News tagged with bilirubin
What relates to the short-term effectiveness of biliary drainage?
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Biliary drainage is performed as a palliative treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The reduction of serum bilirubin is usually the hallmark of successful biliary drainage. However, some patients may have persistent jaundice ...
Universal screening lowers risk of severe jaundice in infants
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Screening all newborns for excessive bilirubin in the blood can significantly decrease the incidence of severe jaundice which, in extreme cases, can lead to seizures and brain damage, according to researchers at UCSF Children's ...
First discovery of 'animals-only' pigment bilirubin in plants
Mar 11, 2009 |
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In a first-of-its-kind discovery that overturns conventional wisdom, scientists in Florida are reporting that certain plants — including the exotic “White Bird of Paradise Tree” -- make bilirubin. Until now, scientists thought ...
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Simple test accurately predicts risk of serious jaundice in newborns
Jan 10, 2008 |
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A simple test can accurately identify which newborn babies are at risk for developing dangerous levels of jaundice, according to researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Researchers find aggressive phototherapy can improve neurodevelopmental outcomes in some preemies
Oct 29, 2008 |
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Researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say the use of aggressive phototherapy reduces the odds that tiny premature infants will develop neurodevelopmental impairment such as cerebral palsy, blindness, ...
Combined stenting and photodynamic therapy improves survival in late stage liver cancer patients
Mar 11, 2008 |
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A combined therapeutic approach of stenting and photodynamic therapy may improve survival rates for patients suffering from advanced liver bile duct cancer, according to a study published this month in Clinical Gastroenterology an ...
FibroTest attributes to generate decision trees in hepatitis C
Jun 15, 2009 |
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In recent years the use of non-invasive biomarkers to assess liver fibrosis has become widely accepted. Although the combination of surrogate markers, such as those employed by the FibroTest, have a high predictive value ...
How to identify early graft dysfunction preoperatively?
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Small-for-size graft dysfunction (SFSGD) following living-related liver transplantation (LRLT) is characterized by early graft dysfunction (EGD) when the graft-to-recipient body weight ratio (GRBWR) is below 0.8%. However, ...
Exclusion of common bile duct stones prior to gallstone operations
Oct 31, 2007 |
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In the era of laparoscopic surgery, intra-operative X-ray investigation of bile ducts to identify coexisting common bile duct stones has been replaced by new techniques, which, unfortunately, are either too expensive and ...
Laser Goes Tubing for Faster Body-Fluid Tests
Apr 02, 2007 |
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University of Rochester researchers announce in the current issue of Applied Optics a technique that in 60 seconds or less measures multiple chemicals in body fluids, using a laser, white light, and a reflective tube. The te ...
Families flying toddlers to China for stem-cell treatments
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Driven mostly by hope, two California families will travel more than 6,000 miles to China for an experimental stem-cell treatment for their children.
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