Hepato Gastroenterol
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Jul 1995
The afferent circulation of the liver in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma.
The data on the afferent circulation of the liver, in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma, are controversial or non-existent. ⋯ On the basis of our initial results, it seems probable that the ratio of the two circulations represents a diagnostic tool for the altered circulation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. The significance of this phenomena is not yet quite clear, but a review of the literature shows that similar observations have not been reported. In practical terms this phenomenon may be useful from the point of view of US and Doppler US diagnosis, e.g. in the case of a hypo-echoic or hyperechoir, mass in the liver, increased blood flow in the hepatic, artery, and decreased portal venous flow, a malignant liver tumor is virtually certain. The authors hypothesise that any pathology in the liver may lead to a primary decrease in PVF and a subsequent increase in HAF.
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Jul 1995
Case ReportsImprovement of Raynaud's phenomenon after liver transplantation for end-stage primary biliary cirrhosis.
Successful orthotopic liver transplantation may reverse extrahepatic manifestations of the primary chronic liver disease. A well documented improvement of Raynaud's phenomenon, following successful liver transplantation realized for end-stage primary biliary cirrhosis, using repetitive angiological examination and capillary microscopy is presented.