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12 Jun 2017

Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy: A Better Alternative to Conventional Therapy?

TREATMENT of metastatic kidney cancer using a focussed therapy known as stereotactic ablative radiation has been shown to result in >90% control of…
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8 Jun 2017

The Importance of Civil Society Involvement in Eliminating Hepatitis C

This is an historic moment for hepatitis C treatment. With the advent of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), we can now massively reduce the harm from an…
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8 Jun 2017

A Discussion on the Management of Wilson Disease

Prof Peter Ferenci opened the meeting by providing a background to Wilson disease (WD), an enigmatic condition where no two cases are the same. He explored…
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8 Jun 2017

Statins in Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension

Statins have been used for almost three decades as cholesterol lowering drugs, yet additional effects…
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8 Jun 2017

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Diffuse Liver Diseases

Virtual liver biopsy (VLB) can be considered a multicomponent imaging biomarker able to provide fundamental information on the presence, distribution…
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8 Jun 2017

Adenosine 2A Receptor Stimulation Prevents the Multiple Processes That Lead to Hepatic 'Immuno-Lipotoxicity' in Mice Fed a Methionine Choline-Deficient Diet and Blocks Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Development

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a benign condition, but in ~20% of patients it can evolve into non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with…
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8 Jun 2017

A New Screening Strategy for Varices by Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measurements in Cirrhotic Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Variceal screening with upper endoscopy is recommended in cirrhotic patients but unfortunately is costly, uncomfortable to patients, and has low uptake.
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8 Jun 2017

Editor’s Pick: Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Part 1: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Pathogenesis, and Pathology

This review will cover the epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, and pathology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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8 Jun 2017

Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Part 2: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis

Clinical presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can vary from asymptomatic patients to patients presenting variable symptoms such as pain, lethargy…
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8 Jun 2017

Predicting Severe Liver Disease in the General Population: Abdominal Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, Cholesterol, and Alcohol

Liver disease is the 13th leading cause of death worldwide, and hepatocellular carcinoma is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death. Finland has one of the…
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