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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…

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…

Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Part 3: Surgical and Medical Treatment

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment is variable and depends on the size, location, and presence of extra hepatic metastasis and vascular invasion.

Japanese Guidelines and Real-World Data on the Management of Hepatitis C

The guideline committee of the Japan Society of Hepatology (JSH) have promptly updated the treatment guideline for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) after…

A Look at Platelet Count in Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

Many complications can occur during the evolution of chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Some of them can be…

What is the Role of Ursodeoxycholic Acid for the Future Management of Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in the Clinic and in Trials?

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare, progressive, cholestatic, immune-mediated hepatobiliary disease. It is characterised by inflammation…

Hepatitis E Virus Infection and Acute Non-Traumatic Neurological Injury

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is endemic in many developed countries, with seroprevalence rates ranging from 4.7% in Scotland to 31.1% in France. Cases are…

Clinical Hepatocyte Cell Therapy: Challenges and Opportunities

The clinical application of hepatocyte transplants to treat patients with liver disease extends back to the early 1990s. Hepatocyte transplants are…

Specialist Nurses in Europe: Where Do We Stand?

Nurses and specialist nurses are playing a growing role in the healthcare system. Alongside the specialities already existing, such as…

Supporting Lifestyle Change Through Nurse-Led Motivation

The main focus of training hepatology care is to gain skills and enable nurses to specialise in hepatology. Skills and specialisation are gained through…