Search for dissertations about: "hepatic encephalopathy risk factors"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words hepatic encephalopathy risk factors.

2. 1. A clinical epidemiological study on end-stage liver disease in Ghana

   Author : Yvonne Ayerki Nartey; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : End-stage liver disease (ESLD), including advanced liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the final stage of long-standing injury to the liver due to risk factors such as chronic viral hepatitis and alcoholic liver disease. There is a high disease burden and mortality globally, especially in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries such as Ghana, where the primary cause of HCC and cirrhosis is infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV). READ MORE

4. 2. Clinical and molecular features of chronic hepatitis C infection and advanced liver disease

   Author : Nogol Rahbin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study molecular and clinical aspects of hepatitis C infection (HCV), especially in patients with advanced liver disease. In the first study we investigated whether the use of a second generation contrast agent in ultrasound (US) examinations can improve detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and characterisation of focal liver lesions in 49 HCV-infected patients with liver cirrhosis. READ MORE