Hepatology

Bacterial infection (BI) is a common event in the natural history of cirrhosis, often requiring hospitalisation due to hepatic and extra-hepatic organ dysfunction..

Early recognition of liver fibrosis will be a challenge that continues in the coming years and should be performed by general practitioners (GP)…

Assessment of liver fibrosis is vital for enabling therapeutic decisions and prognostic evaluation of chronic hepatitis…

In April 2015, the country of Georgia, with a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (5.4% of the adult population, approximately 150,000 persons), embarked on the world’s first national HCV Elimination programme…

Coexistence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibodies (anti-HBs) can be found in 2.3–5.2% of chronic HBV (CHB) infected individuals…

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can be diagnosed noninvasively in high-risk patients by means of contrast-enhanced imaging…

Metabolic and cardiovascular complications are an important burden in patients after liver transplantation (LT) for many reasons, including as a result…

Among patients with chronic liver disease (CLD), thrombocytopenia (TCP) is a frequent complication.1,2 Before invasive procedures and surgery in CLD…