Acute Liver Failure Related to Chemotherapy (Indra Wijaya et all)

CASE REPORT Written by: Indra Wijaya, Andri Sanityoso, Laurentius A. Lesmana Department of Internal Medicine. Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia – Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital.Jl. Diponegoro no. 71, Jakarta Pusat 10430, Indonesia. Correspondence mail: leon_natan@yahoo.com. Source : Acta Medica Indonesiana – The Indonesian Journal of Internal Medicine. Vol 44 • Number 2…

Which Hepatitis B Drug Treatment to Use First (Chistine M. Kukka)

Written by: Chistine M. Kukka – HBV Project Manager Source : Hepatitis B Facs. Sheet , a series of fact sheets written by experts in the field of liver disease, HCSP • VERSION 3.2 • February 2012  Today, there are several antivirals and one interferon medication used  to treat people infected with the…

MicroRNA Blood Test May Help Diagnose Early Liver Cancer in People with Hepatitis B

Details Category: Liver Cancer/HCC Published on Tuesday, 03 January 2012 00:00 Written by Liz Highleyman Source : www.hivandhepatis.com   A set of 7 microRNAs in blood plasma accurately diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and could distinguish between liver cancer and cirrhosis among people with chronic hepatitis B, according to study findings reported in the November 21, 2011, advance…

Non-invasive Markers for Diagnosis of Liver Cirrhosis in Chronic Hepatitis B ( Jeffry Beta Tenggara et al.)

Source : The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Endoscopy, Vol 12, Number 3, December 2011Written by : Jeffry Beta Tenggara*, Irsan Hasan**, Andri Sanityoso**, Murdani Abdullah*** * Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Jakarta,  ** Division of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia/Dr….

Correlation between Thrombopoietin Serum Level and Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis Patients (Juwita Sembiring)

Source : The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Endoscopy, Vol 11, Number 3, December 2010Written by : Juwita Sembiring Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of North Sumatera/Adam Malik Hospital, Medan  ABSTRACT Background: Thrombopoetin (TPO) is a cytokine mainly produced in the liver and is the principal regulator in the humoral control mechanism of thrombopoesis….

Antiviral Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B (Hiromi YATSUJI,*1 Hiromitsu KUMADA*2)

Source : JMAJ : 224–228, 2010 ; July/August 2010 —Vol. 53, No. 4. Writer : Hiromi YATSUJI,*1 Hiromitsu KUMADA*2*1 Department of Hepatology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan (h-ooga@mx1.harmonix.ne.jp).*2 Director, Department of Hepatology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.This article is a revised English version of a paper originally published in the Journal of the Japan Medical Association (Vol.138,…

Albumin Infusion in Liver Cirrhotic Patients (Ni Made Renny A. Rena, I Dewa Nyoman Wibawa)

Source : Acta Med Indonesia-Indonesia Journal International Medicine, Vol 42, Number 3, July 2010Written by :  Ni Made Renny A. Rena, I Dewa Nyoman WibawaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Udayana-Sanglah Hospital. Jl. PB. Sudirman, Denpasar Bali, Indonesia. Correspondence mail to: pipfkui@yahoo.com ABSTRACTAlbumin infusions have been used for many years in the management…