Cirrhosis Treatment and Symptoms resources Cirrhosis (Primary Biliary); Cirrhosis of the Liver; Liver Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue as well as regenerative nodules, leading to progressive loss of liver function. Cirrhosis is most commonly caused by alcoholism and hepatitis C, and was the 12th leading cause of death in the United States in 2000.[1] Ascites is the most common complication of cirrhosis and is associated with a poor quality of life, increased risk of infections, and a poor long term outco ...
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Resources
- Alcohol Alert #42. Alcohol and the Liver (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Alcoholic Hepatitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Liver Foundation
- Bilirubin Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Cirrhosis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Cirrhosis (Medline Plus)
- Cirrhosis (MayoClinic)
- Cirrhosis (National Institutes of Health)
- Cirrhosis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cirrhosis (University of Maryland Medical Center)
- Cirrhosis (Google Health)
- Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Cirrhosis of the Liver (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Cirrhosis of the Liver (American Gastroenterological Association)
- Cirrhosis of the Liver (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cirrhosis: Many Causes (American Liver Foundation) - Links to PDF File
- Cirrosis del HÃgado (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Liver Cirrhosis (National Institutes of Health)
- Cryptogenic cirrhosis: clinical characterization and risk factors for underlying disease (Google Health)
- Diet and Your Liver (American Liver Foundation)
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Directory of Digestive Disease Organizations for Patients (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- El aparato digestivo y su funcionamiento (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Facts and Fallacies about Digestive Diseases (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- FASTATS: Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Gi Disease: Vitamins and Minerals (Cleveland Clinic)
- Hepatitis C: An Emerging Threat to Public Health (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Interventional Treatments for Liver Disease (Society of Interventional Radiology)
- Jaundice (Cleveland Clinic)
- Liver Biopsy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Liver Biopsy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Liver Cirrhosis Mortality in the United States, 1970-98 (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Liver Failure (Cleveland Clinic)
- Liver Panel (Lab Tests Online)
- Liver Transplantation (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Liver transplantation for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinomas in patients with cirr (Google Health)
- Liver: A Primer (American Liver Foundation)
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Common but Preventable Condition (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Peripheral arterial vasodilation hypothesis: a proposal for the initiation of renal sodium and w (Google Health)
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Quick Facts: Alcohol Topics (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Ultrasound-Abdomen (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- What Is Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)? (American Liver Foundation)
- Your Digestive System and How It Works (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)