scholarly journals Multicenter Study for the Efficacy of Godex in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease and Liver Cirrhosis

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Tae Woo Yoo ◽  
Byung Ik Kim ◽  
Young Oh Kweon ◽  
Joung Il Lee ◽  
Byung Hun Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Chronic Liver

scholarly journals Results of liver and spleen endoscopic ultrasonographic elastography predict portal hypertension secondary to chronic liver disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 08 (11) ◽  
pp. E1623-E1632
Author(s):  
Carlos Robles-Medranda ◽  
Roberto Oleas ◽  
Miguel Puga-Tejada ◽  
Manuel Valero ◽  
Raquel Del Valle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Portal Hypertension ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Strain Ratio ◽  
Chronic Liver ◽  
Spleen Stiffness ◽  
Eus Elastography ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity

Abstract Background and study aims Assessment of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-elastography of the liver and spleen may identify patients with portal hypertension secondary to chronic liver disease. We aimed to evaluate use of EUS-elastography of the liver and spleen in identification of portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease. Patients and methods This was a single-center, diagnostic cohort study. Consecutive patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension underwent EUS-elastography of the liver and spleen. Patients without a history of liver disease were enrolled as controls. The primary outcome was diagnostic yield of liver and spleen stiffness measurement via EUS-elastography in prediction of portal hypertension secondary to chronic liver cirrhosis. Cutoff values were defined through Youden’s index. Overall accuracy was calculated for parameters with an area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curve ≥ 80 %. Results Among the 61 patients included, 32 had cirrhosis of the liver. Liver and spleen stiffness was measured by the strain ratio and strain histogram, with sensitivity/(1 − specificity) AUROC values ≥ 80 %. For identification of patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension, the liver strain ratio (SR) had a sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of 84.3 %, 82.8 %, 84.4 %, and 82.8 %, respectively; the liver strain histogram (SH) had values of 87.5 %, 69.0 %, 75.7 %, and 83.3 %, respectively. EUS elastography of the spleen via the SR reached a sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of 87.5 %, 69.0 %, 75.7 %, and 83.3 %, respectively, whereas the values of SH were 56.3 %, 89.7 %, 85.7 %, and 65.0 %, respectively. Conclusion Endoscopic ultrasonographic elastography of the liver and spleen is useful for diagnosis of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis.

scholarly journals Non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease in a group of Mexican children. A multicenter study

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 364-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Flores-Calderón ◽  
Segundo Morán-Villota ◽  
Guillermo Ramón-García ◽  
Berenice González-Romano ◽  
María del Carmen Bojórquez-Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Disease ◽  
Liver Fibrosis ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Chronic Liver ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Mexican Children

scholarly journals Burden of Liver Cirrhosis in Portugal between 2010 and 2017

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
João Manuel Silva ◽  
Mário Jorge Silva ◽  
Filipe Calinas ◽  
Paulo Jorge Nogueira
Keyword(s):  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Chronic Liver ◽  
Years Of Life Lost ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Liver cirrhosis is a prevalent disease in Portugal. Recent changes in alcohol consumption, as well as the wide use of direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C since 2015, may be contributing to changes in the national burden of liver cirrhosis in the last few years. <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> We aim to characterize the burden of cirrhosis in Portugal between 2010 and 2017. <b><i>Patients and Methods:</i></b> We analyzed all hospital admission episodes due to cirrhosis in Portugal Mainland between 2010 and 2017, registered in the national Diagnosis-Related Group database, according to etiology of cirrhosis. We also analyzed data on mortality and potential years of life lost from liver cirrhosis and chronic liver disease, retrieved from Statistics Portugal (National Institute for Statistics). <b><i>Results:</i></b> Between 2010 and 2017, a total of 51,438 admissions for liver cirrhosis occurred in Portugal. The annual number of admissions decreased (<i>p</i> = 0.044) during the analyzed period. The most frequent cause of cirrhosis was alcoholic liver disease, present in 78.9% of all admissions (<i>n</i> = 40,595), followed by chronic hepatitis C virus infection, present in 11.3% (<i>n</i> = 5,823). A male predominance was identified in the admissions for every analyzed cause of cirrhosis. Annual admissions for alcoholic cirrhosis remained stable (<i>p</i> = 0.075) during the 8-year period. The same stable tendency was observed in the number of admissions for cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C virus (<i>p</i> = 0.861) and alcohol plus hepatitis C virus infection (<i>p</i> = 0.082), although these admissions for hepatitis C-related cirrhosis increased until 2014–2015 and steadily decreased thereafter. Annual deaths due to liver cirrhosis and chronic liver disease decreased from 1,357 in 2010 to 1,038 in 2017 (<i>p</i> = 0.002). The number of potential years of life lost decreased as well in the period (<i>p</i> = 0.001). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> The burden of cirrhosis, evaluated by hospital admissions, mortality, and potential years of life lost, decreased in Portugal between 2010 and 2017.

