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  1. Liver disease

    Infobox disease Name Liver disease Image Non alcoholic fatty liver disease1.jpg Caption Micrograph of non alcoholic fatty liver disease , demonstrating marked macrovesicular steatosis . Trichrome stain . DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D008107 Liver disease also called hepatic disease is an umbrella term referring to damage to or disease of the liver . Signs and symptoms The symptoms related to liver dysfunction include both physical signs and a variety ..., low LDL and VLDL cholesterol, low triglyderides. Types Hepatitis , inflammation of the liver, is caused mainly by various viruses viral hepatitis but also by some hepatotoxicity liver toxins e.g. alcoholic hepatitis , autoimmunity autoimmune hepatitis or hereditary conditions. Alcoholic liver disease ... fatty liver fatty liver disease , alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis . Analogous terms such as drug induced or toxic liver disease are also used to refer to the range of disorders caused by various drugs and environmental chemicals. Fatty liver disease hepatic steatosis is a reversible condition where large vacuoles of triglyceride fat accumulate in liver cells. Non alcoholic fatty liver disease is a spectrum of disease associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome , among other causes. Fatty liver may lead to inflammatory disease i.e. steatohepatitis and, eventually, cirrhosis. Cirrhosis .... Hereditary disease s that cause damage to the liver include hemochromatosis , involving accumulation of iron in the body, and Wilson s disease , which causes the body to retain copper . Liver damage ... in about 5 of the population, can cause mild jaundice . There are also many pediatric liver disease ... of digestive system DEFAULTSORT Liver Disease Category Diseases of liver Category Hepatology fa it Epatopatia kn simple Liver disease ur ... pot belly , cellulite , fatty liver, and a roll of fat around the upper abdomen liver roll etc. Citation ...   more details



  1. Children's Liver Disease Foundation

    Multiple issues orphan February 2009 unreferenced September 2009 Children s Liver Disease Foundation CLDF is a United Kingdom UK Charitable organization charity whose purpose is fighting childhood liver disease and raising awareness of childhood liver disease amongst the general public. CLDF was founded in 1980 by the parents of a little boy named Michael McGough, who died before be could receive a liver transplant . The name was later changed to Children s Liver Disease Foundation. There is no equivalent organisation anywhere else in the world. Citation needed date September 2009 Today the charity works in three main areas, support of families and young people affected by liver disease, funding medical and social research into all aspects of childhood liver disease and education, providing educational services to the general public and the medical profession. CLDF s chief executive, Catherine Arkley, is an authority on paediatric liver disease. The charity works closely with the three UK specialist paediatric liver centres Birmingham Children s Hospital, King s College Hospital, London and St James s University Hospital, Leeds. CLDF provides support to families and young people affected by childhood liver disease, including an on call telephone and email service and face to face meetings with parents and young people at hospitals and clinics. The charity has also developed a range ... a sign of possible liver disease. External links http www.childliverdisease.org Children s Liver Disease Foundation website Category Medical and health organizations by medical condition ... includes a medical series, with leaflets on the main liver diseases affecting children biliary atresia ... C , Wilson s disease etc. CLDF has also produced a nutrition series, a support series for families and information written especially for children and young people. CLDF also provides the paediatric liver transplant units with a series of leaflets on transplantation to accompany the paediatric liver ...   more details



  1. Polycystic liver disease

    Infobox Disease Name Polycystic liver disease Image Von Meyenburg complex low mag.jpg Caption Micrograph showing a von Meyenburg complex , a bile duct hamartoma associated with polycystic liver disease . Trichrome stain . DiseasesDB 33340 ICD10 Q44.6 ICD9 ICDO OMIM 174050 MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID Polycystic liver disease PLD usually describes the presence of multiple cyst s scattered throughout normal liver tissue, in association with polycystic kidney disease . Pathophysiology Expand section date July 2008 Associations with PRKCSH and SEC63 have been described. ref OMIM 174050 ref See also Hepatic cyst liver cyst References Reflist External links http www.pkdcure.org site PageServer?pagename pkdabt patientsartic6 http www.hdcn.com symp 01pkd per per1.htm requires free account, register at http www.hdcn.com reg.htm Congenital malformations and deformations of digestive system Deficiencies of intracellular signaling peptides and proteins DEFAULTSORT Polycystic Liver Disease Category Deficiencies of intracellular signaling peptides and proteins Category Diseases of liver de Zystenleber fi Polykystinen maksatauti ...   more details



