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31 May 2018

Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumours: How the Scenario Has Changed in the Last Decade

Surgical resection has long been considered the gold standard for the local treatment of primary and secondary liver tumours. Until recent years…
4 Mins
31 May 2018

Percutaneous Laser Thermal Ablation in a Patient with 22 Liver Metastases from Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours: A Case Report

The relatively indolent nature of well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumours (NET) and their proclivity to be hormonally active warrants aggressive…
10 Mins
31 May 2018

Macrophages in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Friend or Foe?

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a subtype of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease that is characterised by steatosis, chronic inflammation, and…
8 Mins
30 Nov 2017

Hepatopulmonary Syndrome: Oxidative Stress and Physical Exercise

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) may be defined by hepatic disease, gas exchange abnormalities that may lead to hypoxaemia, and the presence of pulmonary…
14 Mins
30 Nov 2017

Pathogenesis, Diagnostics, and Treatment of Hereditary Haemochromatosis: A 150 Year-Long Understanding of an Iron Overload Disorder

Haemochromatosis is an iron overload disorder that can be inherited or acquired and when diagnosis is delayed, disease progression and death can occur…
10 Mins
8 Jun 2017

A Discussion on the Management of Wilson Disease

Prof Peter Ferenci opened the meeting by providing a background to Wilson disease (WD), an enigmatic condition where no two cases are the same. He explored…
10 Mins
8 Jun 2017

Special Poster Feature: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD): The Liver Meeting® 2016 Coverage

The Liver Meeting®, the official meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA…
4 Mins
8 Jun 2017

Beta-Blockers in Prevention of Development of Varices and Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis: Current Management, Controversies, and Future Directions

One of the major complications of cirrhosis is the development of portal hypertension and variceal bleeding. Varices develop at a rate of 5% per year…