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 ... إقراء المزيد

Background/Aims: Variceal bleeding is one of the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality among cirrhotic patients. Clinical endoscopic features and outcomes of cirrhotic patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) have been rarely reported. Our aim is to identify treatment outcomes and predictors of in-hospital mortality among cirrhotic patients with non-variceal bleeding in Upper Egypt. Materials and Methods: A ... إقراء المزيد

INTRODUCTION: Differential diagnosis of ascites is a common clinical problem. Aim of the work: To study the value of Serum Ascites Lipid Gradients (SALG) of total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol in the diagnosis of ascites. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted on patients with ascites admitted to Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Department, Assiut University. The study ... إقراء المزيد

Annexins (ANXs) constitute a family of Ca2+- dependent membrane-binding proteins; at least 20 of them have been described to date. Among these, Annexin A2 (ANXA2) has been revealed as a multi-functional protein in vitro. Its actual role in vivo, however, requires further investigation. We already reported that ANX-I (ANXA1) was up-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The role of ANXA2 in ... إقراء المزيد

Abstract AIM: To summarize the effects of laparoscopic ethanol injection and radiofrequency ablation (L-EI-RFA), thoracoscopic (T-EI-RFA) and open-surgery assisted EI-RFA (O-EI-RFA) under general anesthesia for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS: Time-lag performance of RFA after ethanol injection (Time-lag PEI-RFA) was performed in all cases. The volume of coagulated necrosis and the applied energy for total and per unit ... إقراء المزيد

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become mainstream among non-surgical treatment modalities in clinical settings for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. We have previously described the novel combination therapy of percutaneous ethanol injection and RFA (PEI-RFA) and reported that this combination therapy was more effective than RFA alone in terms of the induced volume of coagulated necrosis and the energy requirement for ... إقراء المزيد