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  1. We prospectively evaluated the role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in detecting the cause of common bile duct (CBD) dilatation in patients in whom trans-abdominal ultrasound (TUS) could not demonstrate the cau...

    Authors: Shereen Abou Bakr, Hagar Elessawy, Sameh Ghaly, Muhammed Abo Elezz, Ahmed Farahat and Mariam Salah Zaghloul
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:16
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  3. Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is the world’s most common type of liver disease caused due to overconsumption of alcohol. The liver supports the best level of tissue damage by hefty drinking since it is the bin...

    Authors: Ranjith Balakrishnan, Vajagathali Mohammed and Ramakrishnan Veerabathiran
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:14
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  4. Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a serious condition associated with high rates of mortality. Many scoring systems are used to predict the outcome of HE in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The...

    Authors: Mohamed Abbasy, Hassan Zaghla, Mostafa Elhelbawy, Mostafa Ramadan and Talaat Zakareya
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:13
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  5. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) a global pandemic. We aimed to assess the ability of COVID-19 screening to detect preprocedural infection at the gastrointestin...

    Authors: Ahmed Eliwa, Osman Mohamed Osman, Ahmed Helal, Abdelgawad Saied Mohamed, Mohammed ElFayoumie, Ramadan Eldamarawy, Sadek Mostafa, Ashraf Elsharkawy, Khaled S. Makboul, Salwa I. Elshennawy, Mahmoud Abdelhady and Ashraf Elbahrawy
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:12
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  6. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of SOF/DCV ± RBV in a cohort of Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC)-induced cirrhosis with decompensation (class B7–B9).

    Authors: Mayssa El Raziky, Sherif Hamdy, Yasser Hamada, Nermin Mohamed Abdelaziz, Mohamed Hassany, Wahid Doss and Zeinab Zakaria
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:11
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  7. Osler-Weber-Rendu disease (OWRD) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease that causes skin and mucosal telangiectasias and visceral arteriovenous malformations. These shunts can lead to high-output heart f...

    Authors: Oussama Kharmach, Mohamed Borahma, Nawal Lagdali, Imane Benelbarhdadi and Fatima-Zohra Ajana
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:10
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  8. The novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been predominantly linked to respiratory distress syndrome, but hepatic injury has also been reported. The mecha...

    Authors: Sherine A. Mohammed, Khalid M. Eid, Felix Emeka Anyiam, Hazem Wadaaallah, Muhamed Ahmed Mahmoud Muhamed, Maha Hosni Morsi and Nesrine Ben Hadj Dahman
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:9
    Content type: Review Published on:

  9. Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an uncommon but important cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhotic patients. Argon plasma coagulation (APC) is the standard therapy for GAVE. Endoscopic band li...

    Authors: Mahmoud Abdo, Ahmed Moustafa, Ibrahim Mostafa, Mohammed Salah Abdelbary, Gamaleldin Elatar, Ali Abdel Rahim, Mohamed Abdelhamid and Hanan Abdelhalim
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:8
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  10. HCV infection is a major worldwide cause of chronic liver diseases. Esophageal and gastric varices are common in cirrhotic patients due to concomitant portal hypertension. Variceal hemorrhage is a major decomp...

    Authors: Ashraf Aboismail, Mohamed El-Shazly, Nasser Abdallah, Eman Elsayed and Rania Abo-Yossef
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:7
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  11. Endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation (EPBD) is the second proposed maneuver for the endoscopic retrieval of common bile duct stones after endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST). Being less traumatic, EPBD is ackno...

    Authors: Omkolsoum Alhaddad, Maha Elsabaawy, Ahmed Kamal, Ahmed Edrees and Tarek Mansour
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:6
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  12. Lately, the humanity has been being threatened by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The virus-related destructive motives can damage not only the lungs but also the brain, blood vessels, kidneys, and the heart.

    Authors: Omkolsoum Alhaddad, Maha Elsabaawy, Ahmed Edrees, Essam Elshimy, Dalia Elsabaawy and Tarek Mansour
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:5
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  13. Acute cellular rejection beyond the 6th month posttransplant is an uncommon complication after liver transplantation. The inadequate immunosuppression (IS) remains the main risk factor. We report a case of acu...

