The activation state, differentiation state, and functions of liver lymphocytes and perihepatic lymph nodes during chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are not well understood. Here, we performed phenotypic and functional analyses of freshly prepared lymphocytes isolated from the livers, perihepatic lymph nodes, and peripheral blood compartments of chronic HCV-infected and disease control ...

o b je c t i v e : to explore the pros and cons of early versus delayed intervention when dealing with severe blunt liver injury with significant hemoperitoneum and hemodynamic instability. m e t h o d s : this retrospective cross-sectional study was performed at the nemazi hospital, shiraz, southern iran, level i trauma center affiliated with shiraz university of medical sciences. the study po...

This case report illustrates an incidental finding of asymptomatic Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome in a 34-year old woman undergoing laparoscopy due to spontaneous ruptured ectopic pregnancy after bilateral tubal ligation. To our knowledge, this is the first that reported atypical presentation twofold aspect: presence perihepatic adhesions associated with pelvic inflammatory disease (Fitz-Hugh-Curtis...

The most frequent intraabdominal complication after lost stones are abscesses, which account for 65% of complications. The main risk factors are: old age, male gender, surgical difficulty, leakage of lithiasis of more than 1.5 cm or more than 15 stones, perihepatic location and pigmented gallstones. We report the case of a 73-year-old man with a medical history of hypertension, diabetes, chroni...

The article entitled Perihepatic lymphadenopathy in children with chronic viral hepatitis(1) is an original paper of high clinical relevance – viral hepatitis B and C are the main causes of chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis in children. Based on ultrasound fi ndings, the authors assessed the presence of the perihepatic lymph nodes and their morphology in 49 children with chronic viral hepat...

Hepatobiliary scintigraphy is a sensitive method for intra & extera hepatic bile leak diagnosis. Bile lead may be seen after hepatobiliary surgery, trauma, inflammatory disease or malignant neoplasms. Although sonography and CT scanning are useful for diagnosis of peritoneal or perihepatic fluid, they cannot prove bile ascites. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy with Tc-99m-IDA agents is a physio...

I nferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis associated with filters is not uncommon in clinical practice. However, suprarenal extension of the thrombosis to the hepatic segment of the IVC is very rare, particularly in absence of renal or hepatic tumors (1). Benign intrinsic IVC stenosis is a rare anomaly that has been associated with IVC thrombosis (2). We describe a case of extensive IVC thrombosis s...