Based on reviews of the literature and experts' consensus, the Chinese Society of
Hepatology developed guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of liver cirrhosis, in order …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the major risk factor for liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC). The mechanisms of HCC initiation, growth, and metastasis appear to be …

Classically, hospice and palliative services have been most available to and
disproportionately used by patients with cancer. No data exist on community outpatient …

Hepatic fibrosis is the consequence of an unresolved wound healing process in response to
chronic liver injury and involves multiple cell types and molecular mechanisms. The hepatic …

Chronic fatty liver disease is common worldwide. This disease is a spectrum of disease
states, ranging from simple steatosis (fat accumulation) to inflammation, and eventually to …

Although most work has focused on resolution of collagen ECM, fibrosis resolution involves
changes to several ECM proteins. The purpose of the current study was twofold: 1) to …

Liver fibrosis is a disease that affects patients with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus,
harmful alcohol consumption levels, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. It is important to …

Background We quantified the elusive effects of putative factors on the clinical course of
early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after primary surgical or nonsurgical curative …

Ultrasound-based elastography has rapidly replaced the need for liver biopsy in most
patients with chronic liver disease in recent years. The technique is now widely supported by …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have remarkable potential as diagnostic and prognostic markers
because of their roles in disease pathogenesis. miRNAs can be released into the …