    Authors: Chantelli Iamblaudiot Razafindrazoto, Noémie Trystram, Gustavo Miranda Martins, Christiane Stern, Frédéric Charlotte and Pascal Lebray
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:4
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  14. Unexplained biliary dilatation (UBD) frequently represents a diagnostic dilemma. Linear endosonography (EUS), with its close proximity to the pancreaticobiliary system and the ability for tissue acquisition, c...

    Authors: Hassan Atalla, Ayman Menessy, Hazem Hakim, Hideyuki Shiomi, Yuzo Kodama and Elsayed Ghoneem
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:3
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  15. Isolation of post-partum umbilical cord Wharton’s jelly stem cells has gained attention as an alternative source of the bone marrow. Because easy isolation, lack of ethical concerns, and the presence of both e...

    Authors: Hager Abouelnaga, Doaa El-Khateeb, Yasmine Moemen, Ashraf El-Fert, Mohamed Elgazzar and Ashraf Khalil
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:2
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  16. Neonatal cholestasis (NC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in young infants. This study examines the etiology of NC and its outcome during 2 years of follow-up at a tertiary referral center in Bangl...

    Authors: Salahuddin Mahmud, Jahida Gulshan, Mashud Parvez, Farhana Tasneem and Syed Shafi Ahmed
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2022 12:1
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  17. Liver biopsy is the standard reference for staging hepatic fibrosis. Non-invasive methods for assessment of hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis are becoming increasingly popular.

    Authors: Mohamed Alboraie, Marwa Khairy, Aisha Elsharkawy, Noha Asem, Mohamed El Kassas, Abdelaleem A. Elgendy, Hanaa Nagdy, Zakarya Shady, Ahmed Eliwa, Amira R. El-Ansary, Mohamed Ibrahem, Mahmoud A. Allam, Abdelhalim Elsherif, Fathy Elghamry, Fuad Hassan, Mohamed Hassany…
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:94
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  18. Stem cells are widely used for therapy including treatment of liver damage. Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) administered to treat fatty liver are known to improve liver function but their use i...

    Authors: Aliasgar Hatimbhai Vohra, Kapil Kumar Upadhyay, Apeksha Suhas Joshi, Hitarthi Swetang Vyas, Jaymesh Thadani and Ranjitsinh Vijaysinh Devkar
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:93
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  19. Solid organ transplantation (SOT) service has been disrupted during the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which deferred the service in most centers worldwide. As the pandemic persists, the...

    Authors: Abeer Awad Abdellatif, Mohamad Sherif Mogawer, Mostafa El- Shazli, Hanaa El-Karaksy, Ayman Salah, Amany Abdel-Maqsod, Mona El-Amir, Mohamed Said, Naglaa Zayed, Karim Hosny, Hadeel Gamal Eldeen, Ayman M. A. Osman, Doaa A. Mansour, Ahmed Nabil, Ahmed Abdel-Ghani, Engy A. Mogahed…
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:92
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  20. Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is associated with many serious clinical and social consequences. Despite Egypt being classified as a country of low endemicity, the infection is associated with a 15–25% risk of prem...

    Authors: Jackleen Azer Abd El-Halim, Gihan Ismael Gewaifel, Eman Ahmed Fawzy Darwish, Ahmed Maher Ramadan and Gihan Hamdy ElSisi
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:91
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  21. PVT is an ultrasonographic finding in up to 8% of patients with liver cirrhosis. Once hepatocellular carcinoma has occurred as the final station in liver cirrhosis, the risk of PVT rises to 40%. Benign and mal...

    Authors: Amr Shaaban Hanafy and Essam Elsayed Tharwat
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:90
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  22. Ruptured esophageal varices (EVs) are a leading cause of death in Portal hypertension (PHT), it has been a big concern of research to screen EVs through non-invasive approaches. This study aimed to evaluate th...

    Authors: Lerine B. El Shazli, Dina A. Ragab, Karim A. Abdelhady and Asmaa W. Abdelaziz
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:89
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  24. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide. There are multiple factors that could affect the malignancy and progression of HCC including tumor number, size, and macrovascular inva...

    Authors: Mohamed Eltabbakh, Heba M. Abdella, Safaa Askar, Mohamed A. Abuhashima and Mohamed K. Shaker
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:87
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  25. Accurate staging in individuals infected with hepatitis C is imperative to understand their long-term risk for liver-related complications. Liver biopsy has a traditional role to determine the levels of liver ...

