ABSTRACT In order to draw evidence-based recommendations concerning the management of autoimmune diseases of the liver, the Brazilian Society of Hepatology has sponsored a single-topic meeting in October 18th, 2014 at São Paulo. An organizing committee comprised of seven investigators was previously elected by the Governing Board to organize the scientific agenda as well as to select twenty panelists to make a ...
ABSTRACT Survival rates of critically ill patients with liver disease has sharply increased in recent years due to several improvements in the management of decompensated cirrhosis and acute liver failure. This is ascribed to the incorporation of evidence-based strategies from clinical trials aiming to reduce mortality. In order to discuss the cutting-edge evidence regarding critical care of patients with liver...
The main injury caused by hepatitis C virus is the hepatic fibrosis, as a result of a chronic inflammatory process in the liver characterized by the deposit of components from the extracellular matrix. The fibrosis development leads to the modification of the hepatic architecture, of the hepatocellular function and to irregularities in the microcirculation. The tissue remodeling process observed in fibrosis has...
Hepatites agudas ou crônicas de causas não definidas constituem um problema na prática de médicos clínicos e gastroenterologistas. Apesar do desenvolvimento de sofisticados testes laboratoriais, uma proporção significativa das hepatites ainda permanece com causa não-determinada. São as chamadas hepatites criptogênicas ou hepatites não A-E. Possíveis etiologias são sugeridas: vírus desconhecido, doenças metabóli...
Existem interações entre viroses hepatotrópicas e o sistema imunológico do hospedeiro que podem influenciar na patogenicidade da agressão hepática. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a freqüência de auto-anticorpos na fase aguda da hepatite viral, sua relação com atividade bioquímica, gravidade da doença e cronicidade. Foram estudados 156 pacientes com hepatite aguda viral de 1992 a 2000. Destes, 32% tive...