Volume 8

Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Type 1 Diabetes in A Male Patient: A Case Report

1. Abstract Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) isa cholestatic disease of autoimmune origin characterized by the destruction of small to medium size intrahepatic bile ducts due to lymphocytic infiltration. The diagnosis is made by the presence of Anti-Mitochondrial Antibodies (AMAs) specific for the disease. PBC typically affects middle-aged women and is often associated with other autoimmune …

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Pseudotumoral Form of Primary Hepatic Tuberculosis: A Rare Case Report with Review of the Literature

1. Abstract The isolated location of tuberculosis is very rare constituting less than 1% of all locations. We report through this observation the case of a 23-year-old patient, who complains of chronic pain in the right hypochondrium in a context of deterioration of the general condition. The biological assessment showed a biological inflammatory syndrome. A …

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Comparing The Efficacy and Safety of Local-Regional Treatments for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Portal/Hepatic Vein Tumor Thrombosis in China: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials

1. Abstract 1.1. Purpose: We assessed the efficacy and safety of different local-regional regimens using the network metaanalysis for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal/hepatic vein tumor thrombosis. The interested modalities included neoadjuvant three-dimensional radiotherapy(3D-CRT), postoperative intensity-modulated radiation therapy(IMRT), Postoperative transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), 3DCRT plus TACE, and Surgery alone.