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Therapeutic radiological interventional procedures in hepatocellular carcinoma
(2002)
BACKGROUND: To improve the survival rate of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in whom surgery is not possible, various methods have been developed employing angiographic and percutaneous techniques. We analyzed ...
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 ...
A pancreatography study of chronic calcific pancreatitis of the tropics
(2002)
Chronic Calcific Pancreatitis of Tropics is a disease of unknown aetiology and is characterised by chronic pancreatitis with calcification in young persons who present with pain, diabetes, and/or steatorrhoea. ERCP performed ...
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. ...