  1. Chronic liver disease

    expert subject Medicine date June 2009 Chronic liver disease in the clinical context is a disease process of the liver that involves a process of progressive destruction and regeneration of the liver parenchyma ... liver disease is extensive and can be categorised in the following way Viral causes Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Cytomegalovirus CMV Epstein Barr Virus EBV Toxic and drugs Alcoholic liver disease Amiodarone Methotrexate Nitrofurantoin Metabolic Non alcoholic fatty liver disease Haemochromatosis Wilson s Disease ... Other Right heart failure Complications of chronic liver disease Portal Hypertension Ascites Hypersplenism ... Disease can be divided into those that are associated with the diagnosis of chronic liver disease ... abdominal veins It may be noted here that the Chronic Liver Disease takes several years to develop. Testing for chronic liver disease involves blood tests, x rays and a biopsy of the liver. The liver ... Chronic Liver Disease Causes, Symptoms And Treatment 27 01 2007 ref Signs associated with decompensation ... but would not be considered part of the spectrum of chronic liver disease. Some examples ... with toxic chemicals without wearing safety clothes Treatment The treatment of chronic liver disease ... alternative ref http www.gastro.com Gastro liverdisease.aspx Liver Disease Gastro.com 27 ... with chronic liver disease ref http www.mayoclinic.com health herbal supplements SA00044 Herbal supplements ... herbs for your chronic liver disease, read about the herb, know your disorder and talk to your physician. With liver disease, you only get one chance at life and that balance can easily be overturned ... alcohol. Alcohol is one of the most common causes of chronic Alcoholic liver disease liver disease ... exercise and keep your weight down. Obesity is a well known cause of chronic fatty liver disease ref http www.liverfoundation.org education info progression The Progression of Liver Disease American Liver Foundation 27 01 2007 ref . Assessment Model for End Stage Liver Disease Child Pugh score References ...   more details



  1. Metastatic liver disease

    ref http www.merckmanuals.com home liver and gallbladder disorders tumors of the liver metastatic liver cancer.html Metastatic Liver Cancer Tumors of the Liver Merck Manual Home Health Handbook Bot generated title ref ref http www.biocompatibles.com pages metastatic liver cancer professionals Treatment of metastatic liver cancer and colorectal cancer Bot generated title ref ref www.c2i2.org winter2003 imaging update in metastatic abstract.asp ref ref www.healthcare.com topic metastatic liver disease ref ref en.diagnosispro.com disease information for metastatic liver disease 16554.html ...Orphan date February 2009 Image Adenocarcinoma liver metastasis.jpg thumb 150px Micrograph of a liver core needle biopsy showing metastatic cancer . File Metastasis sites for common cancers.svg thumb 240px Main sites of metastases for some common cancer types, showing liver as the target for many types. Primary cancers are denoted by ...cancer and their main metastasis sites are denoted by ...metastases . ref List of included entries and references is found on main image page in Commons Commons File Metastasis sites for common cancers.svg Summary ref Metastatic liver disease Liver is a common site for metastatic disease because it is rich, dual blood supply the liver receives blood via the hepatic artery and portal vein , which is 20 times more common than primary ones. 50 cases of primary tumor is gastrointestinal tract Other common sites breast , ovaries , bronchus and kidney Tumor emboli entering the sinusoids through the liver blood supply appear to be physically obstructed by the Kupffer cells , but if tumor emboli are larger, they tend to become lodged in the portal venous branches. Features Hepatomegaly Tenderness Cachexic Ascites Jaundice Pyrexia up to 10 of patients Australian ... filling defects Investigations Hemoglobin decrease Liver function test ALP elevated, bilirubin elevated ... from colorectal cancer , confined to one lobe of liver and up to 4 in number, should be treated ...   more details



  1. Alcoholic liver disease

    Infobox disease Name Alcoholic liver disease Image Alcoholic hepatitis.jpg Caption Microscopy of liver ... ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus 000281 eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D008108 Alcoholic liver disease ... cite journal author O Shea RS, Dasarathy S, McCullough AJ title Alcoholic liver disease journal Hepatology ... 2010.pdf format PDF work AASLD Practice Guidelines ref It is the major cause of liver disease ... GJ, Shah VH title Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of alcoholic liver disease journal Mayo Clin ... 000281.htm title Alcoholic Liver Disease author Longstreth, George F. Zieve, David eds. work MedLinePlus ... Mandayam S, Jamal MM, Morgan TR title Epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease journal Semin. Liver ... of meal times increases up to 2.7 times the risk of alcoholic liver disease. ref name Menon01 Gender females are twice as susceptible to alcohol related liver disease, and may develop alcoholic liver ... Menon01 Genetic factors genetic factors predispose both to alcoholism and to alcoholic liver disease .... However, no specific polymorphisms have currently been firmly linked to alcoholic liver disease. Iron ... intestinal permeability due to liver disease. This facilitates the absorption of the gut ... stage of serious liver disease marked by inflammation swelling , fibrosis cellular hardening and damaged ... subsection section. The first treatment of alcohol induced liver disease is cessation of alcohol consumption ... supplements are efficacious beyond placebo in treating liver disease caused by chronic alcohol ... 4201 959B 3256E859CD01&GDL DC ID 9AA60584 3607 4D15 A459 BD3F67A3A4A7 title Alcoholic Liver Disease ... patients cgp pdf alcohol.pdf title Alcoholic Liver Disease author Staff writer s no by line. work ... of the disease, the liver can release toxic substances including ammonia which then lead ... liver disease Morphology of Alcoholic Liver Disease Medchrome Cite web title Alcoholic liver disease ... liver disease per capita publisher NationMaster accessdate 29 July 2009 Gastroenterology alcohealth ...   more details



