Hepatology

HEALTHY gut microbiota may be the key to tackling metabolic syndrome (MetS); when a particular gene, known as Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5), is…

Vienna, 24 November 2014 – United European Gastroenterology (UEG) is supporting the second annual Awareness Week on Alcohol Related Harm (AWARH)

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a devastating condition that occurs in patients who previously had a normal liver. Although the outcome of patients with ALF…

Despite progress in understanding the underlying mechanisms, acute liver failure (ALF) is still one of the major clinical challenges in hepatology.

Liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is controversially discussed. Although overall survival after liver transplantation is similar to…

Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) quantification has recently been introduced to guide treatment in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) patients.

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes infection in the liver that can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer, and premature death. The disease is not widely…

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease globally, and it is expected to rise even further as a result of the…