Cirrhosis replaces healthy liver tissue with scar tissue that blocks the flow of blood through the liver and slows down liver functions. The liver plays an important role in blood clotting and keeping the immune system healthy.
Once a liver has developed cirrhosis, there is no way to reverse the damage. The only "cure" for cirrhosis is liver transplant.
No. Cirrhosis is a degeneration of cells, leading to impaired liver function and liver damage. Where as a liver abscess is an accumulation of pus.
Yes, cirrhosis is the last stage of liver failure (after "fibrosis").
Cirrhosis and nodular cirrhosis can cause a small liver. Cirrhosis can be caused by alcohol abuse, hepatitis B and C, fatty liver disease, or something else.
The liver. Cirrhosis of the liver is often caused by excessive alcohol use.
Alcohol cirrhosis of the liver is scarring caused by decades of very heavy drinking.
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Men with cirrhosis of the liver will often develop gynecomastia from increased production of estrogens.
The liver is affected by cirrhosis but as the liver fails other organs will follow suit and death will eventually occur.
There is nothing as portal cirrhosis. There is a condition called as portal hypertension. In cirrhosis of liver you have signs of portal hypertension as well as of liver failure present in a given patient.