Prognostic utility of systemic inflammatory markers and chronic hepatitis C virus infection status in hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with local ablation.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has high incidence and mortality worldwide. Local ablation using radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or microwave ablation (MWA) is potentially curative for early-stage HCC with outcomes comparable to surgical resection. We explored the influence of demographic, clinical, and laboratory factors on outcomes of HCC patients receiving ablation.

Spontaneous bacterial empyema in patients with liver cirrhosis in Upper Egypt: prevalence and causative organisms.

Background: Spontaneous bacterial empyema (SBEM) is a complication in cirrhotic patients, in which a preexisting pleural effusion becomes infected.

Purpose: The purpose was to determine the prevalence and causative organisms of SBEM among cirrhotic patients with hydrothorax.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study included 901 cirrhotic patients.

Hepatobiliary disorders among naïve patients with ulcerative colitis in Upper Egypt.

Background And Study Aims: Association of ulcerative colitis (UC) with hepatobiliary disorders is well recognised. The most common hepatobiliary complications of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are fatty liver infiltration and cholelithiasis. The prevalence of liver dysfunction in IBD remains unclear.