Introduction The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) recommends, if HCC surveillance is offered, 6 monthly ultrasound-scan with serum AFP. 1 We aim to evaluate our screening practice in liver ...

Transient elastography is an ultrasound-based ... stiffness (in kilopascals). Normal liver stiffness is reported to be in the range of 4–6 kPa, whereas in cirrhosis the levels are generally ...

One of the best ways to address the gap between healthcare providers and patients is by making diagnostic processes more ...

Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis have few treatments for their progressive liver disease, but a new study ...

Ultrasound is useful for distinguishing between cystic ... In most cases, hepatocellular carcinoma is found in a liver with chronic liver disease/cirrhosis. It can present as a solid nodule (or ...

A diagnosis of cirrhosis was made on the basis of clinical, biochemical, ultrasound and endoscopic evidence and, wherever possible, by liver biopsy when prothrombin time permitted it to be performed.

A Cleveland Clinic study reveals that bariatric surgery significantly reduces the risk of serious liver complications in ...

It can progress silently, leading to dangerous complications like liver cirrhosis or even cancer ... are discovered accidentally during routine ultrasound checkups. “Fatty liver disease can ...

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver ...

This ultrasound-based technique is painless ... liver fibrosis in this patient group before it develops into cirrhosis or liver cancer," says Hagström. "Our study shows that many patients with ...