  1. Pediatric end-stage liver disease

    Refimprove date November 2008 Pediatric end stage liver disease PELD is a disease severity scoring system for children under 12 years of age. It is calculated from the patient s human serum albumin albumin , bilirubin , and international normalized ratio INR together with the patient s age and degree of growth failure . This score is also used by the United Network for Organ Sharing UNOS for prioritizing allocation of Liver transplantation liver transplants . Determination PELD uses the patient s values for serum bilirubin , serum albumin , the Prothrombin time international normalized ratio for prothrombin time INR , whether the patient is less than 1 year old, and whether the patient has growth failure 2 standard deviation to predict survival. It is calculated according to the following formula ref http www.unos.org SharedContentDocuments MELD PELD Calculator Documentation.pdf ref PELD 4.80 Ln serum bilirubin mg dL 18.57 Ln INR 6.87 Ln albumin g dL 4.36 1 year old 6.67 growth failure See also Liver transplantation Model for end stage liver disease MELD References Reflist http www.unos.org United Network for Organ Sharing External links http www.unos.org resources MeldPeldCalculator.asp?index 99 PELD Calculator Category Diseases of liver Category Medical scoring system med stub ...   more details



  1. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Infobox disease Name Non alcoholic fatty liver disease Image Non alcoholic fatty liver disease1.jpg Caption Micrograph of non alcoholic fatty liver disease , demonstrating marked macrovesicular steatosis ... eMedicineSubj med eMedicineTopic 775 Non alcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD is one cause of a fatty ... title Treatment of non alcoholic fatty liver disease journal Postgrad Med J year 2006 volume 82 pages ... author Clark JM, Diehl AM title Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease an underrecognized cause of cryptogenic ... test widely accepted as definitively distinguishing NASH from other forms of liver disease and can be used ... R, Chalasani N title Non alcoholic fatty liver disease and non alcoholic steatohepatitis Selected ... history of non alcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD and diagnostic accuracy of non invasive tests for liver disease severity journal Ann Med. pages 1 33 year 2010 pmid 21039302 doi 10.3109 07853890.2010.518623 ... of a congenital syndrome, have a family history of liver disease, have abnormalities in other ... treatments for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease title Nutrition, diet therapy, and the liver ... a high prevalence of non alcoholic fatty liver disease. Two genetic mutations for this susceptibility ... T455C and C482T in APOC3 are associated with fatty liver disease, insulin resistance , and possibly ... triglyceride clearance. Prevalence of non alcoholic fatty liver disease was 38 in carriers, 0 wild normal . Subjects with fatty liver disease had marked insulin resistance. ref cite journal author ... Liver Disease journal N. Engl. J. Med. volume 362 issue 12 pages 1082 9 year 2010 month March pmid ... Liver Disease NAFLD was first reported in 1983. ref cite journal author Moran JR, Ghishan FK, Halter ... the primary form of liver disease among children. ref name Papandreou07 cite journal author Papandreou D, Rousso I, Mavromichalis I title Update on non alcoholic fatty liver disease in children ..., Bianchi G, et al. title Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease a feature of the metabolic syndrome journal ...   more details



  1. Model for End-Stage Liver Disease

    The Model for End Stage Liver Disease , or MELD , is a scoring system for assessing the severity of chronic liver disease . It was initially developed to predict death within three months of surgery in patients who had undergone a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt TIPS procedure, ref name pmid10733541 cite journal author Malinchoc M, Kamath PS, Gordon FD, Peine CJ, Rank J, ter Borg PC title ... in patients with end stage liver disease journal Hepatology year 2001 pages 464 70 volume 33 issue ... title The model for end stage liver disease MELD journal Hepatology volume 45 issue 3 pages 797 805 ... End stage Liver Disease score. It was derived in a series of patients undergoing TIPS procedures. The original version also included a variable based on the underlying etiology cause of the liver disease. ref name pmid10733541 The score turned out to be predictive of prognosis in chronic liver disease in general, and with some modifications came to be applied as an objective tool in assigning need for a liver transplant. The etiology turned out to be relatively unimportant, and was also ... Pediatric End Stage Liver Disease Milan criteria References reflist 2 External links http optn.transplant.hrsa.gov ... for receipt of a liver transplant . ref cite journal author Kamath PS, Wiesner RH, Malinchoc M ... Network for Organ Sharing UNOS and Eurotransplant for prioritizing allocation of Liver transplantation liver transplants instead of the older Child Pugh score . ref name Kamath ref cite journal author Jung GE, Encke J, Schmidt J, Rahmel A title Model for end stage liver disease. New basis of allocation for liver transplantations language German journal Chirurg volume 79 issue 2 pages 157 63 year ... yield a negative result Patients with a diagnosis of liver cancer will be assigned a MELD score based ... in hospitalized patients, the 3 month mortality is ref Wiesner et al. Model for end stage liver disease MELD and allocation of donor livers. Gastroenterology 2003 vol. 124 1 pp. 91 6. PMID 12512033 ...   more details



