ACG's New Guideline for Management of Alcoholic Liver Disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 Feb 2018 7:06 PM ISTAmerican College of Gastroenterology (ACG) has released its new Guideline for Management of Alcoholic Liver Disease.It has compiled evidence and...
Recent advances in management and treatment of variceal bleeding Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 March 2018 7:15 PM ISTPortal hypertension in cirrhosis develops when there is increased hepatic vascular resistance to portal blood flow and is defined as a hepatic venous...
90% of hepatitis B patients unaware of their disease : Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 March 2018 7:02 PM ISTThe 69th World Health Assembly approved the Global Health Sector Strategy to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Despite the fact that no virological...
Fecal microbiota transplantation improves cognition in hepatic encephalopathy Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTLiver cirrhosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with complications such as HE hepatic encephalopathy resulting in recurrent emergency...
EASL's Updated HCV Treatment Guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTEuropean Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) has released its 2018 Updated HCV Treatment Guidelines.The guidelines written by Jean-Michel...
EASL's 2018 Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTHepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of chronic liver disease, with approximately 71 million chronically infected individuals...
Long-term albumin administration prolongs life in decompensated cirrhosis Vinay Singh singh15 Jun 2018 10:10 PM ISTLong-term Human Albumin (HA) administration prolongs overall survival and might act as a disease-modifying treatment in patients with decompensated...
Mirtazapine could be a promising treatment for Primary Biliary Cholangitis Vinay Singh singh29 Jun 2018 7:25 PM ISTAntidepressant mirtazapine was found to be associated with decreased mortality, decompensated cirrhosis and liver transplantation in primary Biliary...
A case of cirrhosis with Spur-Cell Anemia Hina Zahid26 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTKaleb Keyserling at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland and associates have reported a case of Spur-Cell Anemia which has appeared in...
Terlipressin more effective than noradrenaline in patients with hepatorenal syndrome Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Sept 2018 7:10 PM ISTInfusion of terlipressin in acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) patients with hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI) resulted in...
Norfloxacin beneficial only in select cases of advanced cirrhosis Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Sept 2018 7:20 PM ISTNorfloxacin therapy in patients with advanced cirrhosis without recent fluoroquinolone therapy did not reduce 6-month mortality. The therapy, however,...
Constipation and Upper GI bleed precipitate Hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 Sept 2018 8:28 PM ISTDr Rajesh Kumar Meena at Department of Internal Medicine Lady Harding Medical College New Delhi and colleagues have found that constipation and upper...
