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Annual cholangitis more than twice predicts liver transplant in biliary atresia patients who achieve jaundice-free after Kasai portoenterostomy.
J Formos Med Assoc
January 2025
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City 33305, Taiwan; Liver Research Center, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No.5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33305, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33302, Taiwan. Electronic address:
Background: Biliary atresia (BA) is a progressive liver disease even after Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE), and the most common cause of liver transplant (LT) in the pediatric population. This study aimed to unveil the risk factors for LT in BA patients post-KPE.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of BA patients in a northern Taiwan Children's Medical Center from Jan 2000 to Oct 2020.
Introduction: Reports of pseudoaneurysms associated with biliary self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement have been increasing. Recently, cases of hepatic pseudoaneurysm rupture caused by double pigtail plastic stents (DPS) have also been reported. The symptoms of pseudoaneurysms are often non-specific, and many cases are diagnosed only after rupture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConventional and Advanced Methods Used for the Diagnosis of Fascioliosis, a Food-Borne Zoonotic Disease.
J Parasitol Res
January 2025
Department of Parasitology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Fascioliosis is a food-borne zoonotic helminth infection caused by flatworms belonging to the family Fasciolidae, primarily affecting ruminants. The chronic form of fascioliosis is the most prevalent and is characterized by anemia, weight loss, cirrhosis, and liver dysfunction, along with atrophy, jaundice, and bottle jaw. In humans, infection results in fever, nausea, skin rashes, and severe abdominal pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPancreatic Sarcoidosis: A Rare Manifestation of Systemic Sarcoidosis.
Cureus
December 2024
Professorial Surgical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, LKA.
Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease with multisystemic involvement with unspecified aetiology. Pancreatic involvement is a rare manifestation of systemic sarcoidosis and is often detected in postmortem studies. This clearly implies the rarity of the disease and its diagnostic challenges.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHyperbilirubinemia in Neonates with Blood Group Incompatibilities - a bane or a boon for the management.
Transfus Clin Biol
January 2025
Department of Community Medicine, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India. Electronic address:
Objectives: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, or newborn jaundice, is a common condition caused by high bilirubin levels. Blood group incompatibility between mother and baby is a major cause. This study examined the link between different blood group incompatibilities and their management in newborns with jaundice.
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