Liver patients with cirrhosis should know that making positive changes in their diet doesn’t have to be overwhelming or ...

Cystic lesions in the liver are common and usually benign in patients where there are no hepatic malignant risk factors, no history of malignancy, no exposure to hydatids and no cirrhosis.

As noted above, stellate cell activation is the central event in hepatic fibrosis. Activation consists of 2 major phases: (1) initiation (also called apreinflammatory stage) and (2) perpetuation ...

A single meatless meal has the power to lower ammonia levels in cirrhosis patients, crucial for combating this debilitating ...

Just one meal without meat can lower levels of harmful ammonia in people with advanced liver disease, researchers from ...

What is hepatic arterial therapy? Let's say this liver has 3 metastases in it. You surgically those 3 and then exactly what would you do? Nancy Kemeny, MD Well then we put this pump, which is a ...

Advanced liver cirrhosis can push levels of ammonia in the blood to hazardous levels, but skipping meat at mealtime can help reverse that, new research shows.

Well first of all, the pumps are technically they are difficult to put in. Not terribly difficult, but you need to have a surgeon who knows what they are doing and is trained on how to put one in ...

The preliminary results of a study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) at the Richmond Veterans Affairs ...

High levels of ammonia in the blood are linked to cirrhosis and a type of cognitive decline called hepatic encephalopathy.

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Jaundice (also known as icterus) is a condition that causes the skin and sclera (the white part of your eyes) to turn yellow. This condition occurs when your ...

KOCHI: Mangoes, often hailed as the “king of fruits”, are a tropical delight cherished for their exquisite taste, vibrant ...