Background: A 63-year-old Caucasian woman presented with intermittent, left-sided abdominal discomfort without other symptoms. Physical examination revealed massive splenomegaly and complete blood ...

The lower left quadrant might be the optimal and safest site for paracentesis in patients with ascites and cirrhosis; however, further studies are required to confirm this Paracentesis involves the ...

"Ascites in decompensated cirrhosis is a poor prognostic indicator, with a 50% 2-year survival, worsening significantly to 20% to 50% at 1 year when the ascites becomes refractory to medical therapy." ...

Budd-Chiari syndrome. Light micrograph of a section of liver affected by Budd-Chiari syndrome. This is a rare syndrome that may occur as a result of any condition that obstructs blood flow from the ...

I’m 31, diagnosed with fatty liver after LFTs, and have felt occasional pain in my right upper abdomen and back since gallbladder removal. Is this related to my liver? Right upper abdominal and back ...

For millions of years, bats and porpoises have been using ultrasonic echoes to locate their prey. Now physicians and surgeons are learning to use the same technique to hunt for different targets. With ...