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28 May 2019

Management of Hepatitis C in People Who Inject Drugs: Some Practical Lessons from the Frontline of the Elimination Battle

One of the critical populations in this battle to achieve elimination is people who inject drugs (PWID), who in the UK represent 85% of the hepatitis C…
9 Mins
28 May 2019

Procedural Risk of Bleeding: Does the Management of Thrombocytopenia in Chronic Liver Disease Patients Make a Difference? A Debate

Clinical studies of the TPO-R agonist lusutrombopag included a large proportion of high-risk bleeding patients and therapy with this agent has been shown…
18 Mins
28 May 2019

Editor's Pick: Overview of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency-Mediated Liver Disease

This review aims to give an overview and update our knowledge of AATD associated with liver disease and discusses possible new therapeutic strategies…
6 Mins
28 May 2019

Non-Invasive Imaging Modalities in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Where Do We Stand?

New imaging modalities are emerging and may potentially replace biopsy. This review discusses the different non-invasive imaging modalities…
7 Mins
28 May 2019

Predictors of Fibrosis Progression in Chronic Active Hepatitis C Related Nephropathy

The role of angiopoietin 2 (Ang-2) in HCV-related nephropathy and its relationship with platelet parameters and thrombopoietin (TPO) is evaluated in this…
9 Mins
28 May 2019

Overlap Syndrome with Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

The autoimmune liver diseases (AILD) have been categorised classically as either autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)…
13 Mins
28 May 2019

Liver Fibrosis: A Clinical Update

Liver fibrosis is the common sequelae of chronic insult to the liver from any aetiology. The most common causes are alcohol-related, fatty liver disease…
9 Mins
28 Sep 2018

Covered Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in the Treatment of Portal Hypertension: Looking for the Right Patient and the Right Time

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Portal hypertension is the main complication of cirrhosis and occurs due to increased pressure within the…