Identification of genotype B among Hepatitis B Virus-infected patients in Hyderabad, India

Pre operative cardio pulmonary assessment of the liver transplant candidate

Given the severe shortage of liver donors, a carefully evaluation and selection of patients who are likely to obtain a significant survival benefit from liver transplantation (LT) is imperative in order to attain success...

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

Comorbidities have a limited impact on post-transplant survival in carefully selected cirrhotic patients: a population-based cohort study

Background. Improving estimation of long-term survival of patients with end-stage liver disease after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) would optimize decisions on eligibility for transplant. We aimed to externally...

Biochemical non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis cannot replace biopsy in HIV-HCV coinfected patients

Background and rationale. The liver biopsy has been considered the gold standard for the diagnosis and quantification of fibrosis. However, this method presents limitations. In addition, the non-invasive evaluation of l...