Background: Frequent epistaxis, the hallmark of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) significantly affects quality of life. Hepatic involvement may be associated with capsular pain, abdominal angina, high-output cardiac failure and portal ...
Summary:Background: Chronic liver disease (CLD) patients are at greater risk for developing splenic artery aneurysm (SAA). Treatment for aneurysms > 2.5 cm in this population is considered. However, the procedure might be challenging in CLD patients, ...
Today, liver transplantation is the only simultaneous treatment of cirrhosis as well as of HCC. A crucial factor for outcome after liver transplantation is the appropriate selection of patients. Tumor diameter and node number in correlation with the ...
Biliary atresia (BA) is a congenital malformation or an evolutive inflammatory process which, without treatment, leads to cirrhosis, hepatic failure and death within two years of birth. The literature gives a survival rate of 60% at five years and 25% to ...
Organ Donation from the Perspective of Certified Anesthesiology NursesAbstract. Abstract: The certified experts in anesthesia nursing are responsible for a holistic process of anesthesia care. This includes ...