  1. Liver

    is linked from George Mason University Main Liver disease File Big Liver Tumor.JPG right thumb Left ... s. Disease symptoms The classic symptoms of liver damage include the following Pale stools occur ... minerals and vitamins. bruise Bruising and easy bleeding are other features of liver disease. The liver ... Extraintestinal Complications Liver Disease Crohn s & Colitis Foundation of America. Retrieved on 2010 ... Polycystic liver disease Anastomosis Porto Systemic anastomosis References reflist 2 External ...otheruses Infobox Anatomy Name Liver Latin jecur, iecer GraySubject 250 GrayPage 1188 Image Leber Schaf.jpg Caption Liver of a sheep 1 right lobe, 2 left lobe, 3 caudate lobe , 4 quadrate lobe, 5 hepatic ... of the trunk.png Caption2 Surface projections of the organs of the Torso trunk , showing liver ... 6 6ch2 s6ch2 30 ref Lymph MeshName Liver MeshNumber A03.620 DorlandsPre DorlandsSuf The liver is a vital ... detoxification , protein synthesis , and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion . The liver is necessary for survival there is currently no way to compensate for the absence of liver function long term, although liver dialysis can be used short term. This Organ anatomy organ plays a major ... compound which aids in digestion via the emulsification of lipids . The liver s highly specialized ... 981176 1 oclc 32308337 ref Medical terms related to the liver often start in hepato or hepatic from the Greek language Greek word for liver, h par . Anatomy The liver is a reddish brown organ with four Lobe anatomy lobes of unequal size and shape. A human liver normally weighs convert 1.44 1.66 ... Fausto Robbins, Stanley L. Abbas, Abul K. title Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease publisher ... quadrant of the abdominal cavity , resting just below the Thoracic diaphragm diaphragm . The liver ... are the basic metabolic cells. Lobules of liver Lobules are the functional units of the liver. Cell types Two major types of cells populate the liver lobes parenchymal and non parenchymal cells. 80 ...   more details



  1. Liver abscess

    Infobox Disease Name Liver abscess Image Caption DiseasesDB 22094 ICD10 ICD10 K 75 0 k 70 ICD9 ICD9 572.0 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus 000261 eMedicineSubj med eMedicineTopic 1316 MeshID D008100 A liver abscess is a pus filled mass inside the liver . ref http medconditions.net liver abscess.html ref Common causes are abdominal infections such as appendicitis or diverticulitis due to haematogenous spread through the portal vein. ref name MedlinePlus MedlinePlus 000261 Pyogenic liver abscess ref Types There are three major forms of liver abscess, classified by etiology Pyogenic liver abscess , which is most often polymicrobial, accounts for 80 of hepatic abscess cases in the United States. Amoebic liver abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica accounts for 10 of cases. Fungal abscess, most often due to Candida genus Candida species, accounts for less than 10 of cases. References reflist Gastroenterology Category Liver health stub es Absceso hep tico ka ja pl Ropie w troby pt Abscesso amebiano sk Absces pe ene th ...   more details



  1. Liver transplantation

    Interventions infobox Name Liver transplantation Image Human Hepar.jpg Caption Human liver ICD10 ICD9 ICD9proc 50.5 MeshID D016031 OtherCodes Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a diseased liver with a healthy liver allograft . The most commonly used technique is orthotopic transplantation, in which the native liver is removed and replaced by the donor organ in the same anatomic location as the original liver. Liver transplantation nowadays is a well accepted treatment option for end stage liver disease and acute liver failure. Typically three surgeons and one ... Surgery surgical option for patients with end stage liver disease, such as cirrhosis and or hepatocellular ... as a means for parents of children with severe liver disease to donate a portion of their healthy ... Disease http www.surgery.usc.edu divisions hep pediatricsurgeryandtransplant.html Liver Transplant Program And Center for Liver Disease , University of Southern California Department of Surgery ... Children s Liver Disease Foundation Dead link date December 2011 http www.govindram.co Govind Ram ... degree of risk. Citation needed date September 2011 History The first human liver transplant ... T, Marchioro T, VonKaulla K, Hermann G, Brittain R, Waddell W title Homotransplantation of the Liver ... post transplantation. Despite the development of viable surgical techniques, liver transplantation ... saw recognition of liver transplantation as a standard clinical treatment for both adult and pediatric ... TE, Klintmalm GB, Porter KA, Iwatsuki S, Schroter GP title Liver Transplantation with use of Cyclosporin ... pmid 7017414 issue 5 pmc 2772056 ref Liver transplantation is now performed at over one hundred centers ... 85 , and outcomes continue to improve, although liver transplantation remains a formidable procedure with frequent complications. However, the supply of liver allograft s from non living donors is far ... donor transplantation living donor liver transplantation . Indications Liver transplantation is potentially ...   more details



