BACKGROUND/AIMS: TO FIND THE MOST ACCURATE, SUITABLE, AND APPLICABLE SCORING SYSTEM FOR THE PREDICTION OFOUTCOME IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS WITH BLEEDING VARICES.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED COMPRISING 120 CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS WITH ACUTEVARICEAL BLEEDING WHO WERE ADMITTED TO TROPICAL MEDICINE AND GASTROENTEROLOGY DEPARTMENT IN SOHAG UNIVERSITYHOSPITAL, OVER A 1-YEAR PERIOD (1/2015 TO 1/2016). THE CLINICAL, LABORATORY, AND ENDOSCOPIC PARAMETERS ...
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Introduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4 is the most prevalent in Egypt. Visceral adiposity index (VAI) and (TyG) index are newly developed indices for assessment of metabolic syndrome (MS) and insulin resistance (IR). We aimed at comparing their levels in HCV-patients with healthy controls and validate their use for prediction of hepatic histopathological changes. Patient and Methods: 78 chronic ...
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background: the liver is the corner stone in lipid metabolism, free fatty acid uptake, synthesizing, storing, and exporting lipids, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), develops if there is any interruption or derangement in lipid metabolism. fatty acid synthetase (FAS) is the major enzyme in lipogenesis, and its circulating level is biomarker of metabolically demanding human diseases. aim of the work: ...
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Introduction Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a frequent and life‑threatening complication of cirrhosis. Several large studies have identified additional risk factors for the development of SBP. Zinc deficiency has been found to be frequent in cirrhotic patients. Aim of the work The aim of the present study was to evaluate the frequency, possible risk factors and the role of zinc ...
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BACKGROUND: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the potentially lifethreatening complications in ascetic cirrhotic patients. The improved survival might be explained by a more rapid and accurate diagnosis and treatment. Our aim is to evaluate the combined use of a leucocyte esterase strip together with ascetic fluid lactoferrin antibodies for rapid and accurate diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis when ...
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