The role of calprotectin and ghrelin in diagnosis of post ERCP pancreatitis.

Acute pancreatitis is a common and dreaded complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) patients. The study identified the incidence of post ERCP pancreatitis and role of serum calprotectin and ghrelin in its diagnosis. One hundred forty two patients underwent ERCP-related procedures were studied.

Hepatocellular integrity during sevoflurane anesthesia with induced hypotension.

The effect of sevoflurane anesthesia with or without induced hypotension on hepatocellular integrity was studied. Forty adult consented patients scheduled for various urological procedures were allocated randomly to either NTG group (nitroglycerin-induced hypotension) or a control group of twenty patients each. Anesthesia was induced and maintained by fentanyl, sevoflurane & vecuronium in both groups.

Clinical significance of aflatoxin, mutant P53 gene and sIL-2 receptor in liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.

The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) varies widely worldwide. Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and exposure to aflatoxins in foodstuffs are the main risk factors. AAG to AGT transversion at codon 249 of the P53 gene arg-ser (249ser) has been identified as a hotspot, reflecting DNA damage caused by aflatoxin B1 metabolites in HCC.