Background and Aim: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has particular advantages for Turkey where hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the most common cause of cirrhosis, both because LDLT ...

Phase 3 results presented today at The International Liver Congress™ 2015 show that a combination of daclatasvir (DCV), sofosbuvir (SOF) and ribavirin (RBV) for 12 weeks was effective and well ...

As rates of obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea increase, cases of advanced chronic liver disease ...

Ultrasound IDs Post-Transplant Recurrent Hep C Cirrhosis Ultrasound-based transient elastography detects cirrhosis from recurrent HCV after liver transplantation, but is less accurate for chronic ...

Alcoholic cirrhosis is the severe, final stage of alcohol-associated liver disease, resulting from long-term heavy alcohol consumption. The disease involves permanent scarring of the liver, which ...

A Youngstown, Ohio, native who won a national championship at the University of Miami, Kosar played for the Browns from 1985 ...

People under 45 have been driving an increase in liver-related deaths, especially those caused by alcohol. But a sliver of that young adult population is being hit disproportionately hard by ...

Leah Oricho is seeking KSh 5 million to fund a life-saving liver transplant for her 1-year-old son, Curtis Nollan, who was ...

Cryptogenic cirrhosis is liver scarring that occurs without a known cause. It can cause fatigue, appetite loss, weight loss, swelling, and jaundice and may lead to irreversible liver damage. The liver ...