Celecoxib safe for short-term use in patients with cirrhosis
...e effects of celecoxib, naproxen, and a placebo on cirrhotic patients in a double-blind randomized controlled s...e long been associated with acute renal failure in cirrhotic patients. To further investigate these findings, researchers, led by Joan Clria of Barcelona's Hospi...Synbiotic modulation of gut flora improves minimal hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients
Some cirrhotic patients develop brain dysfunction, called hepatic...y 2004 issue of Hepatology has shown that treating cirrhotic patients with synbiotics or fermentable fiber can alter the flora in the gut, lowering its pH levels...Chemoembolisation offers survival benefit for peple with liver cancer
...ain, lead a multicenter randomised trial among 112 cirrhotic patients with unresectable liver cancer to assess the survival benefits of arterial embolisation (use of gelatin sponge to block blood flow to the tumour) or chemoembolisation (gelatin sponge plus the chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin) compared with ...