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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.
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What can liver and spleen scans detect?
Cirrhosis and splenomegaly due to abscess or tumor
How can an abscess in your appendix effect your liver?
your liver filters all the blood in your system and can become toxic also and you could develop cirrhosis.
How are cirrhosis and hepatitis the same?
they both effect the liver
What is the medical term meaning liver abscess?
Liver abscess is the medical term. Hepatoma is a liver tumor.
Can artichokes heal cirrhosis?
Once a liver has developed cirrhosis, there is no way to reverse the damage. The only "cure" for cirrhosis is liver transplant.
Is cirrhosis liver failure?
Yes, cirrhosis is the last stage of liver failure (after "fibrosis").
What is the cause of a small liver?
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.
What is an organ that may develop cirrhosis?
The liver. Cirrhosis of the liver is often caused by excessive alcohol use.
The second leading cause of alcohol related death is?
Traffic fatalities.
What is alcohol cirrhosis of the liver?
Alcohol cirrhosis of the liver is scarring caused by decades of very heavy drinking.
Is liver cancer cirrhosis?
Liver cancer is not the same as liver cirrhosis. Cancer is a replication of malignant (or, "damaged") cells, which gradually take over an organ, reducing the function, and may spread to other parts of the body. (i.e, cancer cells growing and taking over the liver, reducing function). Whereas cirrhosis is vast amounts of scarring to the hepatocytes (liver cells), which make up the liver. (i.e liver cells, which are already in existence, being damaged). Cirrhosis does not spread to other parts of the body.
Where does Cirrhosis occur?
The liver
