A report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests a role for excess body weight in the transition from healthy hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier state to hepatoma and liver-related death. Reuters Health Information
Commentary on a study on the identification of patients at risk for mortality early in the course of acute pancreatitis, published December 2008 in Gut.
The prevalence of SEN virus is determined in patients with HCV-related chronic liver chronic liver disease and hemodialysis to demonstrate the effect of SEN virus infection on coexistent hepatitis C. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
The symptoms point to acute pancreatitis in this 56-year old man with cystic fibrosis, but amylase and lipase blood levels are normal. How should the diagnosis be confirmed? Journal of Medical Case Reports
Patients with functional diarrhea experience lactose intolerance more often than healthy individuals. Is small intestinal bacterial overgrowth the culprit? Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics