OBJECTIVES:Metabolic factors may affect the course of chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Insulin resistance (IR) determines steatosis, but its direct role in affecting progression of hepatic fibrosis is less… (More)
UNLABELLED
Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is an adipocytokine associated with insulin resistance (IR). We tested serum levels of RBP4 to assess its link with steatosis in patients with genotype 1… (More)
BACKGROUND
The aim of our work is to assess the clinical outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in HIV-coinfected patients. This is a multicenter study involving… (More)
To determine the association among the clinical, biochemical, and histological features of cholestasis, we analyzed all the relevant data of the patients recorded in our non-alcoholic fatty liver… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To assess the safety and long-term results of hepatic resection of colorectal liver metastases (CLM) in older adults.
DESIGN
Case-control.
SETTING
Single liver and multivisceral… (More)
This study reports one case of primary inferior vena cava (IVC) leiomyosarcoma. A 67-year-old woman was referred to the authors' clinic for evaluation. She presented complaining of epigastric and… (More)
BACKGROUND
Hepatocellular carcinoma has a growing incidence worldwide, and represents a leading cause of death in patients with cirrhosis. Nowadays, minimally invasive approaches are spreading in… (More)
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of…
2010
BACKGROUND/AIM
Plasma cells infiltrate in the liver is a prototype lesion of autoimmune liver diseases. The possible role of plasma cells isotyping (IgM and IgG) in the liver in the diagnostic… (More)
B-lymphocyte stimulator/B activating factor (BLyS/BAFF) is a tumour necrosis factor-family cytokine that plays a key role in generating and maintaining the mature B-cell pool. BLyS/BAFF expression by… (More)