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Open AccessCorrection to: Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection
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Performance of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Versus Percutaneous Liver Biopsy in Diagnosing Stage 3–4 Fibrosis
Percutaneous liver biopsy (P-bx) is the gold standard for diagnosing advanced fibrosis. Despite the proven technical feasibility of EUS-guided liver bx (EUS-bx) as a novel alternative way of liver biopsy, the ...
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Open AccessDiagnosis and Management of Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection
Hepatitis D virus (HDV) depends on hepatitis B virus (HBV) to enter and exit hepatocytes and to replicate. Despite this dependency, HDV can cause severe liver disease. HDV accelerates liver fibrosis, increases...
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Porto-systemic Pressure Gradient Measurement Correlates with Histological Hepatic Fibrosis
Endoscopic ultrasound is a novel diagnostic approach to chronic liver diseases (CLDs), and EUS-guided porto-systemic pressure gradient measurement (EUS-PPG) is an important expansion with a well-developed tech...
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Excellent Safety and Sustained Virologic Response to Direct-Acting Antivirals Treatment in HCV-Infected Geriatric Patients: A Real-World Data
Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are current standard of HCV treatment (Rx). However, data remain lacking on real-world safety, patterns of biochemical, virologic responses, and sustained virologic response (SV...
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Ultrasonographic (US) Two-Dimensional Measurement of Spleen Is Superior to Traditional Length Measurement Alone in Diagnosing Cirrhosis
Splenomegaly measured by spleen length has been an imaging evidence for cirrhosis. However, data remains lacking on the value of other US findings for diagnosing cirrhosis. This study evaluated the value of sp...
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The Treatment of Bacterial and Parasitic Diseases of the Liver
Infections of the liver can be caused by viruses, bacteria, and parasites. This chapter will focus on treatment of the most common bacterial and parasitic infections of the liver. The dynamic interaction betwe...
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Direct acting antiviral-induced dynamic reduction of serum α fetoprotein in hepatitis C patients without hepatocellular carcinoma
Direct acting antiviral (DAA) treatments may reduce the elevated α fetoprotein (AFP), but data on how these treatments affect elevated AFP in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) remain insufficient. In the...
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Persistence of Circulating Hepatitis C Virus Antigens-Specific Immune Complexes in Patients with Resolved HCV Infection
Our recent study indicated the possible presence of detectable hepatitis C virus antigens (HCV-Ags) after denaturation of sera with resolved HCV (R-HCV) infection. The present study determined and characterize...
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Clinical Implications and Management of Chronic Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection
The purpose of this review is to discuss the clinical implications of occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) and management options.
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Overview on acute-on-chronic liver failure
Liver failure (LF) is defined as severe dysfunction in hepatic synthesis, detoxification, and metabolism induced by various etiologies. Clinical presentation of LF typically includes severe jaundice, coagulati...
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Prevalence and Presentation of Hepatitis B and C Virus (HBV and HCV) Infection in Vietnamese Americans via Serial Community Serologic Testing
The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is reportedly high in Vietnamese Americans (VAs), but most previous studies did not assess full HBV serology, and not the prevalence of HBV and hepatitis C v...
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Advances in some common chronic liver diseases
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New perspective on the natural course of chronic HBV infection
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a significant threat to public health and an enormous burden on society. Mechanisms responsible for chronic HBV infection remain poorly understood. A better underst...
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Current hepatitis B treatment guidelines and future research directions
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes a tremendous clinical burden across the world with more than half a million people dying annually from HBV related disease. Significant advances have been made in HBV t...
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Clinical Presentation and Disease Phases of Chronic Hepatitis B Using Conventional Versus Modified ALT Criteria in Asian Americans
The modified normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) value (i.e., males <30 and females <19 IU/L) is a better criteria associated with histological activity in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). This study was aimed to ...
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Open AccessHigh intratumoral metastasis-associated in colon cancer-1 expression predicts poor outcomes of cryoablation therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Cryoablation is one of the local therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but its safety and effect has not been studied in patients with Child class A or B and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage ...
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Storage Age of Transfused Red Blood Cells During Liver Transplantation and Its Intraoperative and Postoperative Effects
Recent studies suggest that the storage age of red blood cells (RBCs) may be associated with morbidity and mortality in surgical patients. We studied perioperative effects of RBC storage age in patients underg...
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Barriers to Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Asian Americans
Routine screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can identify individuals who need vaccination or treatment, as vaccination can prevent HBV infection. Although the overall prevalence of HBV infection in...
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Open AccessClinical Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Asian-Americans Versus Non-Asian-Americans
The incidence of HCC is rising worldwide. Studies on ethnicity-based clinical presentation of HCC remain limited. The aim is to compare the clinical presentation and stage of HCC between Asian-Americans and no...
