Gender, Age, Etiology, and Complications in Liver Transplant Candidates.

Liver cirrhosis is the end stage of chronic liver disease (CLD), which is characterized by the appearance of fibrosis and regenerated nodules. It can be caused by different etiological factors. The only therapeutic modality is liver transplantation.

Efficacy of long-acting somatostatin analogs in recurrent variceal bleeding in a patient with pre-hepatic portal vein thrombosis.

Introduction: Bleeding from esophageal varices is a serious medical problem because of the risk of recurrent bleeding and high mortality rate (17-54%). Gastroesophageal varices develop in 50% of cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension, but can also develop in other pre- or post-hepatic causes of portal hypertension.

Case Report: We reported a 48-year-old female patient with portal hy- pertension caused by mesenterial vein thrombosis due to congenital thrombophilia.

Noninvasive assessment of portal hypertension in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis.

Background/aims: Portal hypertension and development of esophageal varices is one of the major complications of liver cirrhosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the possibility of the presence of esophageal varices and their size using biochemical and ultrasonography parameters in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis.

Material And Methods: We included in our study 86 patients (74 males, mean age 55±7) with alcoholic liver cirrhosis.