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Brazilian Society of Hepatology and Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases Gu...
Ferraz,Maria Lucia; Strauss,Edna; Perez,Renata Mello; Schiavon,Leonardo; Ono,Suzane Kioko; Pessoa,Mario Guimarães; Ferreira,Adalgisa PaivaAbstract Chronic hepatitis B is an important health problem that can progress to cirrhosis and complications such as hepatocellular carcinoma. There is approximately 290 million of people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection worldwide, however only 10% of patients are currently identified.Most part of Brazil is considered of low prevalence of HBV infection but there are some regions with higher freque...
Brazilian society of hepatology recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment...
Carrilho,Flair J; Mattos,Angelo Alves de; Vianey,Alex F; Vezozzo,Denise Cerqueira P; Marinho,Fábio; Souto,Francisco J; Cotrim,Helma PABSTRACT Hepatocellular carcinoma is a malignancy of global importance and is associated with a high rate of mortality. Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease make it imperative to update the recommendations on the management of the disease. In order to draw evidence-based recommendations concering the diagnosis and management of hepatocellular carcinoma, the Brazilian Society of Hepatol...
Diagnosis and treatment of benign liver nodules: Brazilian Society of Hepatolog...
Strauss,Edna; Ferreira,Adalgisa de Souza Paiva; França,Alex Vianey Callado; Lyra,Andre Castro; Barros,Fabio Marinho do Rego; Silva,IvoneteABSTRACT Space-occupying lessions of the liver may be cystic or solid. Ultrasonography is an extremely useful method for initial screening, and suffices for diagnosis of simple hepatic cysts. Complex cysts and solid masses require computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging for confirmation. Wide surgical excision is indicated in cystadenoma or cystadenocarcinoma. Clinical and epidemiological data are imp...
Health-related quality of life among blood donors with hepatitis B and hepatiti...
Ferreira,Francisco Augusto Porto; Almeida-Neto,Cesar de; Teixeira,Maria Cristina Dias; Strauss,EdnaABSTRACT Introduction: There is evidence that patients suffering from chronic hepatic diseases, including chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C, have a reduced health-related quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the notification of test results for hepatitis B and hepatitis C on the quality of life of blood donors. Methods: Over a 29-month period, this study assessed the qua...
Variceal bleeding: consensus meeting report from the Brazilian Society of Hepat...
Bittencourt,Paulo Lisboa; Farias,Alberto Queiroz; Strauss,Edna; Mattos,Angelo Alves deIn the last decades, several improvements in the management of variceal bleeding have resulted in a significant decrease in morbidity and mortality of patients with cirrhosis and bleeding varices. Progress in the multidisciplinary approach to these patients has led to a better management of this disease by critical care physicians, hepatologists, gastroenterologists, endoscopists, radiologists and surgeons. In ...
Infecções bacterianas pioram o prognóstico da hepatite alcoólica
Strauss,Edna; Aerosa,José PedroAs infecções bacterianas cursam com altos índices de morbilidade e mortalidade na cirrose hepática. O objetivo do nosso trabalho foi avaliar se também na hepatite alcoólica as infecções bacterianas são fatores de mau prognóstico. Na avaliação retrospectiva de 681 pacientes hospitalizados em um único centro, por período de 6 anos, foram bem documentados 52 (7,5%) casos de hepatite alcoólica, sendo 73,1% com bióp...
Size of gastroesophageal varices: its behavior after the surgical treatment of ...
Strauss,Edna; Sakai,Paulo; Gayotto,Luiz Carlos da Costa; Cardoso,Rita Antonelli; Forster,Sonia; Raia,SilvanoThe size of gastroesophageal varices is one of the most important factors leading to hemorrhage related to portal hypertension. An endoscopic evaluation of the size of gastroesophageal varices before and after different operations for portal hypertension was performed in 73 patients with schistosomiasis, as part of a randomized trial: proximal splenorenal shunt (PSS n=24), distal splenorenal shunt (DSS n=24), a...
O vírus da hepatite B na doença hepática alcoólica: avaliação clínica e bioquímica
Lacet,Celina M.C.; Strauss,EdnaForam estudados prospectiva e seqüencialmente 107 pacientes com doença hepática alcoólica (DHA) crônica, sendo 83 casos de cirrose e 24de hepatite alcoólica. Além do etilismo, ingestão mínima de 70 gramas de etanol puro ao dia por período superior a sete anos, todos apresentaram disfunção hepatocelular. De acordo com o perfil sorológico para o VHB os pacientes foram alocados em quatro grupos a saber: grupo I in...