scholarly journals Chronic liver disease promotes lesions of the colorectal adenoma‐carcinoma sequence, independent of liver cirrhosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 662-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelie S. Troschel ◽  
Alexander Miks ◽  
Fabian M. Troschel ◽  
Anna Hüsing-Kabar ◽  
Miriam Maschmeier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Colorectal Adenoma ◽  
Chronic Liver

Liver cirrhosis: Child-Pugh grading of cases seen in Nigeria

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
D A Ndububa ◽  
O S Ojo ◽  
A O Aladegbaiye ◽  
R A Adebayo ◽  
V A Adetiloye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Chronic Liver ◽  
Surgical Interventions ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Time Of Presentation

Child-Pugh grading is an important determinant of treatment options, surgical interventions and prognosis in chronic liver disease. Sixty-four liver cirrhosis patients (49 men, 15 women) seen at Ile-Ife, Nigeria were graded according to the Child-Pugh parameters. Only one (1.6%) was in Class A, while 21 (32.8%) and 42 (65.6%) were in Classes B and C, respectively. Thirty-four either had coagulopathy or were already in encephalopathy at the time of presentation. Hepatitis B virus-associated disease was present in 64% of the patients. Most Nigerian cirrhosis patients present with very advanced disease; they are thus poor-risk candidates for diagnostic procedures and surgery. Efforts should be intensified at making the diagnosis at a much earlier stage and universal immunization with the hepatitis B vaccine should be commenced to reduce the incidence of HBV-related chronic liver disease in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Impaired Expression of Type I and Type II Interferon Receptors in HCV-Associated Chronic Liver Disease and Liver Cirrhosis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e108616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Partha K. Chandra ◽  
Feyza Gunduz ◽  
Sidhartha Hazari ◽  
Ramazan Kurt ◽  
Rajesh Panigrahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Chronic Liver ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii

scholarly journals Biomarkers of Angiogenesis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Novel Sunshine Road

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krizia Pocino ◽  
Cecilia Napodano ◽  
Gabriele Ciasca ◽  
Mariapaola Marino ◽  
Nicoletta De Matthaeis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Chronic Liver ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Before And After

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a global health problem associated with chronic liver disease. The pathogenesis of chronic liver disease varies according to the underlying etiological factor, although in most cases it develops from a liver cirrhosis. The worsening progression of liver disease is accompanied by pathological angiogenesis, which is a prerequisite that favors the development of HCC. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical utility of circulating angiogenic markers VEGF, Ang-1, Ang-2, the Angiopoietin receptor (Tie1/2), HGF and PECAM-1 to screen early onset patients and to follow the evolution of HCC. Materials and Methods: We enrolled 62 patients; 33 out of 62 subjects were diagnosed for HCC and 29/62 for liver cirrhosis of different etiology without signs of neoplasia. Patients underwent venous blood sampling before and after treatments for VEGF, Ang-1, Ang-2, Tie1, Tie2, HGF and PECAM-1 measurement. Results: Ang-1 and Ang-2 are detectable not only in patients already suffering from HCC but also in cirrhotic patients without signs of cancer. Patients with HCC show higher HGF concentrations than patients with cirrhosis. A significant reduction in serum levels of Ang-2, Ang-2/Ang-1 and Ca 19-9 after DAAs therapy was observed. Moreover, VEGF levels were increased after treatment of HCC. Conclusion: The preliminary study here presented confirms that the mechanism of tumor angiogenesis is very complex and involves a very large number of factors. The integration of different methodologies and multi-marker algorithms is likely to emerge for the early diagnosis of HCC and the monitoring of the risk of relapse.

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