BACKGROUND:?Extensive portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in the recipient of liver transplantation increases postoperative morbidity and mortality. Cavoportal hemitra
BACKGROUND: Chronic pancreatitis shows alterations in the trypsinogen gene (protease serine 1, PRSS1) in some individuals. The conversion of trypsinogen to tryp
BACKGROUND:?Biliary cast syndrome (BCS) is an unusual complication of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTx), and its management is dififcult. Limited success
BACKGROUND:With the development of hepatic surgery, especially liver transplantation, the pathophysiological processes of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) inj
BACKGROUND:Since conventional methods are dififcult to deal with pancreatic tumors close to the portal veins, we investigated the feasibility and norms for retr
BACKGROUND:?Bone marrow cells can differentiate into hepatocytes in a suitable microenvironment.?This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of transpl
BACKGROUND:Percutaneous radiologically-guided liver biopsy is used routinely worldwide in all secondary-level hospital centers. While it has an undoubted role i
BACKGROUND:?Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with abnormal genetic changes. The pituitary tumor-derived transforming gene (PTTG) is considered to be i
BACKGROUND:?Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) plays an important role in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation, angiogenesis, extracellular mat