Background: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection is a global public health problem. It is estimated that 820,000 deaths occur every year and 3.6% of the global population including over 6 million children under the age of 5 is affected by chronic HBV infection and approximately 2 bi...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2025/v8i1111
Oniye Adesola Helen, Agbaje Boluwatife Temilade, Ojebode Emmanuel Olwapelumi, Adesina Beatrice Ebun, Amusan Festus Olatunbosun, Inegbenebor Sylvester Ehilenbalu, Alabi Raphael & Akpan Richard Peter·International Research Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology·2025
Introduction: Exposure to cement dust presents serious threats to one's health at work, especially for construction workers. Its possible effects on liver function are still little understood, despite the well-established benefits on respiratory and skin health. Aim/Objective: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2025/v8i1110
Aim: To evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of green tea and honey on atrazine induced hepatotoxicity in albino Wistar rats. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Clinical Chemistry and Department of Anatomy, Rivers State University, Port H...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2025/v8i1109
Aims: Dichrostachys cinerea is a plant use for his several properties,including the treatment of abscesses, eczema, gonorrhea, rheumatism, gingivitis, dental caries, epilepsy, as diuretic and laxative; against otitis, umbilical hernia, malaria in children. No study shows the laxa...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2025/v8i1108
Intestinal anastomosis is one of the most commonly performed gastrointestinal surgical procedures, especially in emergencies and is commonly performed in elective procedures when resection is performed for benign or malignant lesions of the gastrointestinal tract. One of the impo...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2025/v8i1107
Background: Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a new definition proposed by the global consensus panel in 2020 for liver disease associated with known metabolic dysfunction. Based on new diagnostic criteria, we aimed to investigate its prevalence and risk factors...
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Background: A bone marrow biopsy is routinely done prior to surgical intervention in patients with Extrahepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO) and Non-Cirrhotic portal fibrosis (NCPF) to rule out other aetiologies pertaining to pancytopenia. However, there are no guidelines fo...
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Research Article10.9734/irjgh/2024/v7i1105
This case report presents a 31-year-old male with a complex interplay of cardiac, hepatic, and renal dysfunction, characterized by extra-hepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO), decompensated chronic liver disease (DCLD), and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) with severe mitral ste...
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Background: Cadmium, a known genotoxic metal, has been shown to worsen colonic damage in both animal models and human studies. Research has indicated that cadmium accumulation in the colon results in mucosal damage, inflammation, disrupted immune responses, and an increased risk...
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori is a highly evolved and adapted pathogen, notorious for having infected half of all the people in the world. It is linked as a causative agent for numerous benign and malignant diseases of the digestive tract, such as peptic ulcer disease (PUD) a...