In a recently reported multivariate analysis of patients with hepatic vein thrombosis and patent portal vein, the factors associated with a good prognosis were a younger age, a better liver ...

Hepatic vein thrombosis should be suspected when ascites, liver enlargement, and upper abdominal pain are simultaneously present, or when intractable ascites contrasts with mildly altered liver ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the formation of clots within the deep veins of the body, most commonly in the legs. With extensive experience treating patients with deep vein thrombosis, our vascular ...

His only medication was urseodeoxycholic acid (15 mg/kg). He had previously declined a screening gastroscopy. Ultrasound scan 10 months prior to this admission showed a cirrhotic liver with ...

Both of these procedures rely on medical personnel being able to insert a needle in a vein. While this is a fairly straightforward procedure for those with veins that are visible through their ...

Thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine and thyroxine, are vital for metabolic homeostasis, and regulate essential hepatic functions. This Review summarizes the current knowledge of the role of thyroid ...

Incretin receptor agonists (IRAs), primarily composed of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonists (GIPRAs), work by ...

Hepatology is a medical specialty focusing on the structure, function, pathology and disorders of the liver, gall bladder and bile ducts.

2 Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK Correspondence to Professor Mark Hull, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, ...