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Liver transplantation in acute liver failure: A challenging scenario.
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc., 2016-01-28)
Abstract
Acute liver failure is a critical medical condition defined
as rapid development of hepatic dysfunction associated
with encephalopathy. The prognosis in these patients
is highly variable and depends on the ...
Hepatitis C virus infection in Argentina: Burden of chronic disease.
(Baishideng Publishing Group, 2016-05-28)
AIM:
To estimate the progression of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic and measure the burden of HCV-related morbidity and mortality.
METHODS:
Age- and gender-defined cohorts were used to follow the viremic population ...
Developing multicenter consortia in liver disease in Latin America: Challenges and opportunities.
(Wiley, 2017-06-07)
The development of consortia has been useful for exploring challenging scenarios and uncharted territories in liver disease treatments. Several consortia already developed in the United States and Europe have become key ...
Hepatocellular carcinoma in Latin America: Diagnosis and treatment challenges
(Baishideng Publishing Group, 2018-10-07)
Abstract
Latin America, a region with a population greater than 600000000 individuals, is well known due to its wide geographic, socio-cultural and economic heterogeneity. Access to health care remains as the main barrier ...
Predictive models for recurrence risk of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation: Still an unmet need.
(Wiley, 2017-05-01)
Recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver transplanta-tion (LT) is a frightening issue. It is considered a systemic advanced stage with poor survival rate from the time of its diagnosis, with few therapeutic ...
Dropout rate from the liver transplant waiting list because of hepatocellular carcinoma progression in hepatitis C virus-infected patients treated with direct-acting antivirals.
(Wiley, 2017-10-01)
We have read with interest the article recently pub-lished by Zanetto et al. inLiver Transplantationregarding the effect on radiologic progression of hepa-tocellular carcinoma (HCC) after the treatment withdirect-acting ...
Outcome of COVID-19 in Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis: An International Multicenter Study
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2021-06)
Abstract
Background and aims: Data regarding outcome of COVID-19 in patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) are lacking.
Approach and results: We performed a retrospective study on patients with AIH and COVID-19 from ...
Drug-induced liver injury: A management position paper from the Latin American Association for Study of the liver
(Elsevier, 2021-09)
Abstract
Idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI) caused by xenobiotics (drugs, herbals and dietary supplements) is an uncommon cause of liver disease presenting with a wide range of phenotypes and disease severity, ...
Direct-acting antiviral treatment failure in genotype 2 hepatitis C chronic infection
(Wiley, 2021-02)
Comment J Viral Hepat
. 2021 Feb;28(2):446-447. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13433. Epub 2020 Nov 18.
Direct-acting antiviral treatment failure in genotype 2 hepatitis C chronic infection
Ezequiel Ridruejo 1 2 3, Federico Piñero 2 ...
Simplified treatment of hepatitis C: another strategy to overcome the barriers to its elimination
(Medicina Buenos Aires, 2021-01)
Abstract in English, Spanish
The clinical management of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection presents several challenges today. WHO's goal is to eliminate it by 2030. It is an ambitious goal and difficult to meet given the ...