CONTEXT Sport-related spleen and liver injuries pose a challenge for the physician. Although rare, these injuries can have serious and even life-threatening outcomes if not accurately diagnosed and managed in a timely fashion. Currently, there are no evidence-based guidelines on duration and intensity of restricted activity and return to play after spleen and liver injury. In addition, there is...

conclusions overall, coq10 was determined to have positive effects on liver injury and its related behavioral and biochemical changes. results the serum levels of alanine-aminotransferase (alt), aspartate-aminotransferase (ast), and nh4 show significant increases (p < 0.05). the groups treated with coq10 were shown to have significantly lower clinical grade of encephalopathy (p = 0.001), higher...

introduction drug-induced liver injury is a frequent cause of hepatic dysfunction. several drugs have been identified to cause autoimmune hepatitis (aih). environmental chemicals are capable of triggering a certain degree of liver injury. however, toxin induced aih is rare. conclusions chronic (long-term) exposures to dichlorvos can lead to aih. a detailed inquiry of medical history and liver b...

conclusions in conclusion, we have shown that vitamin c administration provides protection against csa-induced injury in rat liver function and may have hepatoprotective role in the patients experiencing csa treatment. background cyclosporine a (csa) is an important immunosuppressive agent; however, its clinical use is limited by several side effects such as hepatotoxicity. vitamin c (ascorbic ...

AIM To investigate markers for high-grade dysplasia for the optimal timing of liver transplantation in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). METHODS Earlier data support a dysplasia-carcinoma sequence, even low- to high-grade dysplasia, in PSC-associated cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Surveillance using endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) and brush cytology aims to detect cas...

AIM To clarify perioperative factors associated with poor survival following hepatectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Clinical parameters and stress score, including surgical stress score (SSS) and comprehensive risk score (CRS) were examined from 183 hepatocellular carcinoma patients who underwent hepatectomy. RESULTS Factors associated with tumor relapse were increased blood loss/weight, uncontr...

conclusions use of ha in an algorithm model, is an extra and valuable tool for assessing liver necro inflammatory injuries- in parallel with liver biopsy- but more comprehensive studies are needed to approve the use of ha as an appropriate clinical tool. results there are several scientific studies indicating ha as a biomarker for high score fibrosis and cirrhosis in various liver diseases alon...

BACKGROUND This study investigated the role of a negative FAST in the diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm of multiply injured patients with liver or splenic lesions. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 226 multiply injured patients with liver or splenic lesions treated at Bern University Hospital, Switzerland. RESULTS FAST failed to detect free fluid or organ lesions in 45 of 226 patients ...