Cirrhosis Liver Digestive Disorders Conditions and Diseases
Cirrhosis is a chronic disease in which the cells of the liver are damaged and replaced by scar tissue. Causes include long-term alcoholism, liver infections like hepatitis, liver injury, reactions to medications, and exposure to toxic substances.
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Cirrhosis
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- eMedicine Health: Cirrhosis - Information on the causes, symptoms, complications, and treatment liver of this disease. Includes exams, tests, and follow-up.
- Cirrhosis of the Liver - Discusses direct and indirect causes, diagnostic methods, treatments, and complications, liver from American Gastroenterological Association.
- HealthAtoZ: Cirrhosis - Describes what it is and what it does to the liver, causes, complications, medications, and surgery.
- MedicineNet: Cirrhosis of the Liver - Discusses the causes, signs, and symptoms of this cirrhosis condition. Includes complications, diagnosis, and treatment information.
- American Liver Foundation: Cirrhosis - Pamphlet explains liver functions, what this disease is, common causes, cirrhosis treatment, and prevention.[PDF]
- Liver Cirrhosis - Discusses the causes, symptoms, and treatment for this complication of liver liver disease. Includes advanced problems and co-existing conditions.
- Jackson Gastroenterology: Cirrhosis - Explains liver functions, what causes this condition, how digestive disorders it liver progresses, and symptoms and treatment of specific digestive disorders complications.
- What Is Cirrhosis? - University of Louisville provides a description of this condition, symptoms, liver diagnosis, and treatment.
- Canadian Liver Foundation: Cirrhosis of the Liver - Overview of this condition includes definition, causes in liver adults and cirrhosis infants, early and advanced symptoms, diagnosis, liver and treatments.
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