Articles on hepatology
Causes, symptoms, methods of diagnosis and treatment of cholangitis Cholangitis is a group of diseases accompanied by inflammation in the bile ducts located inside and outside the liver. This is a serious pathology that often ends with the development of purulent-septic complications and death. Cau
Main symptoms of liver cirrhosis, treatment and prevention Liver cirrhosis is an irreversible transformation of parenchymal tissue into connective tissue, which is accompanied by organ dysfunction. The main symptoms of liver cirrhosis are constant pain in the right hypochondrium, jaundice, an increa
Syndrome of portal hypertension: signs, methods of treatment Portal hypertension syndrome is a condition that most often occurs as a result of cirrhosis of the liver (HC). Due to the fact that the connective tissue in the liver begins to replace normal cells, the smallest elements of the circulatory
Gall bladder cholestasis syndrome: causes, symptoms, treatment Cholestasis – this is a condition where bile does not enter the duodenum, as a result of which bilirubin enters the bloodstream and accumulates in the blood. Usually, bilirubin binds in the liver with bile, passes through the bile
Liver fibrosis - what is it and how to treat the disease Liver fibrosis is an overgrowth of connective tissue that occurs due to excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins (the basis of connective tissue) in the organ. The causes of the disease are chronic liver damage (hepatitis C or B