Patients with cystic fibrosis are at increased risk of liver injury. This is caused by the obstruction of intrahepatic bile ducts by inspissated bile or abnormal mucoid secretions, among other ...

Allison John and Rocky When Allison John was 13 and watching the science programme Tomorrow’s World , a segment on gene therapy came up. This was cutting edge stuff in the early 1990s and John had ...

Hepatic fibrosis is the common result of injury to the liver from a variety of damaging mechanisms, and the accurate assessment of the degree of fibrosis is clinically important. For many years ...

At present, there is no effective method to cure hepatic fibrosis except liver transplantation, and its serious complications threaten the health of patients and cause serious medical burdens.

Introduction Cystic fibrosis [CF] is a systemic disease resulting from loss of function of the CFTR protein. Despite being a significant cause of mortality, CF liver disease [CFLD] remains under ...

Introduction Cystic fibrosis (CF) associated liver disease affects up to 41% of CF sufferers and may progress to cirrhosis with associated complications. 1 Diagnosis is frequently made without biopsy.

When cystic fibrosis hits your lungs hard, hit back. Everything you need to know about getting your lungs back into shape is ...

There is a well‐established relationship between liver conditions and cardiovascular diseases. However, uncertainty persists regarding the contribution of liver fibrosis to major stroke types ...

Learn about cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that affects the lungs, pancreas, and other organs, and how to treat and live with this chronic disease. 12 min read What Is Cystic Fibrosis? Cystic ...

By the time a person with cystic fibrosis reaches adulthood, their lungs are likely to have been severely damaged. The ...

He had a history of infertility, chronic pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension. Broncho-alveolar lavage was positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Genetic screening found two cystic ...