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Spontaneous porto-systemic shunts in liver cirrhosis: Clinical and therapeutical aspects by Nardelli, Silvia, Riggio, Oliviero, Gioia, Stefania, Puzzono, Marta, Pelle, Giuseppe, Ridola, Lorenzo

“…Spontaneous porto-systemic shunts (SPSS) are frequent in liver cirrhosis and their prevalence increases as liver function deteriorates, probably as a…”
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The animal naming test: An easy tool for the assessment of hepatic encephalopathy by Campagna, Francesca, Montagnese, Sara, Ridola, Lorenzo, Senzolo, Marco, Schiff, Sami, De Rui, Michele, Pasquale, Chiara, Nardelli, Silvia, Pentassuglio, Ilaria, Merkel, Carlo, Angeli, Paolo, Riggio, Oliviero, Amodio, Piero

“…Screening for hepatic encephalopathy (HE) that does not cause obvious disorientation or asterixis (minimal HE [MHE]/grade 1 HE) is important. We examined if…”
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Low‐grade endotoxemia and platelet activation in cirrhosis by Raparelli, Valeria, Basili, Stefania, Carnevale, Roberto, Napoleone, Laura, Del Ben, Maria, Nocella, Cristina, Bartimoccia, Simona, Lucidi, Cristina, Talerico, Giovanni, Riggio, Oliviero, Violi, Francesco

“…Patients with cirrhosis may display impaired or enhanced platelet activation, but the reasons for these equivocal findings are unclear. We investigated if…”
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Gut-derived endotoxin stimulates factor VIII secretion from endothelial cells. Implications for hypercoagulability in cirrhosis by Carnevale, Roberto, Raparelli, Valeria, Nocella, Cristina, Bartimoccia, Simona, Novo, Marta, Severino, Anna, De Falco, Elena, Cammisotto, Vittoria, Pasquale, Chiara, Crescioli, Clara, Scavalli, Antonio Sili, Riggio, Oliviero, Basili, Stefania, Violi, Francesco

“…[Display omitted] •Cirrhosis is associated with thrombosis in portal and systemic circulation.•Cirrhosis display a concomitant increase of factor VIII and LPS…”
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Cirrhotic Patients Are at Risk for Health Care–Associated Bacterial Infections by Merli, Manuela, Lucidi, Cristina, Giannelli, Valerio, Giusto, Michela, Riggio, Oliviero, Falcone, Marco, Ridola, Lorenzo, Attili, Adolfo Francesco, Venditti, Mario

“…Background & Aims Bacterial infections are a frequent and serious burden among patients with cirrhosis because they can further deteriorate liver function. We…”
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Muscle depletion increases the risk of overt and minimal hepatic encephalopathy: results of a prospective study by Merli, Manuela, Giusto, Michela, Lucidi, Cristina, Giannelli, Valerio, Pentassuglio, Ilaria, Di Gregorio, Vincenza, Lattanzi, Barbara, Riggio, Oliviero

“…Muscle depletion is frequently encountered in cirrhotic patients. As muscle may represents an alternative site of ammonia detoxification in liver diseases, our…”
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Cognitive Impairment Predicts The Occurrence Of Hepatic Encephalopathy After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt by Nardelli, Silvia, Gioia, Stefania, Pasquale, Chiara, Pentassuglio, Ilaria, Farcomeni, Alessio, Merli, Manuela, Salvatori, Filippo Maria, Nikolli, Leandra, Torrisi, Sabrina, Greco, Francesca, Nicoletti, Valeria, Riggio, Oliviero

“…Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a major problem in patients treated with TIPS. The aim of the study was to establish whether pre-TIPS covert HE is an…”
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The spread of multi drug resistant infections is leading to an increase in the empirical antibiotic treatment failure in cirrhosis: a prospective survey by Merli, Manuela, Lucidi, Cristina, Di Gregorio, Vincenza, Falcone, Marco, Giannelli, Valerio, Lattanzi, Barbara, Giusto, Michela, Ceccarelli, Giancarlo, Farcomeni, Alessio, Riggio, Oliviero, Venditti, Mario

“…The spread of multi-resistant infections represents a continuously growing problem in cirrhosis, particularly in patients in contact with the healthcare…”
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Hepatic Encephalopathy After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt by Riggio, Oliviero, MD, Nardelli, Silvia, MD, Moscucci, Federica, MD, Pasquale, Chiara, MD, Ridola, Lorenzo, MD, Merli, Manuela, MD

“…Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) has been used for more than 20 years to treat some of the complications of portal hypertension. When TIPS…”
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Nutritional status: its influence on the outcome of patients undergoing liver transplantation by Merli, Manuela, Giusto, Michela, Gentili, Federica, Novelli, Gilnardo, Ferretti, Giancarlo, Riggio, Oliviero, Corradini, Stefano Ginanni, Siciliano, Maria, Farcomeni, Alessio, Attili, Adolfo Francesco, Berloco, Pasquale, Rossi, Massimo

