%20...

Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

The rising incidence in the United States, as well as other parts of the world, is attributed largely to the increase in hepatitis C–related liver disease, a known risk factor for the disease.[2] In the United States alone, the seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus is estimated to be 3.9 million cases.[3] Other risk factors for HCC include hepatitis B viral infection, alcoholic cirrhosis, aflatox...

Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Sheep

Functional gallbladder disorder: an increasingly common diagnosis.

Functional gallbladder disorder is a motility disorder of the gallbladder that results in decreased gallbladder contractility and colicky pain. The term is used to cover a constellation of symptoms that have led to their codification in the Rome III criteria (Table 1).1 Previously, functional gallbladder disorder was called chronic acalculous cholecystitis, acalculous cholecystitis, biliary dys...