INTRODUCTION Renal dysfunction is common in chronic liver disease. The cause of this renal dysfunction is either multi-organ involvement in acute conditions or secondary to advanced liver disease. OBJECTIVES The study was undertaken to assess the renal function in chronic liver diseases and find out the association of alteration of renal function with gradation of liver disease. (assessed by ...

Objective: To evaluate the predictors of short-term mortality in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). Methodology: This prospective study was conducted at gastroenterology department Asian Institute Medical Sciences Sindh, Pakistan from January 2018 to December 2018. All (ACLF) aged more than 25 years and either gender were included. A complete history obtained including demogra...

We investigated cases of the annual seasonal outbreaks of acute hepato-myo-encephalopathy in young children in western Uttar Pradesh for causal association with Cassia occidentalis poisoning, by a prospective survey in 2006. During September-October homes of 10 consecutive cases were visited and history of eating Cassia beans was obtained in all. Nine children died within 4-5 days. There appear...

Title The outcomes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection after living donor liver transplantation in a Japanese center Author(s) Takatsuki, Mitsuhisa; Eguchi, Susumu; Yamanouchi, Kosho; Hidaka, Masaaki; Soyama, Akihiko; Miyazaki, Kensuke; Tajima, Yoshitsugu; Kanematsu, Takashi Citation Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, 17(6), pp.839-843; 2010 Issue Date 2010-11 U...

many herbaceous plants contain compounds that have biological effects in addition to their medicinal properties. they have compounds with numerous properties, including hypo lipidemic, hypoglycemic, antioxidant, and hepato protective ones, which have been analyzed at different levels. one of these plants, with the scientific name of berberis vulgaris, is barberry. the most important compounds i...

Liver is considered to be one of the vital organs which helps in maintaining the health of body. Yakrit (liver) is being described right from the vedic period. Modern lifestyles can overstress the liver and make it malfunctioning. No significant and safe hepato-protective drugs are available in modern therapeutics. The nature has bestowed some plants with the property to prevent, treat and cure...

EDITORIAL article Front. Oncol., 10 July 2023Sec. Gastrointestinal Cancers: Hepato Pancreatic Biliary Cancers Volume 13 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1248807

BACKGROUND Acetaminophen (APAP)-induced toxicity is a predominant cause of acute hepatic and renal failure. In both humans and rodents toxicity begins with a reactive metabolite that binds to proteins. This leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and nuclear DNA fragmentation resulting in necrotic cell death. Pleurotus ostreatus (an edible oyster mushroom) is well recognized as a flavourful food, as...