background percutaneous catheter drainage (pcd) and percutaneous needle aspiration (pna) have become the primary options for treating hepatic abscesses. thus far, various studies have examined the clinical data and computed tomography (ct) features for predicting pcd outcomes. objectives the goal was to compare ct features between hepatic abscesses classified based on strain and quantitative ou...

conclusions the occurrence of he is associated with hyponatremia and ppi use in patients with aclf. results in univariate analysis, patients with he in aclf had a significantly higher rate of ppi use (89.1%) compared with non-he (63.6%, p = 0.001). in addition, clinical and standard laboratory variables were significantly different between the two groups regarding the infection rate, hyponatrem...

budd-chiari syndrome (bcs) refers to thrombosis of hepatic veins as well as intrahepatic or suprahepatic inferior vena cava. we present for the first time a case of possible occurrence of budd- chiari syndrome with the history of depot medroxy progesterone acetate (dmpa) injections in a 33-yearold iranian woman. an underlying disorder can be identified in most of patients with bcs. many of thes...

A 49 year old man with previous history of colectomy for colon cancer was referred to our department for further evaluation of suspicious hepatic lesions noticed during an abdominal CT scan. 99mTc-RBC scan revealed multiple hot spots in the region of the liver, correlating to the CT and liver-spleen scan. Further follow-ups of the patient revealed no remarkable change in the size or numbe...

conclusions despite the adverse effects of inhalational halogenated anesthetics (especially halothane) on hepatic patients when necessary. the effects on all systems must be considered and the necessary preparations must be provided. these drugs are still used, if necessary, due to the presence of positive effects and advantages mentioned in other studies as well as the adverse effects of other...

background: the renin-angiotensin system has an important role in hepatic inflammation and fibrosis. renin-angiotensin system blockade by angiotensinconverting enzyme (ace) inhibitors provides some protective effects against hepatic fibrogenesis. captopril as an ace inhibitor can decrease inflammatory mediators and attenuate hepatic fibrosis in the livers of bile duct ligated (bdl) rats. object...

conclusions a review of the literature on the use of hypnotic drugs in patients with liver dysfunction showed that some hypnotic drugs used during anesthesia could be safely used in patients with impaired liver function. in these patients, certain drugs should be used with caution. results anesthesia should be performed with caution in patients with hepatic dysfunction and drugs with long half-...

  Primary Hepatic Lymphoma (PHL) is rare and possibly associated with viral hepatitis and autoimmune diseases. Scleroderma could exceptionally be complicated by lymphoma. We describe PHL occurring in a 52-year-old female suffering scleroderma for eight years, with no history of cytotoxic or high-dose glucocorticoid therapy. CT scan, performed to work-up abdominal discomfort, constipation, and ...

mirizzi’s syndrome is a rare complication of gallstone disease , that gallbladder lumen can lie alongside the common hepatic duct, resulting in inflamation and resultan bile duct stricture . most cases are not indentified preoperatively. variations of the cystic duct and its point of :union: with the common hepatic duct are surgically important . here, we present an unusual case of type i miriz...