Publications by authors named "Emmanuel Rassiat"
We report the case of a 49-Year-old-man with primary sclerosis cholangitis (PSC) and ulcerative colitis who developed two acute episodes of pseudo-angiocholitis. Both episodes were triggered by septic hepatitis translocated from ulcerative colonic adenocarcinoma. The biliary MRI did not show any signs of lithiasis or cholangiocarcinoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aim: Hypoxemia is common in patients with cirrhosis but the natural history of this syndrome is unknown. The aim of this study was to follow a series of patients with cirrhosis and to compare patients with and without hypoxemia to determine their risk of complications and survival rate.
Methods: Fifty-eight consecutive Child-Pugh C patients with cirrhosis were included and followed up for 1-18 months.
Background And Aim: Terlipressin has been proposed to treat renal failure in patients with type 1 hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). However, the predictive factors for improved renal function and survival are unknown in patients with type 1 HRS treated with terlipressin. The aim of the present retrospective study was to investigate the predictive factors and prognosis of patients with type 1 HRS treated with terlipressin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn patients with cirrhosis, discrepant findings have been reported on the evolution of pulmonary hemodynamics and gas exchange after liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of liver transplantation on pulmonary and systemic hemodynamics and gas exchange in patients transplanted for cirrhosis. Forty-three patients with cirrhosis underwent hemodynamic investigations before and one year after liver transplantation.
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