Mixed cryoglobulinemia(MC)is the extrahepatic manifestation most strictly correlated with hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection;it is a benign autoimmune and lymphopr
Single nucleotide polymorphisms near the interleukin28B(IL-28B)gene have been identified as strong predictors of both spontaneous or Peg-interferon(Peg-IFN)and
AIM:To analyze the difference in disease course and need for surgery in patients with Crohn’s disease(CD).METHODS:Data of 506 patients with incident CD were an
Isolated gastric varices(IGV) can occur in patients with left-sided portal hypertension resulting from splenic vein occlusion caused by thrombosis or stenosis.
AIM:To evaluate the outcome of non-malignant and non-cirrhotic patients with portal cavernoma and to determine the predictors for survival.METHODS:Between July
Splanchnic and systemic low-grade inflammation has been proposed to be a consequence of long-term prehepatic portal hypertension.This experimental model causes