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Vaccination for hepatitis A virus is not required for patients with chronic liver disease in India
(2002)
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccination is recommended worldwide for patients with chronic liver disease to prevent decompensation due to superinfection with HAV. India being endemic for HAV, the prevalence of ...
Post cholecystectomy hemobilia: transcatheter embolization of pseudoaneurysms with homemade steel coils.
(2002)
Two patients presented with hemobilia, one and two months following cholecystectomy. Angiography demonstrated pseudoaneurysms arising form the gastroduodenal and right hepatic arteries. Percutaneous transcatheter embolization ...
Vaccination against hepatitis A virus may not be required for schoolchildren in northern India
(2002)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the current seroprevalence of antibodies against hepatitis A virus (HAV) in a sample of schoolchildren above 10 years of age and to determine the prevalence of HAV-induced hepatitis in adults at a ...
Etiopathogenesis of acute hepatic failure: Eastern versus Western countries
(2002)
Etiopathogenesis of acute hepatic failure (AHF) in Eastern and Western countries is distinct. In the East hepatitis viruses cause AHF in more than 95% of such cases, while causes of AHF in the West are quite heterogenous. ...