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?