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Cirrhosis is a degenerative illness affecting the liver and causing scarring. Alcohol misuse and hepatitis C are thought to be the two main causes of this illness.
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What is the definition of the word cirrhosis?
It is Latin for orange colored.
What is compensated cirrhosis?
It is cirrhosis without any symptoms
How do you know how bad cirrhosis of liver is?
Cirrhosis is the final stage of liver disease (before death). There is only one level of cirrhosis, which is "bad", since cirrhosis is progressive and non-reverisble. The stage before cirrhosis is called "fibrosis", which you could classify is "not as bad".
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.
What Is a chronic degenerative disease of the liver characterized by scarring?
Cirrhosis
How common is Biliary cirrhosis?
It represents 15-20% of all cirrhosis
What type of cirrhosis is also known as portal cirrhosis?
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.
Would a abdominal ct with contrast show liver disease or cirrhosis?
Cirrhosis
When was Cirrhosis of the Louvre created?
Cirrhosis of the Louvre was created on 1966-03-09.
How many people die from cirrhosis each year?
In the United States about 31,000 people die every year from cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is a chronic disease of the liver.
Is cirrhosis communicable?
Cirrhosis is not a disease in itself, it is a stage of liver failure (the final stage, in fact). Whether it is "communicable" or not depends on whether the cause of the cirrhosis is communicable.
When cirrhosis was detected?
Cirrhosis was first introduced by Laennec in 1826. hope this helps!!!! from: a friend!!!!!
