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Alcohol and Cirrhosis
Hepatitus C Program — A description of cirrhosis and alcohol's effects on the liver (from the Daily Living program on Alcohol and Hepatitis C), from the VA National Hepatitis C Program. Cirrhosis is severe scarring of the liver and is the end result of damage to liver ...More…
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Milk Thistle [NCCAM Herbs at a Glance]
Complementary Medicine — Basic information on milk thistle, including common names, uses, potential side effects, and resources to learn more. From the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Keywords: mary thistle, holy thistle, silybum marianum, hepatitis, liver ...More…
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Cirrhosis: A Patient's Guide
Hepatitus C Program — Table of contents page for the Liver Cirrhosis program, from the VA National Hepatitis C Program. What you and your provider should do to take good care of your liver Source: VA Hepatitis C Resource Center Program and National Hepatitis C Program ...More…
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AMA: The Test
Lab Tests Online — Describes when the AMA test is ordered, how the AMA test is used, and what the results of an AMA test might mean Antimitochondrial Antibody and Antimitochondrial M2 Antibody Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA), Liver/Kidney microsomal ...More…
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Abdominal Ultrasound
Radiology Info — An abdominal ultrasound produces a picture of the organs and other structures in the upper abdomen. A Doppler ultrasound study may be part of an abdominal ultrasound examination. Ultrasound is used to help diagnose a variety of conditions, such ...More…
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"Liver Cirrhosis"
Clinical Trials — Role of Nitric Oxide in Cirrhosis: Relationship With Systemic Hemodynamics, Renal Function, Vasoactive Systems and Endotoxemia Muscle Tissue Oxygenation in Patients With Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis TCM Etiological Study on the Theory of ...More…
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Esteatohepatitis no alcohólica
Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse — Esta es la versión en español de "Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis". Proporciona información sobre la esteatohepatitis no alcohólica, una enfermedad del hígado que se presenta cuando los depósitos grasos en el hígado causan inflamación. Describe los ...More…
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Esophageal varices
Mayo Clinic — Esophageal varices - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this life-threatening condition. Serious liver diseases such as cirrhosis can cause a number of complications, including esophageal varices - abnormally enlarged veins in ...More…
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Cirrosis e hipertensión portal
Family Doctor — En las personas que tienen cirrosis las células del hígado están dañadas y no pueden repararse a si mismas. A medida que las células hepáticas se mueren se forma tejido cicatrizal. Cuando este tejido cicatrizal se acumula, la sangre no puede ...More…
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Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
Family Doctor — In people who have cirrhosis, the cells of the liver are damaged and can't repair themselves. As liver cells die, scar tissue forms. When this scar tissue builds up, blood can't flow through the liver properly. Normally, poisons and wastes in the ...More…
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Alcoholic hepatitis
Mayo Clinic — Alcoholic hepatitis - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment and prevention of this disease. Alcohol has long been associated with serious liver diseases such as hepatitis - an inflammation of the liver. But the relationship between ...More…
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Interventional Treatments for Liver Disease
Interventional Radiology — Minimally invasive treatments for blocked bile duct and portal hypertension caused by cirrhosis or hepatitis. Society of Interventional Radiology. There are a number of problems in the liver that can be treated with nonsurgical, interventional ...More…