Endoscopic retrograde laser lithotripsy of common bile duct stones is a new technique which can be carried out through the endoscope without anaesthesia using ordinary endoscopic equipment. In the ...
1 Cambridge Liver Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK 2 Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge and Cambridge University ...
Hepatology virtual clinics (VC) have existed in selected areas for some years. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic resulted in mass up-scaling and automated use of VC across the UK. Subsequently, some clinics ...
Correspondence to Dr Richard C Pollok, Gastroenterology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London SW17 0QT, UK; richard.pollok{at}nhs.net Objective Depression is a potential risk ...
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan Dr M Noguchi, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1–1 Seiryo-Machi, ...
One hundred and eight patients with ileostomies were investigated for cholelithiasis at routine annual review in a large Ileostomy Clinic. Gallstones were demonstrated in 24-5%, which is three times ...
4 University Hospital of Pisa, Hepatology Unit, Reference Center of the Tuscany Region for Chronic Liver Disease and Cancer, Pisa, Italy 5 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University ...
1 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham, Liver Biomedical Research Unit, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Primary sclerosing ...
Background Mounting epidemiological evidence supports a role for phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN)-T cell leukaemia 1 (Tcl1) signalling deregulation in hepatocarcinogenesis. Objective To ...
Introduction Transcriptional analyses have identified several distinct molecular subtypes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) that have prognostic and potential therapeutic significance.
Background In Wales 61% of adults are overweight or living with obesity. Obesity is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), of which the incidence has increased 10-fold. NAFLD has ...
Methods A retrospective analysis of LTs from the Birmingham Liver unit (January 2013 to May 2023) with a minimum follow-up of 6 months was performed. Risk factors present at listing were recorded ...