Hepatitis B, a common infectious disease of liver, is transmitted by blood and body fluids like semen and vaginal fluid that carry hepatitis B virus (HBV).  In chronic infection, medical care is required to decrease possibility of cirrhosis and liver cancer. In the present report, the hepatoprotective effect of an Echinacea purpurea preparation (Echiherb®) has been described...

The liver is an important organ in the body. It is located under the rib cage on the right side. The liver performs many important functions, it processes food for nutrients that the body requires and also helps in the detoxification of harmful materials. Like any organ in the body, the liver is susceptible to diseases such as liver cancer. Liver cancer is the growth and spread of unhealthy cel...

There is a long history of using traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of liver cancer and other malignnancies. The classification of Qi stagnation and blood stasis (QSBS) is the most common Zheng in liver cancer. This Zheng is frequently encountered in liver cancers falling into the pathological category of massive type. QSBS is the principal mechanism for a tumor to develop. Liver can...

Liver cancer is a common malignant tumor in China and a major health concern. We aimed to estimate the liver cancer incidence and mortality in China in 2010 using liver cancer data from some Chinese cancer registries and provide reference for liver cancer prevention and treatment. We collected and evaluated the incidence and mortality data of liver cancer in 2010 from 145 cancer registries, whi...

Recently, fluorescence imaging using indocyanine green (ICG) has been applied to hepatobiliary surgery, not only to visualize the bile ducts, but also to identify liver cancer during surgery. In this technique, ICG is administered intravenously at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg body weight for routine liver function testing before surgery. Intraoperatively, liver cancer can be readily identified by fluore...

Primary liver cancer occurs mainly as a result of chronic liver disorders due to hepatitis virus infection. The important thing in preventing liver cancer is to prevent hepatitis virus infection and eliminate hepatitis virus in chronic hepatitis patients. In order to eliminate hepatitis virus in chronic viral hepatitis, therapies with interferon or recently introduced lamivudine are indicated f...

Introduction: Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) is one of the palliative treatments offered in patients staged Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) B. TACE can lead to many complications, like decompensation liver, liver abscess, rupture, femoral artery pseudoaneurysm and gallbladder pathology. Methods: We report a case 58-year old gentleman, which developed extensive portal vein thrombosi...