Chronic liver disease represents a major global public health problem affecting an estimated 844 million people, according to the World Health Organization. It is among the top causes of mortality in ...

Endoscopy can be used along with other tests to confirm a diagnosis of cirrhosis and help a doctor decide what treatments might be best. An endoscopy is done by inserting a thin, lighted tube with a ...

Yes, it is possible for a person with cirrhosis to receive typical liver function test results, although this is rare. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) notes that liver function ...

Compliance with hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance correlated with early diagnosis, better allocation of curative treatment and longer overall survival among patients with hepatitis C- or hepatitis ...

Micronodular cirrhosis is a type of cirrhosis that forms small nodules due to liver scarring. This can prevent your liver from functioning properly and cause a range of complications. Cirrhosis ...

Lucknow: Early diagnosis of fatty liver disease and timely intervention can check potential progression to liver cirrhosis and cancer, Dr Amit Goyal from SGPGIMS said.Dr Goyal was speaking at API ...

Research from the Medical University of South Carolina's Digestive Disease Research Core Center suggests that physicians can fail to diagnose alcoholic cirrhosis if they rely solely on laboratory test ...

In general, the presentation of ALD correlates with the type and degree of liver injury. For example, alcoholic fatty liver typically has a milder clinical presentation than alcoholic hepatitis or ...

Cirrhosis of the liver is a chronic and progressive disease in which healthy liver cells are slowly replaced by scar tissue, severely impairing vital liver functions such as detoxification, hormone ...

While your liver is a critical organ, it is also vulnerable to the toxins it processes. Too many toxins can overwhelm your ...