discussion the cholecystojejunocolic anastomosis with intussuscepted valve surgery could be considered as a forthcoming approach in the treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis. case presentation an 11-year-old girl with the diagnosis of pfic underwent cholecystoappendicostomy with myotomy operation. because of anastomosis stricture, she was reoperated with cholecystojejunocolic anastomosis and in...

a 43-year-old man with liver cirrhosis received transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (tips) for the treatment of recurrent variceal bleeding and f3 esophageal varices. during routine follow up liver ultrasound examination, six months after the implantation, tips occlusion was suspected and tips revision was performed. during the revision, moderate to severe stenosis at the hepatic veno...

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is the most common pregnancy-related liver disease that occurs during pregnancy. It causes mortality and morbidity. In this review, intrahepatic (ICP) discussed with current literature.

BACKGROUND The incidence of intrahepatic cholelithiasis and cholangitis has not yet been well studied postoperatively in patients with choledochal cysts. METHODS One hundred three patients with choledochal cysts had operative cholangiography, underwent standard excision of a choledochal cyst with Roux-en-Y hepatico-jejunal anastomosis, and were at a mean follow-up of 12 1/2 years. The inciden...

background all conditions that interfere with blood flow at any level within the portal system can lead to portal hypertension. for better management of this disorder, it is important to determine the underlying cause. in previ­ous studies, extra-hepatic disorders have been reported as the main cause of portal hypertension in children. in this study, we investigate the under­lying causes of por...

this report presents an 11 year-old girl with benign recurrent cholestasis (bric) who developed episodes of severe jaundice and pruritus at the ages of 2.5 and 10 years. each episode lasted for 3-4 months. the peak level of serum bilirubin reached 33-37 mg/dl.liver function tests were all normal during the attack except for increased alkaline phosphatase and prolonged prothrombin time responsiv...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common and aggressive human malignancies. Its high mortality rate is mainly a result of intra-hepatic metastases. To investigate the detailed genetic mechanisms in cancer metastasis, we compared the expression profiles of 20 HCCs with intrahepatic metastasis and 10 HCCs without intrahepatic metastasis using an oligonucleotide array. Of the appro...

Intrahepatic pseudocyst is a very rare complication of pancreatitis. Lack of experience and literature makes diagnosis and management of intrahepatic pseudocyst very difficult. Majority of published cases were managed by either percutaneous or surgical drainage. Less than 30 cases of intrahepatic pseudocysts have been reported in the literature and there is not a single report of endoscopic ult...

despite the fact that hepatic involvement is frequently seen in systemic primary amyloidosis, major hepatic symptoms as primary manifestation and severe impaired liver function are rare. herein, we report a 38-year-old woman with primary hepatic amyloidosis, and severe  portal hypertension . the patient had ascites and markedly elevated alkaline phosphatase level at presentation. she had a rapi...