The liver is a powerhouse that carries out many crucial functions in our body producing essential proteins, hormones and cholesterol. It acts as a filter, removing toxins from the food we eat. However ...

Cirrhotic ascites is driven by proximal tubular sodium reabsorption, mainly via NHE3. Due to spatial coupling of NHE3 and SGLT2, SGLT2 inhibitors ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 12-month transplant-free survival rates were similar between patients who received rifaximin and those on ...

Malignant ascites can develop with late stage pancreatic cancer. Ascites involves the buildup of fluid in the abdomen. Doctors can drain the fluid to relieve symptoms, but fluid may return. Ascites ...

The liver often signals distress quietly through fatigue, appetite loss, subtle body changes, and skin or digestive signs.

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;24(9):1494-1503. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunting. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS) creates an iatrogenic intrahepatic shunt a ...

The condition of sarcopenia has gained recognition as a critical element that affects chronic liver disease patient's ...

Research, headed by teams at Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin, has uncovered how lipid-rich fluid in the abdomen, known as ascites, plays a central role in weakening the body’s ...