What is the cause of this patient's severe, painful ascites? Painful, severe ascites can be due to peritoneal diseases such as malignancy or tuberculosis. In such cases, however, the peritoneal fluid ...

Know the 7 alcohol liver damage signs before they become irreversible. From fatigue to jaundice, here's what your liver may ...

Budd-Chiari syndrome. Light micrograph of a section of liver affected by Budd-Chiari syndrome. This is a rare syndrome that may occur as a result of any condition that obstructs blood flow from the ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;24(9):1494-1503. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunting. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS) creates an iatrogenic intrahepatic shunt a ...

Sequana Medical said the company now has five medical centers using its alfapump, the first FDA-approved active implantable medical device to treat liver ascites due to cirrhosis. The new ...

Chronic hepatitis can silently progress to liver cirrhosis over time, making early diagnosis, timely treatment, and regular ...

When your liver is severely damaged, you can end up with cirrhosis that then contributes to hyponatremia, which is low blood sodium levels. When your liver is damaged, your body repairs the damage by ...

For adults with hepatocellular carcinoma or liver metastases, low-dose liver radiotherapy plus best supportive care improve pain compared with best supportive care alone, according to a study ...

Hyponatremia occurs when sodium levels in the body are below the typical level. It may develop in people living with cirrhosis, which is when scar tissue develops on the liver and replaces healthy ...