21.   This would suggest that, as in cirrhosis, portal hypertension plays an important role in the pathogenesis of ascites in acute liver failure.

22.   Renal failure was common in the present series of patients with acute liver failure.

23.   As in this condition, functional renal failure in acute liver failure has been related to an imbalance between neurohumoral factors with renal vasoconstrictive activity and renal vasodilators.

24.   In this regard, increased plasma renin activity and decreased renal prostaglandin production have been reported in patients with acute liver failure.

25.   This actually has been reported in patients with cirrhosis, Although there has not yet been a clinical or experimental study exploring this possibility in acute liver failure.

26.   Death is mainly because of exsanguination or liver failure.

27.   In each case, the calculi were found on repeat endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, performed because of recurrent ascending cholangitis or progressive liver failure.

28.   Twenty four died of liver failure.

29.   Primary biliary cirrhosis is a chronic disorder where inflammation and fibrosis of intrahepatic bile ducts leads to cirrhosis and liver failure.

30.   SIR, -- Liver failure and acute pancreatitis may occur in children treated with valproate.