Hepatology

PBC is a chronic, progressive, immune-mediated cholestatic liver disease that involves gradual intrahepatic bile duct destruction…

Screening for osteoporosis is considerably lower in patients with cirrhosis compared with the general population, and less than 25% of those with low bone density are treated, according to a recent study. Read more.

A spontaneous subcapsular hepatic haematoma (SHH) is both a rare and potentially life-threatening condition. Although the pathogenesis of…

Male hypogonadism is associated with visceral obesity and metabolic syndrome. The present study aims to compare the effects of testosterone treatment with a placebo in treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in older hypogonadal males.

New data suggests that the risk of alcoholic relapse in patients with alcohol-related liver disease who underwent liver transplant may be more accurately determined with the help of a new scoring system.

Waitlist outcomes are improved by living donor liver transplantation for high-risk patients with cirrhosis, according to a recent study. This study aimed to assess the impact of access to LDLT in waitlisted patients at highest risk of dropout.

Higher triglyceride levels have been linked with incidence of moderately severe and severe acute pancreatitis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The complications of this hypertriglyceridaemia included organ failure and acute peripancreatic fluid collection.