normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 aim : the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an aerobic exercise on serum level of liver enzymes and liver echogenicity in patients with non alcoholic fatty liver disease. background : non alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) has different prevalence in various parts of the world. obesity and low physical act...

introduction: chronic liver diseases consist of wide spectrum disorders that may be complicated by cirrhosis and therefore need to transplantation. the pediatric end-stage liver disease (peld) score and model of end-stage liver disease (meld) score has been used as predictors of mortality chronic liver diseases listed for liver transplantation. the aim of this study is evaluation of relation be...

â  ba ckground the only curative therapy for end-stage liver disease is transplantation but due to a shortage of available donor livers the waiting list mortality is high. this study aimed to evaluate the outcome and characteristics of patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation in shiraz, southern iran during the period from april 2004 to march 2007. methods medical records of all c...

Sequels of chronic HCV infection such as end-stage liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are the leading indications for liver transplantation (LT) in Europe and in the United States. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database the proportion of transplants performed due to the decompensated cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C infection slightly declined in the...

The incidence of native portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in liver transplant recipients has been reported to range from 2.1 to 13.8%. We have identified an inordinately high incidence of PVT in a consecutive series of U.S. veterans receiving liver transplants. Between October 1989 and February 1994, 88 consecutive U.S. veterans received 99 orthotopic liver transplants under primary Tacrolimus (Prog...

Acute liver failure (ALF) due to hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is an uncommon but potentially lethal illness. The aim of this study was to identify readily available laboratory and clinical features associated with a poor prognosis among ALF patients with HAV infection. The presenting features of 29 adults with anti-HAV IgM positive ALF enrolled in the ALFSG_between 1998 and 2005 were revie...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasingly common due to the rising prevalence of obesity in both children and adults. It is associated with metabolic risk factors such as diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia and hypertension, and is associated with increased mortality both from cardiovascular-related and liver-related deaths. Identification of those individuals with significant infl...

Liver transplantation services have continued to expand during the past year as indications for liver replacement have broadened, contraindications have diminished, and referrals to transplant centers have increased. The UNOS Liver Transplant Registry began collecting data officially on October 1, 1987 and by September 30, 1988 had received registration forms for 1,090 new patients from 42 cent...

Introduction: Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis are the most important causes of growth failure, morbidity and mortality in children. Cirrhosis consists of a variety of congenital, genetic, metabolic, and infectious causes in children. Models for predicting of chronic liver disease severity, survival, and transplantation are useful for decision-making as well as medical interventions. The mo...

introduction: chronic liver disease and cirrhosis are the most important causes of growth failure, morbidity and mortality in children. cirrhosis consists of a variety of congenital, genetic, metabolic, and infectious causes in children. models for predicting of chronic liver disease severity, survival, and transplantation are useful for decision-making as well as medical interventions. the mos...