Evaluation of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of survival after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Background: Preoperative definitive diagnosis of malignant ...

Sorafenib versus cytotoxic chemotherapy for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: A retrospective, single-institution study. Background: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is one of the most common ...

Clinical Observations and Laboratory Findings in the Reported Cases of Benign Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholestasis. Recently, a patient was seen and studied at the Massachusetts General Hospital who had ...

THE serum of normal persons, when analyzed by the Schoenheimer–Sperry method, contains a remarkably constant proportion (70–75 per cent) of the total cholesterol as the ester. Since 1926 1 the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Q: A 78-Year-Old Vietnamese Woman Who Collapsed at Home Was Found to Be Febrile and in Shock with a Systolic BP ...

Jaundice is a condition where the skin and the whites of the eyes turn yellow due to a buildup of a substance called bilirubin. Bilirubin is a yellow pigment that forms when the body breaks down old ...

Jaundice is considered a liver-related condition, but when it appears alongside abdominal pain, the cause may lie in the bile duct. The skin turns yellow, the eyes lose their normal brightness, and a ...

Jaundice is categorized into three types, depending on whether it is caused by issues with breaking down blood cells, filtering blood, or draining waste from the blood. Jaundice is a serious medical ...

Hepatitis A is a severe liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus, (HAV), a highly contagious virus that can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks, to a severe illness ...

Background A 46-year-old white male with a history of well-controlled paranoid schizophrenia presented with painless jaundice, progressive anorexia, weight loss, and dyspnea of 3 months' duration. His ...

Jaundice, characterized by yellowing skin and eyes, arises from bilirubin buildup due to red blood cell breakdown, liver dysfunction, or bile duct obstruction. Recognizing symptoms like dark urine, ...