Prevalence, Natural History, and Management of Suspected Barrettâ€TMS Esophagus in Patients with Cirrhosis

The Role of Secondary Versus Tertiary Prevention in Decreasing the Incidence of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Patients with Barrettâ€TMs Esophagus

Prevalence of hepatitis delta virus infection in various groups with HBVinfection in Tehran, Imam Khomeini Hospital (2005-2006)

    Abstract   Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is an important cause of liver morbidity and   mortality worldwide. HDV changes the natural course of HBV. The prevalence of HDV infection wasn’t determined in the various groups of HBV infection (carriers, acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and HCC) in Iran. We aimed to research the prevalence of hepatitis D virus infection in v...

دیابت و اختلال تحمل گلوکز در بیماران مبتلا به بیماری مزمن کبدی

 Alterations in carbohydrate metabolism are frequently observed in cirrhosis. We conducted this study to define the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD), and explore the factors that may be potentially associated with the development of DM in these patients.Methods: From October 2002 to March 2003, 185 consecutive...

Comparison of hepatitis C virus risk factors in genotypes 1a and 3a

Background: One of the most important causes of chronic liver disease is hepatitis C virus (HCV), which causes liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. To control the prevalence of the disease, knowledge and information in risk factor of HCV are required. The aim of this study was to compare the risk factors of infection between HCV patients with genotypes 1a and 3a. Methods: This is an o...

Quantitative analysis of high-resolution microendoscopic images for diagnosis of neoplasia in patients with Barrettâ•Žs esophagus