A patient with microscopic metastatic renal cell carcinoma within liver focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is reported here. The initial CT scan was classic for liver FNH yet the following liver resection showed a microscopic metastatic renal cell carcinoma (0.48 cm) within the liver nodule. FNH in a patient with existing primary tumor probably warrants further investigation as the coexistence of ...

Despite the therapeutic equivalence between twice-daily and once-daily tacrolimus, patient safety after conversion is still a concern. We reviewed 218 liver transplantation (LT) patients who converted twice-daily to once-daily tacrolimus between May 2011 and January 2014. Thirty (13.8%) patients had adverse events after conversion, with a liver function test (LFT) abnormality being the most com...

Under the conditions of a chronic methionine diet (daily addition amino acids to food (0.15 g/100 g) and water (1% solution)) during 2–12 weeks, dynamics liver tests, infl ammatory changes in blood lipids was monitored. It found that (MD) leads, starting from 4 weeks MD, medium hyperhomocysteinemia, an increase enzymes (AsAT – 1.73, AlAT 1.5 times, p<0.05) bilirubin (by 62.25%), which indica...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive abnormality of the beta-globin chain of hemoglobin (Hb), resulting in poorly deformable sickled cells that cause microvascular occlusion and hemolytic anemia. The spleen is almost always affected by SCD, with microinfarcts within the first 36 months of life resulting in splenic atrophy. Acute liver disorders causing right-sided abdominal pain ...

Here, we investigated the effect of liver abnormality on the developmental potential of bovine oocytes. Good quality oocytes from healthy cows and from animals with a liver abnormality were matured and fertilized in vitro and then cultured to the blastocyst stage. On day 7 after fertilization, embryo cleavage and development were assessed. The concentrations of glucose, nonesterified fatty acid...

Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver abnormality is more typical determination in clinical practice and around the world. Obesity diabetic individuals play a basic role development improvement of this disease. Purpose: This study was done to detect find out frequency nonalcoholic abnormalities on ultrasound at Al Noor Ultrasound KTH hospital Peshawar Pakistan. To review information NAFLD also h...

Idiopathic haemochromatosis is an inherited defect of iron metabolism characterised by excessive iron absorption and deposition in the tissues leading to damage in the liver and other organs.' The nature of the fundamental metabolic abnormality remains unknown, but the liver and the gut have both been proposed as the principal site of expression of the metabolic defect.' We recently had the opp...

BACKGROUND Hypoplasia and agenesis of the liver lobe is a rare abnormality. It is associated with biliary system abnormalities, high location of the right kidney, and right colon interposition. These patients are prone to gallstones, portal hypertension and possible surgical complications because of anatomical disturbance. CASE REPORT Magnetic resonance imaging features of a rare case of hypo...

Psoriasis as a systemic inflammatory disease may be associated with some liver dysfunctions. We conducted a seven-year retrospective study focusing on the detailed indexes of liver functions and searching for some differences among different types of psoriasis. We investigated the liver functions and medical records of first-time hospitalization inpatients (n=211) with psoriasis including serum...