Arq. Gastroenterol. vol.52 número3

A mean follow-up in our study of 17.5 months, three patients (12%) presented an increase in tumor size (≥5 mm) and all of them developed endosonographic signs that could be

If the subjects were chewing gum during this 20-minute period, there was an increase in the number of saliva swallows in both groups, without alterations of the number of air

Objective - This study aimed to ind out the diagnostic accuracy of leukocyte esterase dipstick test for the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.. Methods - A

Objective - The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors associated with hepatitis A virus infection among residents of rural settlement projects

Studies using different methods of nutritional assess­ ment report the prevalence of malnutrition and inadequate energy and protein intakes in patients with cirrhosis who are

The following relevant data were extracted from the med- ical records: age, gender, etiology of cirrhosis, comorbidities, biochemical parameters [total cholesterol (TC), very-low

The present study describes antiviral treatment of recurrent HCV infection in 40 liver transplantation patients at a Brazilian service, 22 of whom achieved sustained

To evaluate the inluence of the IL-18 gene promoter polymorphisms (-137 G/C and -607 C/A) on the course of HCV infection, we compared allele frequencies between the patient