Most kidneys and livers used in transplantation come from individuals who have died, but this doesn’t provide enough organs. So living donors are needed.
When the liver fails, due to cancer and other illnesses, a transplant from a deceased or living donor can offer effective treatment.
Alcohol-related liver disease is liver damage caused by excessive consumption of alcohol. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
For people with Wilson disease, the body is unable to properly metabolize copper and it builds up to dangerous levels.
A type of cancer that starts in the liver and can cause stomach pain and swelling and jaundice.
Organ transplants, including heart, liver, kidney and pancreas, require highly specialized anesthesiology skills.
Cirrhosis is a condition in which the liver is scarred due to liver disease. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Hepatitis is caused by a virus in the blood. Infection occurs through exposure to the virus. Hepatitis B and C cause liver inflammation.