Pregnancy has been known for some time to be associated with depressed aspects of cell-
mediated immunity (CMI) that permit fetal retention but that also may interfere with resistance …

BACKGROUND: Liver masses in pregnancy are rare; some behave aggressively while
others remain indolent. The paucity of case series has hindered the development of a …

Preoperative distinction between focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) that should be managed
conservatively and hepatocellular adenoma (HA) that should be resected remains difficult …

Background & Aims: Because most patients with focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) are young
women, an important decision is whether to discontinue oral contraceptive (OC) use. The …

Sir—I have concerns about NR Pritchard and PA Kalra's (April 25, p 1252) 1 report. These
workers conclude that they have “strong circumstantial evidence that creatine was …

The diagnosis of benign hepatic tumors as hepatic adenoma (HA) and focal nodular
hyperplasia (FNH) remains a challenge for clinicians and surgeons. The importance of …

Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and hepatocellular adenoma (HA) are uncommon benign
hepatic tumors that continue to pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. An update of a …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews the epidemiology of oral contraceptives (OCs) and
subsequent disease risk. The chapter discusses both adverse and beneficial effects in …

Twenty two patients (19 females) with focal nodular hyperplasia were seen between 1973
and 1989. Five were children, and all the adults were aged under 42 years (median 33 …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of gadoxetate
disodium–enhanced MRI in the characterization of focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and …