News articles tagged with 'hepatic'
Y-90 radioembolisation offers promise for late-stage liver cancer
— 15 Dec 2010 17:50 | HealthThe latest weapon against inoperable liver cancer is so tiny that it takes millions of them per treatment, but according to interventional radiologists at the Indiana University School…
How to control massive bleeding from the hepatic artery
— 21 Sep 2010 12:51 | HealthDelayed hepatic arterial haemorrhage after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is not a common but a fatal complication, occurring in 7% of all patients. Its ideal management remains unclear…
Effective inducing systems of hepatic differentiation from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
— 31 Jul 2010 10:14 | HealthRecent studies suggest that MSCs possess a greater differentiation potential than once thought and several hepatic differentiation protocols from bone marrow cells have been established.…
BioDonostia evaluates the use of a food-related method for the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis
— 21 Jul 2010 09:30 | HealthA multidisciplinary research team from the Instituto Biodonostia made up by digestologists, epidemiologists and researchers of the Experimental Unit evaluates the use of a method so…
The experience of arterial reconstruction in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation
— 18 Jun 2010 12:38 | HealthHepatic artery thrombosis (HAT), which is the most common vascular complication after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), can result in graft loss and devastating consequences.…
New study confirms link between nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and liver cancer
— 26 May 2010 11:40 | HealthA study conducted by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic finds that patients suffering from cirrhosis preceded by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis are at an equal risk of developing hepatocellular…
Is it necessary to prevent venous thrombosis after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma?
— 8 May 2010 18:20 | HealthHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary neoplasm of the liver and often arises in the context of a chronic liver disease that impairs coagulative function. Surgical…
Cigarette smoking, fructose consumption exacerbates liver disease
— 28 Apr 2010 11:37 | HealthRecent studies suggest that modifiable risk factors such as cigarette smoking and fructose consumption can worsen nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). With NAFLD, fat accumulates…
Molecular mechanism underlying natural taurine protection against hepatic fibrosis
— 21 Apr 2010 11:14 | HealthHepatic fibrosis (HF) occurs in most types of chronic liver diseases and approximately 25%-40% of HF cases may ultimately progress to hepatic cirrhosis. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs)…
Ischaemic preconditioning alters hepatic blood supply
— 20 Apr 2010 11:17 | HealthLiver surgery has become a safe procedure in the past years and is mainly done because of malignant tumours. A common strategy to reduce blood loss during surgery is to temporarily…