Tests for other causes of cirrhosis (serum ceruloplasmin and slit lamp examination for Wilson's disease, tests for autoantibodies for autoimmune liver disease, iron studies for hemochromatosis ...

Medically reviewed by Keri Peterson, MD The signs of liver failure occur in stages, starting with early symptoms such as ...

Fatty liver disease is rising globally. Dr Jayakumar D, senior consultant for Gastroenterology at SP Medifort Hospital, ...

Purpose Published evidence on the incidence and predictors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with cirrhosis of the liver is reviewed ... as chronic kidney disease and congestive heart ...

nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and primary cholangitis. Complications of cirrhosis include decompensation events such as hepatic encephalopathy due to systemic ammonia buildup, variceal bleeding, ...

Liver cirrhosis is a late-stage liver disease characterized by the gradual replacement of healthy liver tissue with scar ...

Furthermore, the patient had oesophagal varices, a condition common in cirrhosis, where enlarged veins in the food pipe can lead to life-threatening bleeding. Despite undergoing medical treatment for ...

But when it starts to struggle, conditions like cirrhosis can take a toll, urging you to reevaluate your lifestyle, says Dr Radhika Venugopal, Consultant in Hepatology, Liver Disease ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasingly observed in patients with liver cirrhosis. However, data on the incidence and prevalence of CAD in cirrhotic patients are heterogeneous, and the ...

If hemochromatosis has caused cirrhosis, the risk of liver cancer becomes higher. As a result, screening for cancer should be performed on a regular basis. In this inherited liver disease an ...

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