Cholelithiasis
Abstract The study was aimed to view the developmental anomalies of gall bladder (GB) in Nepalese cadavers. Forty GBs were studied for any anomalies during routine cadaveric dissection at the Department of Anatomy, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal. The study found that the congenital anomalies of GB are[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Toxoplasmosis
Healthy people (nonpregnant) Healthy people who become infected with Toxoplasma gondii often do not have symptoms because their immune system usually keeps the parasite from causing illness. When illness occurs, it is usually mild with "flu-like" symptoms (e.g., tender lymph nodes, muscle aches, etc.) that last for[…][web.archive.org]
Choledocholithiasis
Still, the most statistically significant and useful predictor found in our study was a ratio of direct bilirubin to total bilirubin greater than 30%.[scielo.org.co]
The presence of this predictor increased the probability of choledocholithiasis by 9.25 times (95% CI 1.20 to 65.69) and increased the probability of common bile duct dilation[scielo.org.co]
Hemochromatosis
To describe unusual retinal findings of a patient affected by hemochromatosis. Case report of a 49-year-old patient who presented a progressive loss of vision. Fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, full-field electroretinogram, autofluorescence imaging, and spectral domain optical coherence tomography were[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Cholestasis
Up to 60% of patients will have elevated transaminases and 20% of patients will have increased direct bilirubin levels.[smfm.org]
Evaluation of transaminases and direct bilirubin should also be completed as these are increased in 20-60% of cases.[smfm.org]
Incidence also increased in Hepatitis C infection (6-16%).[smfm.org]
Portal Cirrhosis
Abstract Primary and secondary platelet aggregation in response to adenosine diphosphate was studied in 24 patients with portal (Laënnec) cirrhosis and compared with platelet aggregation in 14 normal subjects. In 12 patients with cirrhosis, platelet aggregation was diminished when compared to controls. Of the 12[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Acute Pancreatitis
Abstract In this study we determined the clinical accuracy of α 2 - macroglobulin, α-amylase, C-reactive protein, lipase, non-esterified fatty acids, pancreatic α-amylase and phospholipase A in the diagnosis and prognosis of acute pancreatitis in a group of patients with acute abdominal pain using receiver operator[…][doi.org]
Liver Failure
These findings translated to tests of upscaled adsorbents in a dynamic model for liver failure: upscaled Hepalbin adsorbent removes bile acids, direct bilirubin and indirect[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
– measures all of the bilirubin in the blood; levels are increased with many liver diseases Direct bilirubin – measures a form of bilirubin that is conjugated (combined with[labtestsonline.org]
[…] bilirubin significantly better than MARS adsorbents and significantly increases ABiC.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Cryptogenic Cirrhosis
Abstract Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-related cirrhosis and cryptogenic cirrhosis (CC) have become leading indications for liver transplantation (LT) in the US. Our aim was to compare the trends, clinical presentation, and outcomes for transplant candidates with NASH and CC.The Scientific Registry of[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Macronodular Cirrhosis
A patient suffering from chronic active hepatitis with macronodular cirrhosis, positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), was treated with an orthotopic liver allograft. The HBs antigenemia, as measured with several precipitation tests and by complement fixation, became negative after transplantation and[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]