This category contains information for patients, their families and caregivers, about the largest organ in the human body: the liver. [MORE] Alagille Syndrome@ (5) Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency@ (13) Ascites (6) Associations (11) Biliary Atresia@ (9) Cancer@ (29) Children (9) Cirrhosis (11) Crigler-Najjar Syndrome@ (7) Gilbert's Syndrome@ (11) Hemochromatosis@ (26) Hepatic Encephalopathy@ (8) Hepatitis (114) Portal Hypertension (7) Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (8) Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (8) Research (12) Support Groups (28) Tests & Procedures (16) Transplant (30) Wilson's Disease@ (13) Zellweger Syndrome@ (7) 1. Alcoholic Liver Disease - Textbook chapter explains fatty liver, hepatitis, and cirrhosis related to excessive alcohol usage. Includes symptoms and management. 2. Cholestasis - Textbook section describes causes and symptoms of intra- and extrahepatic cholestasis. Includes diagnosis and management of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. 3. Congenital Hyperbilirubinemia - Section of textbook chapter gives brief overview of four conjugated and unconjugated syndromes. 4. Dr. Wu's Liver Diseases - Information on hepatic diseases with a focus on viral hepatitis. Includes web sites for medical students, and information and review articles on hepatology. 5. Drug-Induced Liver Disease - Section of textbook chapter details types of acute, cholestatic, chronic, and miscellaneous hepatic drug reactions. 6. Glossary of Terms for Hepatobiliary Diseases - Terms related to disease of the liver and bile ducts, including anatomy, medicines, disorders, and tests. 7. Hepatorenal Syndrome - Textbook explanation of advancing kidney failure as caused by liver disease. Includes diagnosis and treatment information. 8. Inherited Liver Disease - Medical textbook information about hemochromatosis, alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency, and Wilson's Disease. Includes symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. 9. Liver Diseases - Collection of brief descriptions outlining liver diseases, from Gastroenterology Consultants, PC. 10. Liver Diseases in Middle East - Provides detailed information about the liver, diseases, surgery, procedures, and transplant. 11. Liverdisease.com - Expansion of knowledge to the public on topics devoted to hepatitis and other liver diseases. 12. Medicinenet.com: Liver Overview - Information about the liver, including diseases and conditions, medications, doctor's views and responses, and health facts. 13. What are the Diseases that Affect the Liver? - Details causes and symptoms of liver diseases that occur in children and adults. 14. 50 Ways to Love Your Liver - Humorous list of tips for maintaining a healthy liver, told from the liver's point of view. 15. AASLD: Fast Facts - Explains the functions of the liver and diseases which can effect it. Includes hepatitis, cancer, hemochromatosis, alcohol, and acetaminophen. 16. Autoimmune Hepatitis NEW! - Information includes description, symptoms, diagnosis, indications for treatment, and associated diseases. 17. Baylor College of Medicine: Liver Disease - Article provides basic facts, symptoms, causes and risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment approach. 18. Bleeding Esophageal Varices NEW! - Explains this condition, including alternative names, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, long-term effects, and treatment. 19. British Liver Trust: About Your Liver - Includes the location of the liver and related organs, some of the many functions, and what can go wrong. 20. British Liver Trust: Diet and Liver Disease - Provides an explanation of how the liver processes different types of foods, and what type of diet is recommended for people with liver disease. 21. Canadian Liver Foundation: Variceal Bleeding - Explains what varices are, the symptoms, causes, therapies, and treatment procedures for this condition related to advanced liver disease. 22. Cleveland Clinic: Bleeding Varices - Article explains what they are, causes, symptoms, treatments, and prevention. 23. Concerns About Liver Failure - Describes complications that occur with this condition, including ascites, jaundice, muscle tremors, seizures, varices, and coma. 24. Diet For Liver Disease NEW! - Provides information on what the liver does and how diet effects those with liver disease. 25. Diseases of the Liver - Offers links to information on liver diseases, articles, books and other liver-related resources. 26. It's Dangerous To Ignore Your Liver NEW! - Offers information about risk factors and liver wellness. Download factsheets, order free brochures, or email a question. 27. Jaundice - Discusses the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this condition associated with liver disease. 28. Liver - Explains the anatomy of this organ, physiology, diseases, transplantation, and offers internal links. 29. Liver Disease NEW! - University of Illinois Medical Center explains liver function, disease signs and symptoms, causes and risks, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and side effects. 30. Liver Disease - Article from TalkMedical includes causes and symptoms of common liver diseases, long-term effects, treatments, and side effects. 31. Liver Failure - Brief NodeWorks Encyclopedia article describes this final stage of liver disease. Includes causes, symptoms, dietary considerations, and medications. 32. Liver Failure - Information on symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis. 33. Liver Failure - Explains the causes, symptoms and diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, and need for transplantation. 34. Liver Health Tips - Offers information on keeping healthy, who is at risk for liver disease, how diet is important, and signs of liver problems. 35. Medications and the Liver/Hepatitis NEW! - Clinical article explains how medications may cause liver damage. Includes chart by age and substance. 36. Merck Manual: Cholestasis - Describes this condition, associated with liver disease, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. 37. Merck Manual: Fatty Liver - Describes this condition, known causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. 38. Merck Manual: Liver and Gallbladder Disorders - Includes discussions of various specific conditions and information on symptoms and clinical manifestations of early and advanced liver disease. 39. Vascular Disorders of the Liver - Description of four vein-related disorders and conditions that can cause harm to the liver. 40. What Are the Myths Vs. Facts About Alcohol and the Liver? - Explains causes and types of liver disease, how much is too much alcohol, prevention, risks by gender, cirrhosis, and transplant. 41. What Is Fatty Liver? - University of Louisville provides a description of this condition, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web. Submit a Site - Update a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

© 2008 Chamas Enterprises Inc.