Background: It is currently recommended that all patients with liver cirrhosis undergo upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) to identify those who have large esophageal varices (LEVx ...

including the etiology of liver cirrhosis and measures of severity of disease, are shown in Table 1. Of these 101 patients, 12 did not have esophageal varices at endoscopy, 43 had small esophageal ...

Secondary outcomes included transplant or death, or a composite endpoint of cirrhosis complications that included ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, variceal bleeding, acute kidney injury ...

The mean numbers of daily heartburn and regurgitation episodes were 2.55 and 1.40, respectively, which dropped to 0.77 and 0.36, respectively, following transcutaneous electrical stimulation.

Cirrhosis When excessive scar tissue forms, fibrosis becomes irreversible, leading to cirrhosis. Chronic liver diseases, hepatitis, and alcohol use can cause cirrhosis. Without treatment ...

today announced that the top-line results of the NAVIGATE trial in patients with MASH cirrhosis and portal hypertension will be presented during the 2025 MASH-TAG Conference, being held January 9 ...

Osteoporosis is a common complication of many types of liver disease. Research into the pathogenesis of osteoporosis has revealed that the mechanisms of bone loss differ between different types of ...

June 10, 2024 — Scientists have grown 'mini-guts' in the lab to help understand Crohn's disease, showing that 'switches' that modify DNA in gut cells play an ... Major Cause of Inflammatory ...

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Here, we argue that metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease should be considered a non-communicable disease.

High-resolution esophageal manometry plays an essential role in diagnosing the highly prevalent esophageal motility problems in rheumatoid diseases.