Background: Liver iron deposits are frequent in viral C cirrhotic patients but their role is not well defined.
Aims: To investigate the effect of liver iron excess on the prevalence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with viral C cirrhosis.
Methods: Hepatic iron was evaluated retrospectively using a semiquantitative method in liver biopsies of 104 viral C cirrhotic patients, 48 with HCC and 56 controls (HCC free).
Objectives: To study the frequency of tumor seeding after percutaneous biopsy of hepatocellular carcinoma and to evaluate the impact on long-term survival.
Methods: Records of 150 patients with cirrhosis who underwent ultrasound-guided aspiration biopsy for hepatocellular carcinoma between 1989 and 1996 were reviewed in June 1998. Liver transplantation was performed in 7 patients.
Background/aims: Bacterial infections, specially Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) septicemia, remain a leading cause of death following liver transplantation. It has been demonstrated that nasal carriage of S.
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