Predictive factors of abstinence in patients undergoing liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease

Introduction. Alcoholic cirrhosis is one of the most common indications for liver transplantation (LT) inwestern countries. A major concern about transplant patients due to alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is alcoholic reci...

Older age is associated with increased early mortality after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

Introduction & Aim. The role of age as a predictor of mortality after transjugular intra hepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is controversial. Age has been found to be an important predictor of post-TIPS morta...

Multiple pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Streptococcus constellatus in the Amazon region. Case report

There are few studies reporting pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) caused by Streptococcus constellatus in the medical literature. S. constellatus is a comensal microorganism that belongs to the Streptococcus milleri’s bacteri...

Review of the final report of the 1998 Working Party on definition, nomenclature and diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a heterogeneous disease that develops as a result of serious liver disease, such as in fulminant hepatitis or cirrhosis, or a portosystemic shunt. It manifests as a spectrum of abnormalitie...

Acute kidney injury after liver transplantation is associated with viral hepatitis, prolonged warm ischemia, serum lactate and higher mortality