Portal hypertension is a common clinical syndrome, defined by a pathologic increase in the portal venous pressure. Increased resistance to portal blood flow, th
Alcoholic liver disease(ALD)and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)are serious health problems worldwide.These two diseases have similar pathological spect
Hepatocellular carcinoma is becoming an increasing indication for liver transplantation, but selection and allocation of patients are challenging because of org
Gastric cancer(GC) remains a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Radical gastrectomy is the only potentially curative treatment, and perioperative adjuvant
Injection drug users(IDUs)are at risk of hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection,due to needle and syringe sharing.Chronic HCV infection is a major cause of liver-relat
Perianal fistulas can occur to up to one-third of patients with Crohn’s disease(CD) leading to significant disabling disease and morbidity. Fistulising periana