Nutritional support in the treatment of chronic hepatic encephalopathy

The prevalence of under nutrition in cirrhotic patients is 61% and it usually progresses as the disease becomes more advanced. The deterioration in the nutritional status and its associated metabolic derangements has rai...

Polycystic liver disease: a clinical review

Polycystic liver disease rarely occurs in isolation as part of autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease, but more commonly, it exists as an extra-renal manifestation of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. T...

Multimodal therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: A complementary approach to liver transplantation

Objective. To evaluate the survival benefit of multimodal therapy for the treatment of HCC. Background. Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is considered the treatment of choice for selected patients with hepatocellul...

A Summary of The 6th International Conference on Coagulation in Liver Disease: Discussion, Debate, Deliberations

Most overweight and obese Indian children have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Background and rationale. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of pediatric liver disease in western countries. Its prevalence in Indian subcontinent is not well studied. Material and method...