Outcome of Endoscopic Management of Post Living Donor Liver Transplant Anastomotic Strictures.

Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of endoscopic dilatation of anastomotic stricture (AS).

Study Design: An observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan from November 2016 to November 2017.

COMPARISON OF SINGLE VERSES MULTIPLE SESSION BAND LIGATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF BLEEDING OESOPHAGEAL VARICES.

Background: Cirrhosis of liver is the leading cause of portal hypertension in this part of the globe. Around thirty percent of the patient with portal hypertension develops complications. Oesophageal variceal bleeding is a serious complication of portal hypertension.

L-ornithine-L-aspartate infusion efficacy in hepatic encephalopathy.

Objective: To determine the efficacy of L-ornithine-L-aspartate in treatment of hepatic encephalopathy.

Study Design: Randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, from February to August 2005.

Predictive value of Rockall score for rebleeding and mortality in patients with variceal bleeding.

Objective: To validate Rockall scoring system for in-hospital rebleeding and mortality in cirrhotic patients with variceal bleed.

Study Design: Cohort type of case series.

Place And Duration Of Study: It was carried out at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, from March 2005 to March 2006.

Serum alanine aminotransferase level and response to interferon-ribavirin combination therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Objective: To determine the difference in sustained virological response to interferon-ribavirin combination therapy between patients with normal ALT and those with raised ALT in chronic hepatitis C.

Design: Quasi-experimental study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, from February 2004 to June 2005.

Predictors of fatal outcome in fulminant hepatic failure.

Objective: To determine prognostic indicators for morbidity and mortality in patients with fulminant hepatic failure.

Design: Observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, from April 2003 to June 2005.