  1. Liver tumor

    Infobox Disease Name PAGENAME Image Big Liver Tumor.JPG Caption left lobe liver tumor in 50 year old ... eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D008113 Nofootnotes article date September 2009 Liver tumors or hepatic tumors are tumors or growths on or in the liver medical terms pertaining to the liver often start in hepato or hepatic from the Greek language Greek word for liver, hepar . Several distinct types of tumors can develop in the liver because the liver is made up of various cell types. These growths ... , abdominal pain , jaundice , or some other liver dysfunction. Classification There are many forms of liver tumors Malignant cancerous File Ultrasound Scan ND 1230124453 1300210.png thumb 230px Large HCC filling almost entire of right lobe main Liver cancer Most cases are metastases from ... cancer , renal cancer , prostate cancer , etc . The most frequent, malignant, primary liver cancer ... benign . More rare primary forms of liver cancer include cholangiocarcinoma , mixed tumors, tumors .... Benign There are several types of benign liver tumor. Hemangioma s These are the most common type of benign liver tumor, found in up to 7 of autopsy specimens. They start in blood vessels. Most ... epithelial liver tumors develop in the liver and are also an uncommon occurrence, found ... , and rupture. Focal nodular hyperplasia FNH is the second most common tumor of the liver. This tumor ... in which all normal constituents of the liver are present, but the pattern by which they are presented is abnormal. Even though those conditions exist the liver still seems to perform in the normal range ... links commons Category Ultrasound images of liver tumors Ultrasound images of liver tumors http rad.usuhs.mil ... MedPix http pathology2.jhu.edu liver The Liver Cancer Web Page at Johns Hopkins University http www.mayoclinic.com health liver cancer DS00399 Liver cancer at Mayo Clinic cite web url http www.medpagetoday.com HematologyOncology OtherCancers tb 11323 title Gene Signature Predicts Liver Cancer ...   more details



  1. Fatty liver

    distinguish foie gras Infobox disease Name Fatty liver Image Non alcoholic fatty liver disease1.jpg Caption ... Different stages of liver damage Fatty liver , also known as fatty liver disease FLD , is a reversible ..., fatty liver can be considered a single disease that occurs worldwide in those with excessive alcohol ... Reddy JK, Rao MS title Lipid metabolism and liver inflammation. II. Fatty liver disease and fatty ... by alcohol, fatty liver may be termed alcoholic steatosis or non alcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD , and the more severe forms as alcoholic steatohepatitis part of alcoholic liver disease and non alcoholic ... Christian disease , acute fatty liver of pregnancy , lipodystrophy Nutritional Malnutrition , total ... liver disease caused by microvesicular fatty change. ref cite book last Goldman first Lee title ... of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease a population based cohort study journal Gastroenterology volume ... N, Younossi ZM title Pathologic features associated with fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease ... ES title Non alcoholic fatty liver disease an emerging pathological spectrum journal Virchows Arch .... Diagnosis File Liversteatosis.png thumb Liver steatosis fatty liver disease as seen on CT align centre ... journal author Bayard M, Holt J, Boroughs E title Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease journal American ... dfd F01 F02 F01 Non alcoholic fatty liver disease likely F02 Alcoholic liver disease likely familytree end align center small Criteria for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease br consumption of ethanol ... KD title Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease journal Canadian Medical Association Journal volume 172 issue ... s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease publisher W.B. Saunders Company location Philadelphia ..., however, is able to distinguish simple steatosis from advanced Non alcoholic fatty liver disease NASH ... syndrome as a predictor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease journal Ann. Intern. Med. volume 143 ... cite journal author Angulo P title Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease journal N. Engl. J. Med. volume ...   more details



