Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a form of functional renal failure occurring in patients with advanced liver disease. Hypoperfusion of the kidney, due to renal vasoconstriction, is the main feature of HRS. Conversely, the extrarenal circulation is characterized by low systemic resistance, especially occurring in splanchnic vessels, and arterial hypotension. It has been postulated that renal vasoc...

INTRODUCTION Hepatitis E virus is a major cause of enterically transmitted hepatitis. Mortality is very high if it is associated with pregnancy, especially during third trimester. This study was carried out to find out the effects of acute HEV hepatitis on Chronic Liver Disease patients of different etiologies. METHODS The consecutive patients of liver cirrhosis with definite evidence of rece...

Among heavy drinkers with liver disease, the development of severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is a serious complication. Prognosis is grave and associated with a high mortality due to liver failure, hepatorenal syndrome or intractable sepsis. Clinically, AH presents as a syndrome of progressive inflammatory liver injury in patients with recent or ongoing heavy alcohol consumption. Although approx...

OBJECTIVE This study included 100 patients diagnosed with liver cirrhosis who presented at Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine Gastroenterology clinic and polyclinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS The etiology of liver cirrhosis and the incidence of its complications have been investigated. RESULTS The etiological classification of liver cirrhosis in our patients was as follows: 47 hepatitis B v...

The unique pathophysiology of patients with end-stage liver disease has important implications for their critical care treatment, particularly in the postoperative state. To gauge hemodynamic parameters and responses, each patient must be carefully evaluated for their place in the clinical spectrum of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Although the data are limited, the biology of the consequen...