Ascites is a complex problem caused by many interacting factors such as genetics, environment and management. Many nutritional, medicinal and management strategies have been proposed to alleviate the ...

the Department of Medicine and Pathology, New York (NY) University School of Medicine, and the Research and Medical Services (D.R.J.), New York (NY) Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Department of Clinical Physiology, Hvidovre Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Correspondence to Dr A Krag, Department of Medical Gastroenterology 439, ...

Correspondence to: Professor K Moore The UCL Institute of Hepatology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, UCL, Rowland Hill St, London NW3 2PF, UK; kmoore{at}medsch.ucl.ac.uk These ...

Alcoholic hepatitis is caused by drinking large amounts of alcohol over many years. Stopping alcohol can potentially reverse liver injury before it leads to cirrhosis. Between 10% and 20% of people ...

One of the major healthcare problems worldwide is excessive alcohol consumption. The liver is the target organ, since it is the primary site of ethanol metabolism. Excessive and chronic alcohol ...

Season two, episode six of The Pitt follows Louie Cloverfield during an emergency room visit for complications related to advanced liver disease. He presented with abdominal swelling caused by ascites ...