“…Background: Malnutrition is frequently present in case of end‐stage liver diseases, and in cirrhotic patients, a poor nutritional status is considered to be…”
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Application of ultrasonography-elastography score to suspect porto-sinusoidal vascular disease in patients with portal vein thrombosis by Gioia, Stefania, De Santis, Adriano, d'Amati, Giulia, Nardelli, Silvia, Spagnoli, Alessandra, Rocco, Arianna Di, Ridola, Lorenzo, Riggio, Oliviero

“…Porto-sinusoidal vascular disease (PSVD) and portal vein thrombosis (PVT) are causes of portal hypertension characterized respectively by an intrahepatic and a…”
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Incidence of portal hypertension in patients exposed to oxaliplatin by Gioia, Stefania, Di Martino, Michele, Minozzi, Marina, Nardelli, Silvia, Cortesi, Enrico, Riggio, Oliviero

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Ascitic fluid analysis for diagnosis and monitoring of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis by Riggio, Oliviero, Angeloni, Stefania

“…Polymorphonuclear （PMN） cell count in the ascitic fluid is essential for the diagnosis and management of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis （SBP）. To date, PMN…”
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Incidence and natural history of small esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients by Merli, Manuela, Nicolini, Giorgia, Angeloni, Stefania, Rinaldi, Vittorio, De Santis, Adriano, Merkel, Carlo, Attili, Adolfo Francesco, Riggio, Oliviero

“…Background/Aims : The incidence and natural history of small esophageal varices (EV) in cirrhotics may influence the frequency of endoscopies and the decision…”
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HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY IN PATIENTS WITH NON-CIRRHOTIC PORTAL HYPERTENSION: DESCRIPTION, PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS by Valeria, Nicoletti, Stefania, Gioia, Pierleone, Lucatelli, Silvia, Nardelli, Chiara, Pasquale, Stefano, Nogas Sobrinho, Ilaria, Pentassuglio, Francesca, Greco, Adriano, De Santis, Manuela, Merli, Oliviero, Riggio

“…Abstract Background hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of cirrhosis but it's less studied in patients with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension…”
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Efficacy of current guidelines for the treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in the clinical practice by Angeloni, Stefania, Leboffe, Cinzia, Parente, Antonella, Venditti, Mario, Giordano, Alessandra, Merli, Manuela, Riggio, Oliviero

“…To verify the validity of the International Ascites Club guidelines for treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in clinical practice. All SBP…”
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High prevalence of spontaneous portal-systemic shunts in persistent hepatic encephalopathy : A case-control study by RIGGIO, Oliviero, EFRATI, Cesare, ATTILI, Adolfo F, MERLI, Manuela, CATALANO, Carlo, PEDICONI, Federica, MECARELLI, Oriano, ACCOMERO, Neri, NICOLAO, Francesca, ANGELONI, Stefania, MASINI, Andrea, RIDOLA, Lorenzo

“…Large spontaneous portal-systemic shunts have been occasionally described in patients with cirrhosis. This study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of…”
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Oxidative Stress in the Pathogenesis of Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Implications for the Atherothrombotic Process by Nocella, Cristina, Bartimoccia, Simona, Cammisotto, Vittoria, D’Amico, Alessandra, Pastori, Daniele, Frati, Giacomo, Sciarretta, Sebastiano, Rosa, Paolo, Felici, Chiara, Riggio, Oliviero, Calogero, Antonella, Carnevale, Roberto

“…Atherothrombosis is a frequent complication of the clinical history of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Both atherothrombosis and APS are…”
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Dietary and nutritional indications in hepatic encephalopathy by Merli, Manuela, Riggio, Oliviero

“…The restriction of dietary protein has long been considered a main stay in the therapy of hepatic encephalopathy. More recently it has been recognized that…”
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Low Interleukin-22 Binding Protein Is Associated With High Mortality in Alcoholic Hepatitis and Modulates Interleukin-22 Receptor Expression by Støy, Sidsel, Laursen, Tea Lund, Glavind, Emilie, Eriksen, Peter Lykke, Terczynska-Dyla, Ewa, Magnusson, Nils Erik, Hamilton-Dutoit, Stephen, Mortensen, Frank Viborg, Veidal, Sanne Skovgård, Rigbolt, Kristoffer, Riggio, Oliviero, Deleuran, Bent, Vilstrup, Hendrik, Sandahl, Thomas Damgaard

“…In alcoholic hepatitis (AH), high interleukin (IL)-22 production is associated with disease improvement, purportedly through enhanced infection resistance and…”
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