Medical science was in a far less advanced state than now, and they used to put it down to laziness. View in context "Or I'll have your heart and liver out." He tilted me again. View in context These are the men of whom Solomon says, 'They go like an ox to the slaughter, ...
The term "hepatitis" means inflammation of liver cells (anything with “itis” is inflammation such as tonsilitis andarthritis)."Hepat" is derived from Latin and Greek words for liver. Liver cells can become inflamed because of infection. Hepatitis A is a viral infection that is spread primaril...
carry blood and only the windpipe and bronchial tubes carry air. To specify the windpipe, they coined the phraseartēriā trakheia,"rough artery," referring to its rough cartilaginous structure. The adjectivetrakheia,"rough," entered modern English astrachea,the current medical term for the ...
Long-term inflammation caused by gallstones in your liver or bile duct Medical conditions such as nonalcoholic fatty liver, obesity, or hemochromatosis A family history of liver cancer or liver diseaseWhat are the signs and symptoms of liver cancer?In...
We reviewed recent literature on long-term donor outcomes, considering (a) medical outcomes, including mortality risk, rates of complications, abnormalities detected in laboratory testing, and the progress of liver regeneration, and (b) donor-reported psychosocial outcomes reflecting physical, emotional,...
(1) Background: Patients with advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) are living longer with more comorbidities because of improved medical and surgical management. However, patients with ACLD are at increased risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality;
Short-term enteral nutrition after the treatment of esophageal varices has also not been shown to be beneficial [83]. Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube is generally not indicated in cirrhosis but may be considered in the absence of ascites, although its indication should be ...
type of plantmold, have also been implicated. Aflatoxins can contaminate wheat, peanuts, rice, corn, and soybeans. These are rare problems in most developed countries like the U.S. Other causes include the hormones androgen andestrogenand a dye formerly used in medical tests called thorotrast....
Some early reports did describe the occurrence of chronic liver disease that was associated with the long-term use of Tylenol in recommended doses. These studies were published in the 1970s, however, and I suspect that many of these patients may have had unrecognized chronic hepatitis C infectio...
5.Lee SG, Park KM, Hwang S, Lee YJ, Kim KH, Ahn CS, Choi DL, Joo SH, Jeon JY, Chu CW. Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation at the Asan Medical Center, Korea.Asian J Surg. 2002;25:277-284.[Cited in This Article:3] ...