Can Hepatitis E Virus Be Considered as an Etiology of Cryptogenic Cirrhosis?

Can Hepatitis E Virus Be Considered as an Etiology of Cryptogenic Cirrhosis? (Letter to editor)

Association Between TT Virus Infection and Cirrhosis in Liver Transplant Patients

BACKGROUND Cirrhosis is one of the most severe liver complications, with multiple etiologies. The torque teno virus (TTV), also known as transfusion transmitted virus, which has a high incidence in the world population, is one of the possible increasing risk factors in patients with idiopathic fulminant hepatitis and cryptogenic cirrhosis. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate soli...

The frequency of complications and the etiology of disease in patients with liver cirrhosis in erzurum.

OBJECTIVE This study included 100 patients diagnosed with liver cirrhosis who presented at Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine Gastroenterology clinic and polyclinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS The etiology of liver cirrhosis and the incidence of its complications have been investigated. RESULTS The etiological classification of liver cirrhosis in our patients was as follows: 47 hepatitis B v...

Prevalence of celiac disease in patients with hepatitis B and C virus related cirrhosis and cryptogenic liver cirrhosis

Introduction: Celiac disease (CD) is a disease that involves many organs including the liver and is caused by autoimmune enteropathy. We aimed to compare the CD frequency between the cryptogenic cirrhosis and cirrhosis due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Materials and methods: Patients with cryptogenic cirrhosis (n=83), HCV related cirrhosis (n=42) and HBV related cirrho...

Noncirrhotic hepatocellular carcinoma: etiology and occult hepatitis B virus infection in a hepatitis B virus-endemic area

BACKGROUND Although hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) usually develops in cirrhotic livers, a minority of cases occur in noncirrhotic livers (NCLs). We investigated etiology, clinicopathological features, and occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) in patients with NCL HCC in an HBV-endemic area. METHODS A total of 710 patients who underwent resection or transplantation for HCC at the Nat...