Characteristics and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma in non-cirrhotic liver.

Introduction: the characteristics, screening, and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for patients without cirrhosis have not been fully studied.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed in non-cirrhotic patients with histological HCC, between January 2004 and October 2018. Their characteristics, treatment, follow-up and overall survival were described.

[Percutaneous ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma in older patients in clinical practice].

Introduction: A high percentage of older patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are potential candidates for percutaneous ablation.

Material And Methods: We prospectively assessed data from patients older than 70 years with HCC. We determined their demographic and clinical characteristics, the treatment provided and the response, complications and survival among those treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and/or percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI).

[Characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection. analysis of a series of 474 patients].

Objective: To determine the clinical, laboratory, serological and histologic characteristics of chronic hepatitis B virus carriers in our environment.

Material And Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed that included chronic AgHBs carriers aged more than 13 years attending our service since January 2000.

Results: A total of 474 patients were included.

The value of the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer and alpha-fetoprotein in the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Introduction And Objectives: presently, the reference staging system to evaluate the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients is "The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer" (BCLC) system. The value of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has not been properly defined. The aim of this study was to evaluate the BCLC classification in our clinical practice and to know what the prognostic value of AFP is.

[Clinical characteristics, staging and treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in clinical practice. Prospective study of 136 patients].

Unlabelled: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent cause of mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis. There are no prospective series from a single tertiary hospital in Spain.

Material And Methods: We performed a prospective study of patients with HCC in our center.

[Efficacy and safety of vaccination against hepatitis A and B in patients with chronic liver disease].

Unlabelled: Vaccination to protect against hepatitis A and B should be part of the routine management of patients with chronic liver disease (CLD).

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination in a group of patients with CLD and to assess the presence of factors predictive of response.

Patients And Methods: We performed a prospective, single-center study in 194 patients (123 men, 71 women; mean age, 48.

[Utility of endoscopic ultrasonography in the etiological diagnosis of patients with acute idiopathic pancreatitis].

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of endoscopic ultrasonography in the etiological diagnosis of patients initially diagnosed with acute idiopathic pancreatitis and to determine the clinical and laboratory factors related to the results of this technique.

Material And Methods: We studied 73 patients initially diagnosed with acute idiopathic pancreatitis and referred to our service for biliopancreatic endoscopic ultrasonography. A positive result was considered to be identification of at least one possible cause of pancreatitis, excluding patients in whom the only echoendoscopic finding was chronic pancreatitis.