World Journal of Hepatology
Overview
The World Journal of Hepatology is a peer-reviewed medical journal that focuses on hepatology, covering a wide range of topics including liver diseases, liver transplantation, viral hepatitis, liver cancer, and liver cirrhosis. It provides a platform for researchers and clinicians to share their latest findings and advancements in the field of hepatology, promoting better understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of liver-related disorders.
Details
Details
Abbr.
World J Hepatol
Publisher
Baishideng Publishing Group
Start
2009
End
Continuing
Frequency
Monthly
e-ISSN
1948-5182
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Gastroenterology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 4576
77
SJR / Ranks: 6628
673
CiteScore / Ranks: 7421
3.60
Recent Articles
1.
Pan Y, Jiao F
World J Hepatol
. 2025 Mar;
17(2):98840.
PMID: 40027579
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a critical pediatric vasculitis with potentially severe cardiovascular outcomes if left untreated. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, which primarily indicate hepatic injury, are frequently elevated in patients...
2.
Liu X, Yan H, Wei W, Du Q
World J Hepatol
. 2025 Mar;
17(2):100923.
PMID: 40027578
Background: Idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH) is a subtype of portal hypertension that arises in the absence of cirrhosis. IPH frequently manifests with clinical features typical of portal hypertension, including splenomegaly...
3.
Zhao Y, Li J, Liu Y, Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Zheng W, et al.
World J Hepatol
. 2025 Mar;
17(2):101741.
PMID: 40027577
Background: Acute drug-induced liver injury (DILI) events caused by chronic liver disease are relatively common. Some researchers believe that nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) increases the overall risk of DILI. The...
4.
Al-Nimer M
World J Hepatol
. 2025 Mar;
17(2):101165.
PMID: 40027576
The etiology, risk factors, and management of sarcopenia and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) are comparable, which prompted the investigators to search for a particular diagnostic or prognostic biomarker...
5.
Tulading A, Wu J, Zhang Y, Mamuti A, Azhati Y, Lv C, et al.
World J Hepatol
. 2025 Mar;
17(2):102001.
PMID: 40027575
Background: Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) is a chronic parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of . Although significant research has been conducted on the pathogenesis and immunological aspects of...
6.
Xu Z, Gao J, He Y, Xiao X, Gong G, Zhang M
World J Hepatol
. 2025 Mar;
17(2):99292.
PMID: 40027574
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) evades the innate immunity and leads to persistent chronic infection, but the molecular mechanism is still not well known. Aim: To investigate whether HBV-miR-3 is...
7.
Pozowski P, Bilski M, Bedrylo M, Sitny P, Zaleska-Dorobisz U
World J Hepatol
. 2025 Mar;
17(2):100033.
PMID: 40027573
Background: This review evaluated the diagnostic effectiveness of various ultrasound (US) methods compared to liver biopsy. Aim: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of US techniques in assessing liver fibrosis and...
8.
Zhang J, Wang Y, Wang Q, Wen B
World J Hepatol
. 2025 Mar;
17(2):103648.
PMID: 40027572
This article discusses the findings presented by Zhang . They analyzed the risk factors and clinical characteristics associated with infection in patients with liver cirrhosis treated at a hospital in...
9.
Rolim M, Farsoun L, Luna C, Markman-Filho B, Querette P, Lopes E, et al.
World J Hepatol
. 2025 Mar;
17(2):99134.
PMID: 40027571
Background: The hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HSS) with portal hypertension can cause vascular complications such as hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS). HPS increases the risk of mortality in patients with cirrhosis; however, there is...
10.
Giorgio A, Ciraci E, De Luca M, Stella G, Giorgio V
World J Hepatol
. 2025 Mar;
17(2):103325.
PMID: 40027570
This manuscript is based on a recent study by Pillay that was published in recently. Liver abscesses can be caused by rare potentially life-threatening infections of either bacterial or parasitic...