Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T19:52:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-03-01; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Background Setting up new liver transplant (LT) centers is essential for countries with organ shortages. However, good outcomes require experience, because LT learning dep...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:35:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-10-01; Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a common complication in liver cirrhosis, especially in advanced cirrhosis. It may be related to a higher risk of liver-related events and liver function deterioration. Imaging examinations can not only provide an accurate diagnosis of PVT, such as the extent of thrombus ...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:35:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01; Background and Aim: Long-term use of non-selective beta blockers (NSBBs) is essential for the prevention of esophageal variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis but may impair the patient’s adherence. The present study aimed to investigate the adherence to NSBBs to prevent variceal bleeding in cirrhotic pati...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:13:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-01-01; Background and Aim. Liver cirrhosis is often accompanied by insidious cardiac dysfunction. This retrospective cross-sectional study is aimed at exploring the correlation between serum cardiac markers and decompensating events in liver cirrhosis. Methods. Cirrhotic patients who were consecutively hospita...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:40:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-01-01; Purpose: We aimed to identify prognostic factors for survival and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver transplantation (LT) for patients with HCC and hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis (HCV-cirrhosis). Methods: This retrospective cohort study followed all adult patients with HCV-cir...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:44:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-01-01; Ministério da Educação; Purpose. We aimed to identify prognostic factors for survival and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver transplantation (LT) for patients with HCC and hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis (HCV-cirrhosis). Methods. This retrospective cohort study followed all adu...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:53:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-06-01; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic granulomatous fungal infection rarely associated with solid organ transplantation. We report the second case of PCM in an adult ...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T11:03:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01; Background. Hepatocellular carcinoma is a relevant cause of mortality worldwide, mainly among patients who have a prior liver disease. In spite of clear recommendations regarding surveillance and screening methods, most patients are still diagnosed only when they are no longer candidates to curative tre...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:24:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-02-01; Background: Anemia is one of the most common disorders in the world. Serum iron is an essential element for the synthesis of hemoglobin and contribution of the oxygen-carrying ability of red blood cells (RBCs). Iron sucrose injection may effectively correct iron deficiency, increase iron storage, and th...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T15:01:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-05-01; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of muscle wasting according to measures obtained by different limb muscle mass indexes, to find the best mortal...