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4 Sep 2018

Alcohol or Not: A Review Comparing Initial Mechanisms, Contributing Factors, and Liver Transplantation Outcomes Between Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Chronic liver diseases take many forms; alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are two common illnesses that…
14 Mins
27 Jul 2018

Primary Biliary Cholangitis in Motion Meeting

The purpose of the meeting was to work towards unified best practice in the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). This centred on a theme of…
12 Mins
7 Jun 2018

Modern Methods for Studying Portal Hypertension-Associated Angiogenesis in Experimental Research

Portal hypertension (PH) is associated with the majority of severe complications occurring in liver cirrhosis, and an increase in hepatic vascular…
11 Mins
7 Jun 2018

Practical Diagnosis and Staging of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Narrative Review

As the rates of obesity increase worldwide, the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has risen and it is now the most common cause of…
7 Mins
7 Jun 2018

The Adverse Impact of Sarcopenia and Visceral Fat Deposition on the Course of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and the Role of Nutritional Interventions

There is mounting evidence to support the impact of sarcopenia on the prognosis of a wide range of clinical conditions. This review examines the…
9 Mins
31 May 2018

Editor's Pick: Primary Hepatic Angiosarcoma: A Brief Review of the Literature

Primary hepatic angiosarcoma (HAS) is a liver tumour of endothelial cell origin. It is the most common malignant mesenchymal tumour of the liver…
8 Mins
31 May 2018

Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy: Better Understanding of Pathogenesis and Earlier Clinical Recognition Results in Improved Maternal Outcomes

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is an uncommon disorder affecting women in late pregnancy. It is increasingly recognised as an important cause of…
9 Mins
31 May 2018

Targeting the Relaxin Pathway for Liver Disease Treatment

Hepatic fibrosis is a progressive disease with few treatment options outside of transplantation. Relaxin is a member of the insulin/relaxin superfamily…