Acute renal dysfunction in liver diseases

The Relationship between Non-Renal Diseases and Renal Parenchymal Echogenicity in Children with Acute Abdominal Pain

Background Few results have shown that renal parenchymal echogenicity increases in pediatric patients with no concurrent renal diseases. This study aimed to investigate the relation between non-renal diseases and renal cortical echogenicity in children with acute abdominal pain. Materials and Methods  This cross- sectional study was conducted among 100 children referred to Amirkola Children’s ...

Hemostatic Dysfunction in Liver Diseases.

The liver plays a central role in hemostasis, as it is the site of synthesis of most procoagulant and anticoagulant factors. It also synthesizes many fibrinolytic proteins, and is an important source of thrombopoietin. Furthermore, it is involved in clearance of many hemostatic and fibrinolytic components. Consequently, patients with a decreased synthetic capacity of the liver acquire a complex...

Renal Dysfunction and Liver Transplantation

Liver transplantation, whether living donor (LDLT) or deceased donor (DDLT), is currently the treatment of choice for patients with advanced liver disease. While initially the focus was on acceptable short-term survival, currently the efforts are aimed at improving longterm prognosis. Thus, focus is now on the quality of life after liver transplantation, as well as prediction and management of ...

Mitochondrial dysfunction in cholestatic liver diseases.

Cholestatic liver diseases are characterized by blockade of bile flow from the liver to the intestine, and accumulation of hydrophobic bile acids in the liver and plasma. As a consequence an inflammatory response evolves associated with increased apoptosis, oxidative stress, and eventually fibrosis. Cholestasis is associated with profound metabolic changes, alterations in the mitochondrial func...

Renal dysfunction in chronic liver disease