  1. Liver cancer

    Infobox disease Name PAGENAME Image Big Liver Tumor.JPG Caption Left lobe liver tumor in a 50 year old ... 155.2 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D008113 Liver cancer or hepatic cancer from the Greek language Greek h par , meaning liver is a cancer that originates in the liver . Liver cancers are malignant tumors that grow on the surface or inside the liver. Liver tumors are discovered ... mass, abdominal pain , jaundice , nausea or liver dysfunction. ref http www.liverfoundation.org education info progression ref Liver cancers should not be confused with liver metastases , which are cancers that originate from organs elsewhere in the body and migrate to the liver. Classification There are many forms of liver cancer, although many cancers found in the liver are metastases ... , lung cancer , renal cancer , prostate cancer , etc . The most frequent liver cancer is hepatocellular ... of the liver. Cancers which arise from the blood vessel cells in the liver are known has hemangioendothelioma s. As well as mixed tumors, rarer forms of liver cancer include Mesenchymal stem cell mesenchymal ... or 2 out of every 10 cases of liver cancer. These cancers start in the small tubes called bile ducts ... that start in the blood vessels of the liver. These tumors grow quickly. Often by the time they are found ... . Lymphoma of liver A rare form of lymphoma that usually have diffuse infiltration to liver. It may also form a liver mass in rare occasions. Signs and symptoms Cholangiocarcinoma sweating Jaundice ... C is the primary cause of liver cancer. ref cite journal last Rosen first HR title Clinical ... that l carnitine deficiency is a risk factor for liver cancer, and that supplementation with it could ... L carnitine supplementation prevents development of liver cancer . ref Chronic Hepatitis B infection can lead to liver cancer. Japan being member of International Cancer Genome Consortium is leading efforts to map liver cancer s complete genome . Prevention Since hepatitis B or C is one of the main ...   more details



  1. Liver failure

    of onset, and absence of known prior liver disease respectively. ref name Sleisenger sup 1557 sup ...Infobox Disease Name PAGENAME Image Hepaticfailure.jpg Caption A person with massive ascites and caput medusae due to cirrhotic liver failure DiseasesDB 5728 ICD10 ICD10 K 72 9 k 70 ICD9 ICD9 573.8 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj med eMedicineTopic 990 MeshID D017093 Liver failure is the inability of the liver to perform its normal protein synthesis synthetic and metabolism metabolic function as part of normal physiology. Two forms are recognised, acute and chronic. ref cite journal author O Grady JG, Schalm SW, Williams R title Acute liver failure redefining the syndromes journal Lancet volume 342 issue 8866 pages 273 5 year 1993 pmid 8101303 doi 10.1016 0140 6736 93 91818 7 url http linkinghub.elsevier.com retrieve pii 0140 6736 93 91818 7 ref Acute Acute liver failure is defined as the rapid development of hepatocellular dysfunction, specifically coagulopathy and mental status changes encephalopathy in a patient without known prior liver disease . ref name Sleisenger cite book last Sleisenger first edited by Mark Feldman, Lawrence S. Friedman, Lawrence J. Brandt consulting editor, Marvin H. title Sleisenger & Fordtran s gastrointestinal and liver disease pathophysiology, diagnosis ... sup 1557 sup The diagnosis of acute liver failure is based on physical exam, laboratory findings ... 26 weeks. ref name medscape cite web last Sood first Gagan K title Acute Liver Failure url http ... as onset between 28 days and 24 weeks. ref name Sleisenger sup 1557 sup Chronic Chronic liver ..., hereditary and metabolic causes such as hemochromatosis iron or Wilson s disease copper overload, Steatohepatitis or non alcoholic fatty liver disease . References reflist Gastroenterology Organ failure Category Diseases of liver Category Organ failure digestive stub ca Insufici ncia hep tica ... simple Liver failure sk Zlyhanie pe ene sv Leversvikt th ur ...   more details



  1. Liver biopsy

    liver disease and tuberculosis of the liver may be diagnosed through biopsy. ref name GrantNeuberger Direct biopsy of tumor s of the liver may aid the diagnosis, although this may be avoided ... of chronic liver disease. Consensus conference statements recommended liver biopsy in the management ... remain particularly important in the diagnosis of unexplained liver disease. Non invasive tests for liver ... fatty liver disease US based acoustic radiation force impulse elastography journal Radiology volume ...Diagnostic infobox Name Liver biopsy Image Adenocarcinoma liver metastasis.jpg Caption Micrograph of a liver core needle biopsy showing cancer . ICD10 ICD9 ICD9proc 50.1 MeshID OPS301 OtherCodes Liver biopsy is the biopsy removal of a small sample of tissue biology tissue from the liver . It is a medical test that is done to aid medical diagnosis diagnosis of liver disease , to assess the severity of known liver disease, and to monitor the progress of treatment. ref name GrantNeuberger cite journal author Grant A, Neuberger J title Guidelines on the use of liver biopsy in clinical practice journal ... liver aspirate was performed by the Germany German physician Paul Ehrlich in 1883. Percutaneous liver ... R sch J, Lakin PC, Antonovic R, Dotter CT title Transjugular approach to liver biopsy and transhepatic ... pmid 4713761 ref Types Liver biopsies may be taken percutaneous ly via a needle through the skin ... biopsy of liver lesions in the diagnosis of hepatocellular cancer a systematic review and meta analysis ... gut.2008.149062 url http gut.bmj.com cgi content abstract 57 11 1592 ref Indications Liver biopsy is often required for the diagnosis of a liver problem jaundice , abnormal blood tests where blood ... If the diagnosis is already clear, such as chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C , liver biopsy is useful to assess the severity of the associated liver damage. The same is true for haemochromatosis .... ref name GrantNeuberger Occasionally, liver biopsy is required to monitor the progress of treatment ...   more details



