Today, advances in cross-sectional imaging have led to the detection and early recognition of incidental/focal liver lesions (FCL). In approximately 17,000 cases of chest CT, incidental liver lesions were found in 6% [1]. ...

Background and Aims This study aimed to determine the performance of the non-invasive score using noncontrast-enhanced MRI (CHESS-DIS score) for detecting portal hypertension in cirrhosis. Methods In this international ...

Background: To date, several researchers have investigated the association between dietary fibre consumption and satiety. However, there is no study that includes both inulin and b-glucan to compare energy intake (EI) and ...

Background: Hydatid disease is caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus Granulosis which is an important public health and economic problem. The treatment of hydatid cyst is not optimal yet. Objective: We want to show ...

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Aim: To present results of percutaneous treatment with Örmeci technique for muscle hydatid diseases. Material and Method: Twelve patients (9 male, 3 female) with 16 hydatid cysts (10 CE Type 1, 6 CE Type3B) were treated ...

Aim To determine the tolerance and acceptance of hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurements in patients with liver cirrhosis. Methods This prospective international multicenter study included 271 patients ...

Endothelins are a family of 21-amino acid oligopeptides, called endothelin-1 (ET-1), endothelin-2 (ET-2), and endothelin 3 (ET-3). Endothelins act on hepatocytes, liver endothelial cells, and Kupffer cells in a paracrine ...