Almost all patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a major type of primary liver
cancer, also have liver cirrhosis, the severity of which hampers effective treatment for HCC …

Treatment of older patients with liver disease may require different or longer interventions.
Transplantation of an older liver will be less tolerant of subsequent injury. Future studies are …

Primary liver cancer, which consists predominantly of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is
the fifth most common cancer worldwide and the third most common cause of cancer …

Histological assessment of the liver, and thus, liver biopsy, is a cornerstone in the evaluation
and management of patients with liver disease and has long been considered to be an …

Data show that viral genotype 1 may increase the risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) compared to genotype 2 in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) …

Abstract The 148 Isoleucine to Methionine protein variant (I148M) of patatin-like
phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3), a protein is expressed in the liver and is …

Background & Aims: Steatosis is a frequent histologic finding in chronic hepatitis C (CHC),
but it is unclear whether steatosis is an independent predictor for liver fibrosis. We evaluated …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver disease
are common in the general population, but their concurrence is 2-to 3-fold higher than would …

Hepatic steatosis is a common histological feature of chronic hepatitis C. Various factors are
associated with hepatic steatosis, including obesity, high alcohol consumption, diabetes …

AIM: The observation of bright liver echo pattern on ultrasound is commonly considered a
sign of hepatic steatosis. However, the interference of liver fibrosis on sensitivity and …