  1. Liver (disambiguation)

    Liver is an organ in animals. Liver may also refer to Liver food Liver Chinese medicine Liver color Liver bird , the symbol of the city of Liverpool, England Liver Music , a collection of songs by the Residents Liver album Liver album , an album by Steve Tyler Liver punch , a boxing move Liver spot , a blemish on the skin associated with aging and exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun disambig ...   more details



  1. Fried Liver

    Fried Liver or fried liver may refer to Two Knights Defense, Fried Liver Attack , a chess opening Liver food disambig ...   more details



  1. Liver spot

    Infobox Disease Name Liver spot Image Skin tumors 181.jpg Caption DiseasesDB 34327 ICD10 ICD10 L 81 4 l 80 ICD9 ICD9 709.09 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus 001141 eMedicineSubj derm eMedicineTopic 221 MeshID D007911 Liver spots also known as Solar lentigo , ref name Andrews Lentigo senilis ref name Andrews cite book author James, William D. Berger, Timothy G. et al. title Andrews Diseases of the Skin clinical Dermatology publisher Saunders Elsevier location year 2006 pages isbn 0 7216 2921 0 oclc doi accessdate ref rp 686 , Old age spot, ref name Bolognia Senile freckle ref name Bolognia cite book author Rapini, Ronald P. Bolognia, Jean L. Jorizzo, Joseph L. title Dermatology 2 Volume Set publisher Mosby location St. Louis year 2007 pages 1716 17 isbn 1 4160 2999 0 oclc doi accessdate ref are blemish es on the skin associated with aging and exposure to ultraviolet ultraviolet radiation from the sun. They range in color from light brown to red or black and are located in areas most often exposed to the sun, particularly the hands, face, shoulders, arms and forehead, and the scalp if bald. The spots derive their name from the fact that they were once incorrectly believed to be caused by liver problems, but they are physiologically unrelated to the liver, save for a similar color. ref Karen J. Carlson, Stephanie A. Eisenstat, Terra Diane Ziporyn, The new Harvard guide to women s health , Harvard University Press, 2004, p.337. ref From the age of 40 onward the skin is less able to regenerate from sun exposure, and liver spots are very common in this age group, particularly in those who spend time in the sun. In the vast majority of cases, liver spots pose no threat and require no treatment ... being a benign condition, liver spots are sometimes considered unsightly and some people choose ... health age spots DS00912 Mayo Clinic Age spots liver spots http www.primehealthchannel.com solar lentigo.html Prime Health Channel Solar Lentigo Liver Spots Pigmentation disorders Category Melanocytic ...   more details



  1. Liver fluke

    Image Fasciola hepatica.JPG thumb Fasciola hepatica Liver flukes are a polyphyletic group of trematode s phylum Platyhelminthes . Adults of liver flukes are localized in the liver of various mammal s, including humans. These flatworm s can occur in bile duct s, gallbladder , and liver parenchyma . They feed on blood . Adult flukes produce eggs which are passed into the intestine . Examples include Clonorchis sinensis the Chinese liver fluke or the Oriental liver fluke Dicrocoelium dendriticum lancet liver fluke Dicrocoelium hospes Fasciola hepatica the sheep liver fluke Fascioloides magna the giant liver fluke Fasciola gigantica Fasciola jacksoni Metorchis conjunctus Metorchis albidus Protofasciola robusta Parafasciolopsis fasciomorphae Opisthorchis viverrini Southeast Asian liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus cat liver fluke . Opisthorchis guayaquilensis See also Fascioliasis platyhelminth stub parasite stub Helminthiases Category Digenea Category Parasites Category Hepatology ar cs Jatern motolice ko ru fi Maksamadot sv Leverflundror th uk ...   more details



