Plasma erythropoietin levels in anaemic and non-anaemic patients with chronic liver diseases.

Aim: To investigate the serum erythropoietin (Epo) levels in patients with chronic liver diseases and to compare to subjects with iron-deficiency anaemia and healthy controls.

Methods: We examined 31 anaemic (ALC) and 22 non-anaemic (NALC) cirrhotic patients, 21 non- anaemic subjects with chronic active hepatitis (CAH), 24 patients with iron-deficiency anaemia (ID) and 15 healthy controls. Circulating Epo levels (ELISA; R and D Systems, Europe Ltd, Abingdon, UK) and haemoglobin (Hb) concentration were determined in all subjects.

A hyperdynamic portal syndrome with ascites after endoscopic laser treatment.

Laser therapy has gained wide acceptance and application in many medical disciplines. Side effects of laser therapy are rare and the most frequent mainly involve the skin. We describe a patient affected by familial adenomatous polyposis that had been repeatedly controlled and treated endoscopically using an Nd:Yag laser.