Publications by authors named "Celso Nilo Didone Filho"
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- - Obesity can lead to serious liver conditions, and bariatric surgery (BS) is often used as a treatment for morbidly obese patients, though it comes with risks, particularly for those with liver cirrhosis.
- - The study aimed to assess non-invasive methods, like transient elastography (THE) and fibrosis scores, to evaluate liver fibrosis in patients undergoing BS, comparing these methods to traditional liver histology.
- - Results showed that while non-invasive methods were less effective before surgery, post-surgery evaluations revealed much better correlation with liver histology, with the FIB-4 score being particularly reliable.
Gaucher's disease and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency are genetic diseases that can cause different kinds of liver damage, but are rarely associated with cirrhosis. Here, we describe the case of a patient with both diseases who presented with cirrhosis, followed by liver failure and death. Although the interaction between these two diseases remains unclear, we suspect the involvement of an epigenetic factor in the evolution of the aggressive liver disease.
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