Liver disease after TPN

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF LIVER DISEASE IN TPN Role of Nutrients Glucose

62 INTRODUCTION Parenteral Nutrition (PN) allows the introduction of nutrients and associated additives directly into the blood stream. This process results in three different problems related to the fact that the protective effect of the gut is breached. These are first the almost unlimited ability to infuse nutrients such as glucose and lipid, second to infuse additives such as preservatives ...

Recurrent liver disease after liver transplantation.

Mario Rizzetto·, Thomas E. Starzl", Luigi Rainero Fassati+, Massimo Colombo'" • Oipartimento Gastroenterologia, Ospedale Molinette, Torino .. Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Insititute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittshurgh, Pennsylvania + Istituto di Chirurgia Sperimentale e dei Trapianti, Universita degli Studi, Milano ... Istituto di Medicina Interna, Universita degli Studi, M...

Oral contraceptives after liver disease.

Administration of oral contraceptives to 10 women was started two weeks after the normalization of the serum enzyme activities in the convalescent period of viral hepatitis, and to five women eight weeks after an operation of obstructive jaundice. Routine liver function tests were performed at intervals of two weeks for two to three months. The liver function tests stayed within normal limits d...

Bone disease after liver transplantation.

Regression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Zinc and Selenium Co-supplementation after Disease Progression in Rats

Background: Studies have shown that zinc and selenium deficiency is common in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the effects of zinc and selenium co-supplementation before and/or after disease progression on NAFLD are not clear enough. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of zinc and selenium co-supplementation before and/or after disease progression on NAFLD prognos...