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Quick Facts: Liver and Gallbladder Disorders
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Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
What is your liver?
What is alcohol-related liver disease?
What causes alcohol-related liver disease?
What types of liver damage are caused by drinking alcohol?
What are the symptoms of alcohol-related liver disease?
What other symptoms does heavy alcohol use cause?
How can doctors tell if I have alcohol-related liver disease?
How do doctors treat alcohol-related liver disease?
Fibrosis and Cirrhosis of the Liver
Cirrhosis of the Liver
What is your liver?
What is cirrhosis of the liver?
What are the complications of cirrhosis?
What causes cirrhosis?
What are the symptoms of cirrhosis?
How can doctors tell if I have cirrhosis?
How do doctors treat cirrhosis?
Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
Cholecystitis
What is cholecystitis?
What causes cholecystitis?
Acalculous cholecystitis
What are symptoms of cholecystitis?
How can doctors tell if I have cholecystitis?
How do doctors treat cholecystitis?
Gallstones
What are gallstones?
What causes gallstones?
What are the risk factors for gallstones?
What are the symptoms of gallstones?
How can doctors tell if I have gallstones?
How do doctors treat gallstones?
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
What is primary sclerosing cholangitis?
What causes primary sclerosing cholangitis?
What are the symptoms of primary sclerosing cholangitis?
How can doctors tell if I have primary sclerosing cholangitis?
How do doctors treat primary sclerosing cholangitis?
Where can I get more information about primary sclerosing cholangitis?
Hepatitis
Acute Hepatitis
What is acute hepatitis?
What causes acute hepatitis?
What are the symptoms of acute hepatitis?
What are the complications of acute hepatitis?
How can doctors tell if I have acute hepatitis?
How do doctors treat acute hepatitis?
How can I prevent acute hepatitis?
Chronic Hepatitis
What is chronic hepatitis?
What causes chronic hepatitis?
What are the symptoms of chronic hepatitis?
How can doctors tell if I have chronic hepatitis?
How do doctors treat chronic hepatitis?
Manifestations of Liver Disease
Jaundice in Adults
What is jaundice?
What causes jaundice?
What are the symptoms of jaundice?
When should I see a doctor?
What will happen at my doctor visit?
What tests will I need?
How do doctors treat jaundice?
Portal Hypertension
What is portal hypertension?
What causes portal hypertension?
What are the complications of portal hypertension?
What are the symptoms of portal hypertension?
How can doctors tell I have portal hypertension?
How do doctors treat portal hypertension?
Liver Failure
What is liver failure?
What causes liver failure?
What are the symptoms of liver failure?
How can doctors tell if I have liver failure?
How do doctors treat liver failure?
Tumors of the Liver
Liver Cancer
What is liver cancer?
What causes liver cancer?
What are the symptoms of liver cancer?
How can doctors tell if I have liver cancer?
How do doctors treat liver cancer?
Primary liver cancer
Metastatic liver cancer
How can I prevent liver cancer?
Where can I find more information about liver cancer?
Biology of the Liver and Gallbladder
Liver
What is the liver?
What does the liver do?
What is bile?
What can go wrong with the liver?
Gallbladder
What is the gallbladder?
What does the gallbladder do?
What is bile?
What can go wrong with the gallbladder?