Protein-energy malnourishment is commonly encountered in patients with end-stage liver
disease who undergo liver transplantation. Malnutrition may further increase morbidity …

Patients with end-stage liver disease often reveal significant protein-energy malnutrition,
which may deteriorate after listing for transplantation. Since malnutrition affects post …

Gastric ulcer is a very common disease that represent an economic burden. Non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs induce ulcer in old patients and in patients with comorbidities …

AIM: To systematically review the data on distinctive aspects of peptic ulcer disease (PUD),
Dieulafoy's lesion (DL), and Mallory-Weiss syndrome (MWS) in patients with advanced …

Background Few large population‐based studies have compared the occurrence of peptic
ulcer bleeding (PUB) in cirrhotic and noncirrhotic patients. Aims To investigate if cirrhotic …

Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is often seen in patients with portal hypertension, and
can lead to transfusion-dependent anemia as well as acute, life-threatening bleeding …

Methods We examined 288 patients with liver cirrhosis, 322 patients with non-ulcer
dyspepsia, and 339 patients with peptic ulcer disease. Rapid urease test and Wright-Giemsa …

Protein-energy malnutrition is frequently seen in patients with end-stage liver disease who
undergo liver transplantation. This causes a deterioration of the patients' clinical condition …

Objectives: Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is still common worldwide and is characterized by
high mortality and morbidity. Following the decline of Helicobacter pylori infection, the …

Background: Acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common medical emergency. A
common risk factor of upper GI bleeding is cirrhosis of liver, which can lead to variceal …