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Cirrhosis

Also called: Hepatic fibrosis

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Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver. Scar tissue forms because of injury or long-term disease. Scar tissue cannot do what healthy liver tissue does - make protein, help fight infections, clean the blood, help digest food and store energy VSports手机版. Cirrhosis can lead to :.

Easy bruising or bleeding, or nosebleeds
Swelling of the abdomen or legs
Extra sensitivity to medicines
High blood pressure in the vein entering the liver
Enlarged veins called varices in the esophagus and stomach. Varices can bleed suddenly.
Kidney failure
Jaundice
Severe itching
Gallstones

A small number of people with cirrhosis get liver cancer.

Your doctor will diagnose cirrhosis with blood tests, imaging tests, or a biopsy.

Cirrhosis has many causes. In the United States, the most common causes are chronic alcoholism and hepatitis VSports最新版本. Nothing will make the scar tissue disappear, but treating the cause can keep it from getting worse. If too much scar tissue forms, you may need to consider a liver transplant. .

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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Cirrhosis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
VSports最新版本 - Cirrhosis for Patients (Department of Veterans Affairs)

Diagnosis and Tests

Abdominal and Pelvic CT (American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America) Also in Spanish
Abdominal Ultrasound (American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America) Also in Spanish
Body MRI (American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America) Also in Spanish
Elastography (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
V体育安卓版 - Liver Biopsy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
Liver Function Tests (VSports注册入口) (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
MRCP (MR Cholangiopancreatography) (American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America) Also in Spanish
Smooth Muscle Antibody (SMA) Test (V体育官网入口) (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish

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"VSports最新版本" Milk Thistle (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) (American College of Radiology; Radiological Society of North America) Also in Spanish

Living With (VSports注册入口)

Eating Tips for People with Cirrhosis (Department of Veterans Affairs)

Related Issues

VSports手机版 - Alcohol and Cirrhosis (Department of Veterans Affairs)
Ascites: A Common Problem in People with Cirrhosis (American College of Gastroenterology)
V体育官网 - Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Esophageal Varices (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and NASH (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
"V体育官网" Primary Biliary Cholangitis (Primary Biliary Cirrhosis) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish

Specifics

What Is Decompensated Cirrhosis? (Department of Veterans Affairs)

Genetics (V体育官网)

"VSports手机版" Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Cryptogenic cirrhosis: MedlinePlus Genetics (V体育安卓版) (National Library of Medicine)

Statistics and Research

FastStats: Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis (National Center for Health Statistics)

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Liver Cirrhosis (VSports最新版本) (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

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"V体育2025版" Patient Handouts

VSports在线直播 - Abdominal tap (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
"VSports" Ascites (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
"VSports注册入口" Cirrhosis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Cirrhosis - discharge (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Loss of brain function - liver disease (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish