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The knowledge library / Index

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Find your way through the liver library, from everyday language to the underlying science.

9 topics in the library

One library. Different depths.

  1. causes

    Alcohol-related liver disease

    Liver damage caused by alcohol

    Names & reading depths

    Also indexed as: alcohol related liver disease

  2. complications

    Ascites

    Fluid build-up in the tummy

    Names & reading depths

    Also indexed as: fluid build up in the tummy

  3. cirrhosis

    Cirrhosis

    Names & reading depths

  4. therapies

    Gene therapy and the liver

    Gene therapy and your liver

    Names & reading depths

    Also indexed as: AAV vectors · aav vectors

  5. complications

    Hepatic encephalopathy

    Confusion caused by liver problems

    Names & reading depths

    Also indexed as: HE · he

  6. cancer

    Hepatocellular carcinoma

    Primary liver cancer

    Names & reading depths

    Also indexed as: HCC · hcc

  7. science

    Extracorporeal liver support

    Artificial liver machines

    Names & reading depths

    Also indexed as: albumin dialysis · artificial liver · bioartificial liver

  8. surgery

    Post-hepatectomy liver failure

    When the liver that is left cannot cope

    Names & reading depths

    Also indexed as: PHLF · phlf · post hepatectomy liver failure

  9. complications

    Variceal bleeding

    Bleeding from swollen veins in the gullet or stomach

    Names & reading depths