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The utility of liver transplantation to treat acute liver failure caused by adult-onset Still’s disease: case reports
Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is an inflammatory condition commonly complicated by mild liver dysfunction. However, severe liver failure is rarely reported. We report three cases of severe acute hepatic f...
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A case of hemorrhage of hepatocellular carcinoma resembling a hepatic cyst arising from non-cirrhotic steatohepatitis
A 70-year-old female was found to have multiple hepatic cysts at her annual checkup. In the posterior segment of the right lobe of the liver, an 81 × 67 mm circular cystic lesion was detected by contrast-enhan...
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A case of Fontan-related hepatocellular carcinoma successfully treated with proton beam therapy
A 27-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to a liver tumor. She had been born late at 41 weeks of gestation and had heterotaxy syndrome, polysplenia, and complete transposition of the great arteries...
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Open AccessImpact of continued administration of tolvaptan on cirrhotic patients with ascites
The vasopressin V2-receptor antagonist tolvaptan is used to treat cirrhotic patients with ascites. We investigated the outcome of long-term treatment.