When the liver fails, due to cancer and other illnesses, a transplant from a deceased or living donor can offer effective treatment.
Pediatric liver transplants at Yale Medicine are extremely safe and successful, and can cure many cases of childhood liver failure.
Cirrhosis refers to the final, advanced stage of several diseases that affect the liver and cause it to scar.
Fatty liver disease (fat deposits in the liver) can lead to serious medical problems. Weight loss is often an effective treatment for this condition.
Alcohol-related liver disease occurs due to liver damage caused by excessive consumption of alcohol.
Gaucher disease is a rare, inherited disorder that causes fatty substances to build up in the spleen, liver and other organs.
Yale Medicine has expertise the newest forms of radiation therapy to treat liver cancer.
In diagnosing liver cancer, a pathological study is essential because the disease presents few symptoms. Pathology also guides treatment.
Huntington’s disease is a rare, inherited neurodegenerative condition that slowly and permanently robs a person’s physical and mental health.
Risk factors for liver cancer include viral infections of the liver (such as hepatitis) and chronic liver disease (cirrhosis) as well as fatty liver disease.