Liver biopsy is required when clinically important information about the diagnosis, prognosis
or management of a patient cannot be obtained by safer means, or for research purposes …

Introduction The results of operative management of tennis elbow are varied, and the
indications for surgery are not well codified. Many operative techniques are reported, but a …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review outlines the role of liver transplantation in selected
patients with unresectable neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases. It discusses the …

Prothrombin induced by vitamin K absence II (PIVKA-II) has recently been validated
internationally as a diagnostic biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), as part of the …

Background Cardiac dysfunction is frequently observed in patients with cirrhosis. There
remains a paucity of data from routine clinical practice regarding the role of …

Objective Refractory ascites is an established indication for liver transplantation. While
transplantation is regarded as the definitive therapy for this condition, many patients are …

Background Plain abdomen radiographs (PAR) have limited use in the setting of the
emergency department. We conducted this study to look at the appropriateness of requests …

Background and Aims: The management of persistent type II endoleaks (T2E) is often
problematic for the endovascular specialist, with a lack of clear evidence for the best …

Objective While it is generally considered that patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) have
more distal peripheral arterial disease (PAD), there is little information on how individual …

Methods Patients who underwent prophylactic TIPSS before nonhepatic surgery were
identified from database with retrospective data collection via an e-patient record system …