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Liver cancer or hepatic cancer (from the Greek hēpar, meaning liver) is a cancer that originates in the liver. Liver tumors are discovered on medical imaging equipment (often by accident) or present themselves symptomatically as an abdominal mass, abdominal pain, yellow skin, nausea or liver dysfunction.The leading cause of liver cancer is cirrhosis due to either hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or al...
Liver Failure Definitions: Liver failure occurs when large parts of the liver become damaged beyond repair and the liver is no longer able to function. Located in the upper right portion of the abdomen, the liver and gallbladder are interconnected by ducts known as the biliary tract, which drains into the first segment of the small intestine (the duodenum). Although the liver and gallbladder pa...
Portal hypertension is an increase in the pressure within the portal vein, which carries blood from the digestive organs (stomach, intestine, spleen, & pancreas) to the liver. The increase in pressure is caused by a blockage in the blood flow through the liver. Increased pressure in the portal vein causes large veins (varices) to develop across the esophagus and stomach to get around the block...
=People Who Died of Cirrhosis= Tags: cirrhosis, cause of death, liver, hepatitis C, alcohol abuse, jaundice, yellow skin, The liver weighs about 3 pounds and is the largest solid organ in the body. It performs many important functions, such as:* Manufacturing blood proteins that aid in clotting, oxygen transport, and immune system function* Storing excess nutrients and returning some of the...
Please add the profiles of those who have died of Esophageal Varices or had Esophageal Varices but died from some other cause.== Esophageal varices are abnormal, enlarged veins in the tube that connects the throat and stomach (esophagus). This condition occurs most often in people with serious liver diseases. Esophageal varices develop when normal blood flow to the liver is blocked by a clot or...