Fewer than 1% of all causes of ascites are attributed to conditions other than liver cirrhosis, cardiac disease or malignancy. In this case, the patient presented with massive splenomegaly and later ...

We performed an RIC PBSCT from an HLA-identical brother in a 52-year-old woman with CLL Rai IV. Conditioning consisted of fludarabine, busulphan and ATG. Cyclosporin A (CsA) as GVHD prophylaxis was ...

Cirrhosis is the irreversible fibrosis of the liver, the end stage of a final shared pathway in chronic damage to a major vital organ. It is the 8th leading cause of death in the United States and the ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;24(9):1494-1503. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunting. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS) creates an iatrogenic intrahepatic shunt a ...

In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information, sharing his or her reasoning with the reader ...

Hepatic hydrothorax is a respiratory condition that affects people with cirrhosis and other serious liver issues. It occurs when fluid builds up in the pleural space. Hepatic hydrothorax is a ...

Hyponatremia occurs when sodium levels in the body are below the typical level. It may develop in people living with cirrhosis, which is when scar tissue develops on the liver and replaces healthy ...

When your liver is severely damaged, you can end up with cirrhosis that then contributes to hyponatremia, which is low blood sodium levels. When your liver is damaged, your body repairs the damage by ...

Portal Hypertension Symptoms and Their ComplicationsPortal hypertension is a condition in which increased pressure within the portal vein—an important vessel that carries blood from the stomach and ...