Myocardial involvement during ischemia-induced acute liver failure in the pig.

Objective: The objective of this experimental study was to investigate a possible myocardial involvement in acute liver failure.

Materials And Methods: A porcine model of acute liver failure induced by hepatic devascularization was used. Twenty animals were allocated to the Acute Liver Failure (ALF) or Control Group (CG).

Two cases of primary splenic hydatid cyst in Greece.

Cystic disease of the spleen is an uncommon entity in general population. Most cases result from parasitic infection by Echinococcus granulosus, a form called splenic hydatid disease (SHD), with a reported frequency of 0.5-6.