Splenomegaly resulting from portal hypertension can be caused by cirrhosis, hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction and extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Both cirrhosis and hepatic venous outflow ...

Paracentesis is a medical procedure that doctors perform to drain fluid from a person’s abdominal cavity. It is sometimes called an abdominal tap. Doctors refer to this buildup of fluid as ascites, ...

ASCITES is a problem frequently encountered and often unsatisfactorily treated. An adjunct in the therapy of ascites has been tried in a limited number of cases and has seemed sufficiently helpful to ...

The liver is a powerhouse that carries out many crucial functions in our body producing essential proteins, hormones and cholesterol. It acts as a filter, removing toxins from the food we eat. However ...

Pharmanovia, a global pharmaceutical company that commercialises novel speciality medicines as well as trusted established medicines, has today announced the launch of catumaxomab in Germany, making ...

Budd-Chiari syndrome. Light micrograph of a section of liver affected by Budd-Chiari syndrome. This is a rare syndrome that may occur as a result of any condition that obstructs blood flow from the ...

Cirrhosis is the irreversible fibrosis of the liver, the end stage of a final shared pathway in chronic damage to a major vital organ. It is the 8th leading cause of death in the United States and the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 12-month transplant-free survival rates were similar between patients who received rifaximin and those on ...

Hepatic hydrothorax is a respiratory condition that affects people with cirrhosis and other serious liver issues. It occurs when fluid builds up in the pleural space. Hepatic hydrothorax is a ...