A total of 850 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma seen during the last 8 years were
analyzed retrospectively for survival in relation to treatment and disease stage. A new staging …

Most patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) develop chronic hepatitis. Unfortunately,
the pathological evolution of this disease over time is not completely understood. We studied …

The pathologic findings of 232 consecutive cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
autopsied during the past ten years at Kurume, Japan, were analyzed from the point of view of …

Portal vein thrombosis was thought to be a common complication of liver cirrhosis in the past.
The incidence of angiographically demonstrable portal vein thrombosis was studied in 708 …

The hemodynamic features of gastric varices are not well documented. The purpose of this
study was to investigate the nature of hepatofugal collateral veins, their origins, the direction …

Although less common than oesophageal varices in portal hypertension, gastric fundal varices
carry a higher mortality rate when they rupture. They are less amenable to sclerotherapy. …

HCC is not a major killer among malignant diseases in Western countries, and until recently
few Western hepatologists were interested in this cancer. After the demonstration of an …

Twenty-two patients with cirrhosis and minute hepatocellular carcinoma <3 cm in diameter
were followed for periods of 6–37 mo without specific treatment. The survival curve drawn by …

A total of 96 patients with gallbladder carcinoma in whom direct cholangiography clearly
opacified the pancreaticobiliary ductal union and the common channel, and 65 patients with an …

A two-step procedure for percutaneous transhepatic drainage (PTD) of the biliary tract is
described. This technique was applied on a total of 105 cases of obstructive jaundice, 84 with …