    Authors: Tamer A. Addissouky, Yuliang Wang, Fayed Attia Koutb Megahed, Ayman E. El Agroudy, Ibrahim El Tantawy El Sayed and Abdel Moneim A. K. El-Torgoman
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:86
    Content type: Review Published on:

  26. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is proved to be related to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, and it is also not rare in individuals without diabetes. The present study attempts to identify the m...

    Authors: H. Naguib and H. Kassab
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:85
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  27. Liver cirrhosis is divided into two stages: compensated stage and another advanced stage which includes both decompensated cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure. The immune system is of major importance...

    Authors: Ayman El-Shayeb, Sawsan El-Mallah, Akram Deghady, Samar El-Hewely and Doaa Elwazzan
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:84
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  28. Therapeutic interventions for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) particularly in patients with advanced liver disease may lead to more aggravation of clinical and biochemical parameters of liver functions. We aime...

    Authors: Amr Shaaban Hanafy, Mohamed Sorour Mohamed, Mohamed Abu Taleb, H. M. Mohammed, Tarek M. H. Ibrahim, Sameh Saber and Hesham A. Atia
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:83
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  29. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a high prevalent disease. Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir (SOF/LDV) can successfully treat HCV and it was until recently that SOF/LDV was approved by the FDA in haemodialysis patient...

    Authors: Ebtisam Boushi, Khaled Cheha, Noha Hedar, Rasha Almokdad, Mohammed Waleed Alassi and Ameer Kakaje
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:82
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  30. The most common primary liver cancer in adults is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) which is commonly presented with a poor prognosis. Therefore, it is important to explore effective biomarkers and therapeutic ta...

    Authors: Ayman El Shayeb, Akram Deghedy, Essam Saeed Bedewy, Sahar Badawy and Nermeen Abdeen
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:81
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  31. Abnormal extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover is linked to liver fibrosis as it reflects an imbalance between repair and progressive substitution of the liver parenchyma by scar tissue. Matrix metalloproteinase...

    Authors: Ola Galal Behairy, Mohamed Mostafa El-Bakry, Amira Ibrahim Mansour, Amira M. N. Abdelrahman and Ghada Mansour Emam
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:80
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  32. Chronic hepatitis C is the most common cause of chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt. A pathogenic link with gut microbial dysbiosis has been described in different diseases. The aim of ...

    Authors: Khaled Mohieldeen, Soraya Abdel Fatah Hamoda, Shwikar Mahmoud Ahmed, Abdurrahman Najeeb and Walid Ismail Ellakany
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:79
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  33. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most prevalent chronic liver diseases, particularly in Egypt. It is defined as the accumulation of lipids inside the hepatocytes, in the absence of other...

    Authors: Manal Sabry Mohamed, Tarek Mohammed Youssef, Esraa Ebrahim Abdullah and Ahmed Elmetwally Ahmed
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:78
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  34. The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to achieve global hepatitis C elimination by 2030, defined as diagnosis of 90% of infected individuals and treating 80% of them. Current guidelines for the screening an...

    Authors: Ouafa Kallala, Saoussen Kacem, Imene Fodha, Bruno Pozzetto and Trabelsi Abdelhalim
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:77
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  35. The combination of endoscopic band ligation and beta-blockers is the standard of care treatment for secondary prevention of variceal bleeding; however, rebleeding still occurs with associated high mortality. S...

    Authors: Helmy Elshazly, Hasan Zaghlah, El-Sayed Tharwa, Ahmed Abuamer, Dina Nor-Eldin, Reem El Sheemy and Mohamed El Kassas
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:76
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  36. Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) are considered to be the key receptors that control the development and function of human natural killer cells which play complex mechanisms in autoimmune diseas...

    Authors: Ola Galal Behairy, Ola Samir El-Shimi, Naglaa Hamed Shalan and Shaymaa Mohamed Baghdady
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:75
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  37. The long-term health consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are still unclear. The majority of previous trials addressed the post-COVID-19 symptoms through comprehensive medical questionnaires for...

    Authors: Mohammed Ali Gameil, Rehab Elsayed Marzouk, Ahmed Hassan Elsebaie and Salah Eldeen Rozaik
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:74
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  38. Dieulafoy arteriole is a lamina propria vessel that unlike the other arterioles is getting bigger and bending into the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. Such anatomic aberration is unusual cause for life t...

