Hyperasialoglycoproteinemia in patients with chronic liver diseases.

Can patients with chronic liver diseases withstand Ramadan fasting?

Ramadan is a sacred month for Muslims all around the world. During this lunar-based month, healthy adult Muslims are obligated to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, or using oral medications from predawn to sunset. Followers will typically eat just after sunset and again before dawn (1). The Islamic lunar Hijri calendar is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian solar calendar, and therefore, t...

Gallstones in Patients with Chronic Liver Diseases

With prevalence of 10-20% in adults in developed countries, gallstone disease (GSD) is one of the most prevalent and costly gastrointestinal tract disorders in the world. In addition to gallstone disease, chronic liver disease (CLD) is also an important global public health problem. The reported frequency of gallstone in chronic liver disease tends to be higher. The prevalence of gallstone dise...

can patients with chronic liver diseases withstand ramadan fasting?

ramadan is a sacred month for muslims all around the world. during this lunar-based month, healthy adult muslims are obligated to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, or using oral medications from predawn to sunset. followers will typically eat just after sunset and again before dawn (1). the islamic lunar hijri calendar is 11 days shorter than the gregorian solar calendar, and therefore, t...

liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver diseases: are laboratory tests useful to diagnosis?

HDL and its subfractions in patients with chronic liver diseases.

Serum lipids, lipids (cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholipids) and apo-A in d.>1. 063 fraction, HDL2, HDL8 and VHDL of 10 normal subjects and 34 patients with chronic liver diseases (chronic aggressive hepatitis 2A and 2B, and liver cirrhosis in the compensated and decompensated stages) were analyzed. The analysis of d.>1. 063 and its subfractions (HDL2, HDL8 and VHDL) was achieved by rela...