Publications by authors named "Ian Roy Schreibman"
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- * A study analyzed over 1,150 HPS patients, finding that higher MELD scores (a measure of liver disease severity) corresponded to increased pre-transplant mortality and lower chances of receiving a transplant.
- * Post-transplant, patients with a PaO <45 mmHg showed lower survival rates, with significant differences in survival becoming apparent after 2.6 years; however, those patients still had a median survival of 11.5 years, indicating
Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare life-threatening condition characterized by rapid progression and death. Causes vary according to geographic region, with acetaminophen and drug-induced ALF being the most common causes in the United States. Determining the cause aids in predicting the prognosis and the presentation of manifestations and guides providers to perform cause-specific management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe hamartomatous polyposis syndromes: a clinical and molecular review.
Am J Gastroenterol
February 2005
Inherited forms of gastrointestinal cancer have been a major focus of study and advancement over the past decade. Familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer are the two most common heritable colon cancer syndromes. Inherited polyposis syndromes are characterized by the dominant type of polyp (whether adenomatous or hamartomatous) present and by the polyp's location within the gastrointestinal tract.
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