Background: It is currently recommended that all patients with liver cirrhosis undergo upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) to identify those who have large esophageal varices (LEVx ...

including the etiology of liver cirrhosis and measures of severity of disease, are shown in Table 1. Of these 101 patients, 12 did not have esophageal varices at endoscopy, 43 had small esophageal ...

Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Risk of Developing Complications of Liver Disease in Patients With Cirrhosis and Obesity Jan. 27, 2025 — A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver ...

Amezalpat has been granted FDA fast track designation as treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Weight loss surgery can prevent people with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis from developing major complications of liver disease, a new study has demonstrated. Researchers from Cleveland ...

The American Cancer Society’s estimates for primary liver cancer and intrahepatic bile duct cancer in the United States for 2025 are: About 42,240 new cases (28,220 in men and 14,020 in women) will be ...

Separately, drinking damages liver cells trying to metabolize alcohol and can lead to additional fat buildup. The inflammation and scarring caused by excess fat may eventually lead to cirrhosis ...

NAVIGATE trial in patients with MASH cirrhosis and portal hypertension have been accepted for poster presentation at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)’s annual ...