Alcohol-related liver disease: ALEH 2019 Clinical practice guidelines Hina Zahid5 May 2019 7:00 PM ISTLatin American Association for the Study of the Liver(ALEH) has released its 2019 Clinical practice guidelines on Alcohol-related liver...
Type 2 diabetes increases risk of fatty liver disease, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTIncreased blood sugar in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and considered a major...
Blood transfusion increases risk of death and cancer recurrence in liver cancer patients Hina Zahid3 Jun 2019 7:28 PM ISTCompared to those not given a transfusion, patients given 1-4 units of blood were 55% more likely to die from any cause, whilst those receiving 4 or...
Management of primary sclerosing cholangitis: BSG Guideline Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Jun 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe British Society of Gastroenterology has released guideline on the diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).The guidelines,...
Lipophilic statin use in Hepatitis B and C patients lowers risk of liver cancer and death Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Aug 2019 8:10 PM ISTThe researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and colleagues have found that Lipophilic statin use was linked to a significantly lower risk of...
Screening of High Risk Groups for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Jan 2018 7:02 PM ISTLiver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) has a been a standard reporting system and has proved its utility in screening as well as diagnosis...
CDC, ACP issue Joint Guidance on Hepatitis B Vaccination and Screening Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Nov 2017 7:03 PM ISTThe American College of Physicians (ACP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say that hepatitis B is a serious health threat and...
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease increases risk of liver, colorectal, and breast cancers Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Nov 2017 7:05 PM ISTNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the more common chronic liver diseases worldwide. It is associated with metabolic syndrome (i.e....
Chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)-Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap12 Sept 2017 3:10 PM ISTIntroductionThe treatment of choice for HCC remains surgical resection or liver transplanation, however, in a non-surgical case a variety of...
