Antonio Giacobbe

External Validation of Biochemical Indices for Noninvasive Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis in HCV Chronic Hepatitis

External Validation of Biochemical Indices for Noninvasive Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis in HCV Chronic Hepatitis

Ultrasonographic and biochemical parameters in the non‐invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis in hepatitis C virus chronic hepatitis

Background : Prior studies suggest that platelet counts of <140 000/μL can discriminate patients with different stages of fibrosis.

Hepatic hydrothorax. Diagnosis and management.

Twelve cases of right hepatic hydrothorax are reported. Tc-99m SC that was injected intraperitoneally and intrapleurally provided evidence of a one-way flow of fluid from the peritoneal to the pleural cavity. Eight patients, whose hydrothorax was refractory to sodium restriction, diuretics and repeated thoracenteses, were treated by endopleural tetracycline instillation. The pathogenetic role of the diaphragmatic defect and the diagnostic usefulness of radionuclide imaging are stressed.

Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

The authors report a congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt detected by angiography in a young patient with acute onset of hyperammoniemia and hepatic encephalopathy.