Background: Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a new definition proposed by the global consensus panel in 2020 for liver disease associated with known metabolic dysfunction. Based on new diagnostic criteria, we aimed to investigate its prevalence and risk factors...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2024/v7i1106
Background: A bone marrow biopsy is routinely done prior to surgical intervention in patients with Extrahepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO) and Non-Cirrhotic portal fibrosis (NCPF) to rule out other aetiologies pertaining to pancytopenia. However, there are no guidelines fo...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2024/v7i1105
This case report presents a 31-year-old male with a complex interplay of cardiac, hepatic, and renal dysfunction, characterized by extra-hepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO), decompensated chronic liver disease (DCLD), and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) with severe mitral ste...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2024/v7i1104
Background: Cadmium, a known genotoxic metal, has been shown to worsen colonic damage in both animal models and human studies. Research has indicated that cadmium accumulation in the colon results in mucosal damage, inflammation, disrupted immune responses, and an increased risk...
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori is a highly evolved and adapted pathogen, notorious for having infected half of all the people in the world. It is linked as a causative agent for numerous benign and malignant diseases of the digestive tract, such as peptic ulcer disease (PUD) a...
Aim: The present study aimed to assess the levels of some oxidative stress markers in malaria parasite-infected subjects attending Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Background: Malaria can be fatal, the severity of malaria infection is closely lin...
Background: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is emerging as a significant global health challenge, closely linked to obesity and metabolic disorders. Despite its increasing prevalence, effective pharmacotherapy remains limited. Resmetirom, a selective thyroid hormone receptor...
Objective: To gather expert perspectives on the use of esomeprazole monotherapy or its combination with domperidone for managing acid-peptic disease (APD) in routine Indian settings. Methods: This cross-sectional study employed a 24-item questionnaire to gather expert opinions on...
Background: An endocrine and metabolic disease of the pancreas such as Diabetes Mellitus (DM), is of Public health dimension responsible for 536.6 million cases in the globe. The treatment of DM takes lots of resources, making alternative treatment options like the utilization of...
Background: Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil obtained from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm trees. The present study evaluated the effects of sub-chronic consumption of palm oil-tainted feed (POTF) on hepatorenal parameters in male Wistar rats. Methods:...