    Authors: Omkolsoum Alhaddad, Maha Elsabaawy, Ahmed Elfaioumy and Ashraf Eljaky
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:73
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  39. Bile acids are essential organic molecules synthesized from cholesterol in the liver and regarded as indicators of hepatobiliary impairment; however, their role in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma ...

    Authors: Ashraf Khalil, Azza Elsheashaey, Eman Abdelsameea, Manar Obada, F. F. Mohamed Bayomy and Hala El-Said
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:72
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  40. A large number of chronic hepatitis C patients had been successfully treated by directly acting antivirals; therefore, strategies for the long-term follow-up of these patients have to be planned based on the p...

    Authors: Nadia Abdel Ataay Abdelkader, Osama Ashraf Ahmed, Ahmed Fouad Sherief, Doaa Mahmoud Kandil, Mohammed Soliman Gado and Amira Mahmoud Al Balakosy
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:71
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  41. Liver transplantation (LT) is the only effective radical cure for all types of end-stage liver diseases. Major advances have been made in the field of liver transplantation due to improvements in surgical tech...

    Authors: Azza Abd El-rahman Saab, Eman Saleh El-hadidi, Maha Mohsen Hussein, Maram Saeed Abd El-baki Shararah and Heba Hassan Aly
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:70
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  42. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection mainly affects respiratory system. Later, liver affection has also been reported in the form of marked elevated liver enzymes. However, th...

    Authors: Dina Sweed, Mohamed Ramadan El Shanshory, Eman Mohammed Elaskary, Hassnaa Atef Hassan, Enas Sweed, Eman Sweed, Shimaa Abdelsattar, Ahmed Abdelgawad, Asmaa Mosbeh, Heba Abdallah, Shereen El-Mashad and Nermine Ehsan
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:69
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  44. Nogo-B is one of the members of the reticulon family. Nogo-B influences the proliferation of the hepatic stellate cells inducing liver fibrotic changes. We aimed at measuring the serum levels of Nogo-B in pati...

    Authors: Ayman Fouad, Wael Aref, Ahmed Elshenawy, Hadeel M. Hanafi, Khaled M. Attallah and Alshaimaa Rezk L. R. Alnaggar
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:67
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  45. Wilson’s disease is a multisystem disorder with predominant clinical symptoms depending on the site of copper deposition in the body. Hepatic presentation is usually seen in the younger age group. And pancreat...

    Authors: Sanjay Kumar, Sridhar Sundaram, Harish Darak, Suprabhat Giri and Shobna Bhatia
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:66
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  46. Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) virus is associated with insulin resistance and diabetes which have been linked to progressive liver fibrosis and sustained virologic response (SVR) to antiviral treatment. Resistin i...

    Authors: Amira Isaac, Khaled Hamdy Abd El-Mageed, Hany Haroun Kaisar, Hany Samir Rasmy, Ramy Samir Abd Elhamid Ghait, Ibrahim Magdy Ibrahim and George Safwat Riad
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:65
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  47. The pandemic of COVID19 which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first described in China as an unexplained pneumonia transmitted by respiratory droplets. Gastrointes...

    Authors: Dina Sweed, Eman Abdelsameea, Esraa A. Khalifa, Heba Abdallah, Heba Moaz, Inas Moaz, Shimaa Abdelsattar, Nadine Abdel-Rahman, Asmaa Mosbeh, Hussein A. Elmahdy and Eman Sweed
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:64
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  48. Several conditions are associated with esophageal eosinophilia such as eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). The aim of this study was to detect the prevalence of esophage...

    Authors: Nancy Abdel Fattah Ahmed, Hebat-Allah Moheb Amer, Dina Abdallah Ibrahim and Islam Abd El-Hamid El-Zayyadi
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:63
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  49. Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection represents a major health-related burden in Egypt. HCV is considered as a major cardiovascular risk factor. BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide) has been determined as a c...

    Authors: Ali Nada, Aliaa Sabry, Naglaa S. Elabd, Azza M. Abdu Allah, Nada Elnaidany and Mohamed Abbasy
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:62
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  50. Around 25% of the world population was affected by the metabolic-related fatty liver disorder. Hepatic steatosis is frequently observed in conjunction with hypertension, obesity comorbidities, and diabetes. We...

    Authors: Asmaa Ali, Mona Hasan, Shaimaa Hamed and Amir Elhamy
    Citation: Egyptian Liver Journal 2021 11:61
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