Occult Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Hemodialysis Patients; Single Center Study.

Introduction: A new form of hepatitis C virus infection, known as occult hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, is characterized by the presence of HCV_RNA in the liver or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). However, no serological markers of infection occur and there is not as much damage to the liver damage as is produced by chronic hepatitis C. There is a high incidence of HCV infection among hemodialysis patients, there is significant concern about viral transmission.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for patients with cholelithiasis and liver cirrhosis.

Cirrhosis was considered an absolute or relative contraindication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Open surgery in the cirrhotic patients over-years have witnessed of the poor outcome. The present study evaluated the outcome and determined the benefit and risk of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy in cirrhotic patients with symptomatic gall stone.