Day :
- Hepato-Biliary Diseases | Colorectal Disease: Treatments & Diagnosis | Hepatic Pathology | Liver Transplantation and Surgery | Liver Imaging Modalities | Liver Cancer
Location: Hall
Chair
Amin Gohary
Burjeel Hospital, UAE
Session Introduction
Kamran Shafiq
Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute, Pakistan
Title: Delta virus predominates and potentially predicts liver cirrhosis among co-infected hepatitis b and hepatitis d virus patients in Pakistan
Biography:
Kamran Shafiq has completed his MBBS from Allama Iqbal Medical College. He has pursued his House Surgeon from Services Hospital Lahore. He has completed his MRCP part 1 followed by PLAB test and Postgraduate training in UK. He has worked as SHO in General Medicine and sub specialties for 3½ years. He did his MRCP part 2 London. He started his Higher Medical training and completed his Specialist Registrar training in General Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He has also completed his Fellowship in Advance Hepatology involving transplant experience at Leeds and General Hepatology at Sheffield. He has been trained in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. He has been working as Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist in UK. He has been the Departmental Lead for Training and Education in City Hospitals Sunderland. He has been dedicated Endoscopy Trainer for Specialist Registrars and Nurse Endoscopists. He became Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He became Fellow of European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Member of American College of Gastroenterology. He is currently working at Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute.
Abstract:
- Liver Disease and Pregnancy | Pediatric and Geriatric Hepatology | Hepato-Biliary Diseases | Liver Transplantation and Surgery | Liver Imaging Modalities | Hepatitis | Hepatic Pathology | Liver Cancer
Location: Hall
Chair
Metin Basaranoglu
Bezmialem Vakif University
Biography:
Yasser Rashed is working as an Associate Professor of Pediatric Hepatology and Gastroenterology. He has published many articles in the field of pediatric hepatology and gastroenterology. He has completed Medical Doctorate in Pediatric Hepatology and Master’s in Pediatric Hepatology and also in Pediatrics.
Abstract:
Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) is a progressive necroinflammatory liver disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Mainly affecting females, AIH has a varied clinical presentation from minor symptomatology to acute liver failure. Mutation of complement factor 4 found in patient with AIH. Selective Ig A deficiency found in patient with AIH. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that hepatic viral infections may trigger autoimmune reactions, including AIH in immunologically susceptible hosts. Molecular mimicry between the proteins of both HBV and HCV and human nuclear and smooth muscle auto antigens has been identified and may explain production of autoantibodies in these viral infections. In Europe, approximately 10% of pediatric HCV infections are associated with anti-LKM1 autoantibodies. As noted earlier, susceptibility for AIH in the is associated with the HLA class II allele DRB1*1301 that has been associated with protracted HAV infection and development of AIH. Thus, it is possible that the DRB1*1301 allele may confer susceptibility for AIH by encoding class II. How to diagnose AIH, How to treat, When you stop treatment?