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  2. Cirrhosis - Wikipedia

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    Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, chronic liver failure or chronic hepatic failure and end-stage liver disease, is an acute condition of the liver in which the normal functioning tissue, or parenchyma, is replaced with scar tissue and regenerative nodules as a result of chronic liver disease.

  3. One Common Habit That Could Be Damaging Your Liver ... - AOL

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    Swelling in the legs and ankles: This can be a sign of liver disease as it may reflect that your liver isn't making enough protein to keep fluid in the bloodstream, causing fluid to leak into the ...

  4. Alcoholic liver disease - Wikipedia

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    Late complications of cirrhosis or liver failure include portal hypertension (high blood pressure in the portal vein due to the increased flow resistance through the damaged liver), coagulation disorders (due to impaired production of coagulation factors), ascites (heavy abdominal swelling due to buildup of fluids in the tissues) and other ...

  5. Congestive hepatopathy - Wikipedia

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    Liver showing chronic passive congestion associated with tricuspid valve incompetence. So called 'nutmeg liver', Split nutmeg, for those who have never seen this appearance. Close up of congested liver showing the 'nutmeg' appearance. Congestive hepatopathy, is liver dysfunction due to venous congestion, usually due to congestive heart failure.

  6. Liver failure - Wikipedia

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    Liver failure is the inability of the liver to perform its normal synthetic and metabolic functions as part of normal physiology. Two forms are recognised, acute and chronic (cirrhosis). [ 1 ] Recently, a third form of liver failure known as acute-on-chronic liver failure ( ACLF ) is increasingly being recognized.

  7. Liver disease - Wikipedia

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    Liver diseases, including conditions such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), and viral hepatitis, are significant public health concerns worldwide. In the United States, NAFLD is the most common chronic liver condition, affecting approximately 24% of the population, with the prevalence rising due ...

  8. Budd–Chiari syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Budd–Chiari syndrome is a condition when an occlusion or obstruction in the hepatic veins prevent normal outflow of blood from the liver. The symptoms are non-specific and vary widely, but it may present with the classical triad of abdominal pain, ascites, and liver enlargement. Untreated Budd-Chiari syndrome can result in liver failure. [1]

  9. Acute liver failure - Wikipedia

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    Acute liver failure; Acute liver failure (with hepatocellular necrosis and sinusoidal bleeding) from Marburg virus, a rare cause: Specialty: Gastroenterology, hepatology, intensive care medicine Symptoms: Jaundice, excessive bleeding, altered state of consciousness, hyperdynamic circulation, hepatocellular necrosis, low blood pressure ...

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