patients and methods tae was performed on 20 patients with liver hemangioma. the embolic agent used was polyvinyl alcohol (pva) particles (300-400 micron, jonson and johnson cordis, usa). all patients were followed up for 6 months. imaging was carried out and patients were also evaluated symptomatically through telephone interview by a physician. results twenty patients aged from 21 to 63 years...

conclusions besides, there are some novel agents, yet under research, which could affect the future of anesthetic agents' fate regarding their hepatic effects. results however, we have evidence that there is some concern regarding their effects on the liver cells. fortunately not all the anesthetics are blamed and even some could be used safely, based on the available evidence. evidence acquisi...

background there is still no suitable mice model that can completely mimic the human fulminant hepatitis, which sets a block for drug effect evaluation and mechanism researching of human fulminant hepatitis. objectives the aim of this study was to establish an animal model able to mimic the main features of human fulminant hepatitis. materials and methods dimethylnitrosamine (dmn) was peritonea...

backgrounds: g6pd deficiency is the most common enzymopathy of red blood cells. the clinical symptoms of favism are jaundice, hematuria and haemolytic anaemia that seem to affect liver and kidney in long term. thus we evaluate kidney and liver function of favism patients in an endemic area of the disease with a high rate of fava beans cultivation. methods: this study was performed on favism pat...

2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (tcdd) is a by-product o f t he trichlorophenol (herbicide) production and is also produced through a variety of combustion processes. it appears that tcdd is a ubiquitous chemical, particularly in industrialised countries, and the liver is the target organ of its toxicity. the prominent hepatotoxic effect of tcdd is progressive centrilobular necrosis. the is...

background vitamin d deficiency is believed to cause variety of abnormalities such as liver stiffness and fibrosis. it is also shown that vitamin d deficiency may result in chronic liver disease or liver cirrhosis. in this study, we aimed to systematically review the literature wherein the relationship between vitamin d deficiency and the severity of chronic liver disease or liver cirrhosis had...

Objective: The aim of this study was ultrasonographic findings and technique ofthe liver in the Lori breed sheep.Design: Descriptive study.Animals: 10 clinically healthy, female sheep.Procedures: Ultrasound examination of liver performed from the caudal aspect of13th rib to the 7th intercostals spaces (ICS). The possibility of liver imaging fromeach ICS, distance between the position of liver i...

Abstract Liver is a by-product that can be used as raw material for nuggets because it has the nutrients needed growth especially children. Processing liver into diversification effort. Different flours will produce different final products. The purpose of this research was to determine chemical quality and amino acid profile with filler agents. materials were fresh chicken beef liver, cornstar...