In his presidential oration, Prof Shivaram Prasad Singh spoke about his journey as President, of INASL. He has achieved innumerable coveted award..

Infections in cirrhosis can be caused due to immune dysfunctions, altered microbiota and external factors including medications and exposures. In..

India witnesses a high prevalence of metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), and thus holds the opportunity to be the leader. Educa..

NAFLD is the most common chronic liver disease across all age groups with a prevalence of 9.6% in lean and 38% to 45% in obese children, respecti..

There is limited data on pediatric Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS), hence diagnosis may be missed. A high index of suspicion and adequate work-up is n..

Approximately 296 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis B and another 58 million people are living with hepatitis C, placing the..

In autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), not all patients respond adequately to first-line treatment. When patients do not respond to or cannot tolerate th..

There is an unmet need to search for suitable noninvasive predictors of varices in patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) lik..

Pregnancy and cirrhosis require modification in the management protocol of AIH. Liver transplant remains the mainstay for AIHACLF. Recognize inna..

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and alcoholic liver disease (ALD) are lifestyle diseases. As predicted there is going to be a phenomenal..

Malnutrition, sarcopenia and frailty are not the same but interrelated.Sarcopenia assessment methods and definitions vary.It is very common ..

Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a common and sometimes fatal complication seen in cirrhosis patients occurring at a rate of around 10% to 15% pe..

The increasing prevalence of NAFLD/MAFLD (metabolic-associated fatty liver disease)/MASLD has led to an increasing number of ACLF cases in the af..

Etiology-specific management in ACLF can improve outcomes in selected cases.HBV-Flare causing ACLF can be treated with tenofovir/entecavir; alcoh..

Overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) complicates the course of cirrhosis in one-third of the patients at some point during the clinical course leadi..

Hepatitis B reactivation is a potentially serious complication that can occur when patients with a history of HBV infection undergo immunosuppres..

Always test for coinfections in appropriate settings as coinfections lead to higher liver-related complications vs. mono-infections.All persons w..

Administration of VEGF-C or D may ameliorate benign liver diseases by increasing lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic drainage. Blocking lymphangiogen..