  1. Liver of sulfur

    Unreferenced date November 2009 Liver of Sulfur is a poorly defined mixture of potassium sulfide , potassium polysulfide , thiosulfate potassium thiosulfate , and probably potassium hydrosulfide potassium bisulfide . Synonyms include hepar sulfuris , liver of sulfur , sulfurated potash and sulfurated potassa . Liver of sulfur is mainly used in metalworking to form a patina , turning copper alloys brown or black. Typically liver of sulfur comes in a dry rock form which must be broken into smaller pieces and dissolved in hot water for use. Lump form The drawbacks to liver of sulfur in dry form are the following Shelf Life Lump form liver of sulfur has a very short shelf life. Flammability Lump form liver of sulfur is considered a flammable solid. Inhalation hazard Lump form liver of sulfur can cause an inhalation hazard due to the dust created by handling it or breaking the larger chunks into smaller pieces. Gel form Liver of sulfur is also available in a gel form. The primary benefit of the gel form being the reduced potential for harm as an inhalant. Medical use Liver of sulfur was once used in pharmaceutical preparations such as white lotion. At one time sulfurated potash was used to combat arthritis . It eventually fell into disfavor for medical purposes because sulfides and polysulfides are toxic. References reflist External links http xlgel.net Welcome.html Liver of Sulphur Extended Life Gel Website Potassium compounds DEFAULTSORT Liver Of Sulfur Category Potassium compounds Category Sulfides Category Inorganic compounds de Schwefelleber ...   more details



  1. Liver span

    Image Gray1224.png thumb Anterior view of the position of the liver red in the human abdomen. The liver span is a measurement performed during physical examination to determine the size of the liver and identify possible hepatomegaly .It can be described as it is the distance between the lower border of the liver in the mid clavicular line obtained by palpation and the upper border of the liver in the mid clavicular line detected by percussion i.e., as the upper border of the liver lies behind the ribs and can not be palpated. One technique to measure the span involves Percussion medicine percussion . ref name urlThe Abdomen Liver Span cite web url http medinfo.ufl.edu year1 bcs slides abdomen slide19.html title The Abdomen Liver Span work accessdate 2009 04 05 ref Normal liver span is 6 12  cm. ref name urlEvidence Base Liver & Ascites Exam Physical Diagnosis Skills University of Washington School of Medicine cite web url http depts.washington.edu physdx liver evid2.html title Evidence Base Liver & Ascites Exam Physical Diagnosis Skills University of Washington School of Medicine work accessdate 2009 04 05 ref References reflist Physical exam Category Liver medicine stub ...   more details



  1. Liver casserole

    Liver casserole lang fi maksalaatikko is a traditional Finnish food that is eaten at Christmas. Liver casserole is made of rice, butter or margarine, syrup, eggs, onion, mashed liver and raisins. 100 grams of liver casserole contains 6.5 g protein, 22 g carbohydrates, 9 g fat. In 2011, a Gallup poll among schoolchildren found that liver casserole was a disliked dish. The poll was answered by 299 students. External links fi http www.hs.fi ruoka artikkeli Koululaisten lempiruoka on pizza ykk C3 B6sinhokki maksalaatikko 1135263686441 Koululaisten lempiruoka on pizza, ykk sinhokki maksalaatikko http www.dlc.fi marian1 gourmet 7 1.htm Liver casserole finland stub category Finnish cuisine Category Casserole dishes pt Maksalaatikko fi Maksalaatikko sv Leverl da ...   more details



  1. Liver shot

    Merge Liver punch date March 2011 A liver shot is a punch strike punch , kick , or knee strike knee strike to the right side of the rib cage that damages the liver . Blunt force to the liver can be excruciatingly ... A fight doctor explains the effectiveness of liver shots, plus some techniques ref Thus, in combat sports , liver shots often result in knockout technical knockout s TKOs . Bas Rutten popularized both the term liver shot and the use of this tactic in mixed martial arts . ref name bas 1 http www.cagepotato.com 10 best signature moves mma The 10 Best Signature Moves in MMA Bas Rutten s liver shot is 1. ref ref http www.mmaconvert.com 2009 01 05 bas ruttens love of the liver shot explained The Origin of Bas Rutten s Love of the Liver Shot? ref Examples Prose date September 2009 Notable examples of liver shots in combat sport include Micky Ward knocked out Alfonzo Sanchez with a left hook to the liver in the 7th round what looked to be a sure defeat for Ward. Ricky Hatton knocked out Jose Luis Castillo with a huge liver shot. Bas Rutten repeatedly knocked down Jason DeLucia with liver punches during their 1996 Pancrase fight, rupturing DeLucia s liver and earning a TKO victory. ref name bas 1 Ernesto Hoost hit Mirko Filipovi Mirko CroCop with a left hook to the liver that ended one ... to the liver during a Pancrase fight in 1994. Akihiro Gono incapacitated Ivan Salaverry with a spinning back kick to the liver in their 2001 Shooto fight. Mirko Filipovi Mirko CroCop earned three TKO victories after severely injuring opponents with liver shots in Pride Fighting Championships PRIDE ... McCarthy fighter Charles McCarthy with a spinning back kick to the liver in their 2005 Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC fight. Pete Sell punched Scott Smith fighter Scott Smith in the liver during ... announcement. Cung Le dropped Sammy Morgan fighter Sammy Morgan with a liver kick in their 2007 Strikeforce fight, resulting in a TKO. Lyoto Machida kneed Tito Ortiz in the liver during their 2008 UFC ...   more details




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