Gallstones
INTRODUCTION - More than one million Americans are diagnosed with gallstones (cholelithiasis) every year, joining about 25 million who already have the disorder. Fortunately, most people with gallstones do not have symptoms or complications that ... [... more]
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Liver biopsy
DEFINITION - The liver is a large organ that is located in the right upper abdomen, beneath the rib cage (show figure 1). It performs many functions that are essential to life. A liver biopsy is a procedure that involves obtaining a small piece ... [... more]
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Hepatitis A
INTRODUCTION - Hepatitis is a common form of liver injury that simply means "inflammation of the liver" (the suffix "itis" means inflammation and "hepa" means liver). Hepatitis A is a specific type of hepatitis that is [... more]
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Hepatitis B
INTRODUCTION - The liver is an organ that is located in the right upper abdomen, beneath the rib cage. It performs many functions that are essential to life including: Manufacturing albumin, a protein required for maintaining normal fluid balance ... [... more]
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Hepatitis C
INTRODUCTION - The term "hepatitis" is used to describe a common form of liver injury. Hepatitis simply means "inflammation of the liver" (the suffix "itis" means inflammation, and "hepa" means liver). Hepatitis [... more]
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Cirrhosis
INTRODUCTION - Cirrhosis is the term used to describe a diseased liver that has been severely scarred, usually due to many years of continuous injury. The liver is a large organ (weighing about three pounds) that is located in the right upper ... [... more]
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Screening for esophageal varices
INTRODUCTION - Cirrhosis is a disease in which the liver becomes severely scarred, usually as a result of many years of continuous injury. The most common causes of cirrhosis include alcohol abuse, chronic hepatitis B or C, and fatty liver due to ... [... more]
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Gilbert's syndrome
DEFINITION - Gilbert's syndrome is an inherited disorder of the liver that results in an overabundance of a substance known as bilirubin. Other names for this mainly unharmful disorder are constitutional hepatic dysfunction and familial ... [... more]
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Hemochromatosis
INTRODUCTION - Hemochromatosis is a condition that causes excess absorption of iron from the digestive tract. Over time, the excess iron accumulates in tissues throughout the body, leading to iron overload. Signs of iron overload may include ... [... more]
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Autoimmune hepatitis
INTRODUCTION - The liver is one of the largest and most important organs in the body. It functions to cleanse toxins from the blood, break down medications, and aids in digestion and blood clotting. Hepatitis is a general term that means ... [... more]
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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
INTRODUCTION - Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a condition that causes inflammation and accumulation of fat and fibrous tissue in the liver (show figure 1). Although a similar condition can occur in people who abuse alcohol, NASH occurs in ... [... more]
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