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2. Cirrhosis - Wikipedia

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   1.3 million (2015) [ 5 ] Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is a condition of the liver in which the normal functioning tissue, or parenchyma, is replaced with scar tissue (fibrosis) and regenerative nodules as a result of chronic liver disease. [ 6 ][ 7 ][ 8 ] Damage to the liver leads ...

3. Liver support system - Wikipedia

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   A liver support system or diachysis is a type of therapeutic device to assist in performing the functions of the liver. Such systems focus either on removing the accumulating toxins (liver dialysis), or providing additional replacement of the metabolic functions of the liver through the inclusion of hepatocytes to the device (bioartificial liver device).

4. Primary biliary cholangitis - Wikipedia

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   Frequency. 1 in 3,000–4,000 people. Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), previously known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is an autoimmune disease of the liver. [1][2][3] It results from a slow, progressive destruction of the small bile ducts of the liver, causing bile and other toxins to build up in the liver, a condition called cholestasis.

5. 'I Almost Died of Liver Failure at Age 50—This Is the First ...

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   During weekly paracentesis treatments (abdominal taps to remove fluids), Ferrucci had anywhere from three to eight liters of fluid drained. ... Mortality due to cirrhosis and liver cancer in the ...

6. Liver transplantation - Wikipedia

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   Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a diseased liver with the healthy liver from another person (allograft). Liver transplantation is a treatment option for end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure, although availability of donor organs is a major limitation. The most common technique is orthotopic ...

7. Hepatitis C - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, the average lifetime cost of the disease was estimated at US$33,407 in 2003 [146] with the cost of a liver transplant as of 2011 costing approximately US$200,000. [147] In Canada, the cost of a course of antiviral treatment is as high as 30,000 CAD in 2003, [ 148 ] while the United States costs are between 9,200 and US ...