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Oral midodrine may be a good alternative to intravenous albumin for preventing paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction (PICD) in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) undergoing modest-volume paracentesis for ascites, suggests a new study.

In unselected patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), yearly surveillance with carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 and magnetic resonance imaging including cholangiopancreatography (MRI/MRCP) does not seem to increase the chances of detecting cancer early, a new study has found.

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) plus FIB-4 (MEFIB) outperforms both magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]-aspartate aminotransferase (MAST) and FibroScan-AST (FAST) in detecting stage ≥2 fibrosis and at-risk nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), reveals a study.

Among outpatients with clinically stable cirrhosis, higher levels of plasma ammonia appear to increase the risk of mortality and liver-related complications leading to hospitalization, a recent study has found.

In children who had had choledochal cysts, management with robotic and laparoscopic surgery leads to comparable outcomes, a recent study has found.