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  2. File:Cirrhosis.webm - Wikipedia

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    Cirrhosis can be caused by a variety of diseases, with alcohol abuse and viral hepatitis being some of the most common. This video discusses the cellular mechanism behind fibrotic tissue generation and the pathophysiology of a cirrhotic liver. It also covers some of the major complications, as well as clinical signs and symptoms.

  3. Chronic liver disease - Wikipedia

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    Testing for chronic liver disease involves blood tests, imaging including ultrasound, and a biopsy of the liver. The liver biopsy is a simple procedure done with a fine thin needle under local anaesthesia. The tissue sample is sent to a laboratory where it is examined underneath a microscope. [3]

  4. 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 a 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.

  5. Liver disease - Wikipedia

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    Approximately 3–10% of individuals with cirrhosis develop a form of liver cancer known as hepatocellular carcinoma. [43] According to Tilg, et al., gut microbiome could very well have an effect, be involved in the pathophysiology, on the various types of liver disease which an individual may encounter. [ 44 ]

  6. Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease

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    Cirrhosis and liver cancer induced by MASLD or MASH were the second cause of liver transplantation in the US in 2017, with MASLD or MASH expected to overtake alcohol related liver disease as the most common indication for a liver transplantation in the future. [81] People with MASH cirrhosis have an increased risk of liver cancer.

  7. Hepatocellular carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) (as opposed to diagnostic ultrasound) is an experimental technique which uses high-powered ultrasound waves to destroy tumor tissue. A systematic review assessed 12 articles involving a total of 318 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with Yttrium -90 radioembolization. [ 84 ]

  8. Medical imaging - Wikipedia

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    Ultrasound image showing the liver, gallbladder and common bile duct. Medical ultrasound uses high frequency broadband sound waves in the megahertz range that are reflected by tissue to varying degrees to produce (up to 3D) images. This is commonly associated with imaging the fetus in pregnant women. Uses of ultrasound are much broader, however.

  9. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt - Wikipedia

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    Access to the liver is gained, as the name 'transjugular' suggests, via the internal jugular vein in the neck. Once access to the jugular vein is confirmed, a guidewire and introducer sheath are typically placed to facilitate the shunt's placement.