Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma is associated with several chronic inflammatory
conditions. It is increasingly understood that the inflammation may be part of the carcinogenic …

Results: Serum qHBsAg levels were found to be significantly low in IC (5150.78±8473.16 IU/mL)
compared with the HBeAg-negative CHB (7503.21±8101.41 IU/mL)(P= 0.001) patients. …

Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC) is an aggressive malignancy causing a lot of fatalities
and comorbidities. Endoscopic biliary stenting (EBS) is mostly needed for ECC. In this …

Background & Aims: Both unsedated transoral endoscopy (TOE) and sedated TOE have
some drawbacks in clinical practice. Unsedated transnasal endoscopy (TNE) has been …

Objective: To determine the prevalence and clinical impact of transfusion-transmitted virus (TTV)
DNA in patients with chronic liver diseases in the Southeast Anatolia region of Turkey …

Materials and Methods A total of 1224 patients with chronic HCV infection were treated with
DAAs in accordance with the international guidelines for the management of HCV infection. …

Background. Daclatasvir and asunaprevir dual therapy is approved for the treatment of HCV
genotype 1b infection in several countries. Aim. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of …

This article is on the optimum design of driver seats in commercial vehicles, which are
expected to provide high comfort to drivers during long travel distances. This comfort is usually …

Introduction: Cirrhosis has various etiologies, and the etiologic distribution differs from center
to center. Our aim is to reveal the etiological distribution and clinical features of cirrhotic …

We describe the diagnosis of a 77-year-old woman admitted to our outpatient department
with a 3-month history of abdominal bloating and distension. Abdominal computed …