Lipodystrophy is a group of rare syndromes that causes a person to lose fat tissue on some parts of the body, while gaining it in others, including on organs like the liver.
A type of bacterium, Clostridium difficile (C. diff), causes one of the most common health care-associated infections in the United States.
Hepatitis is caused by a virus in the blood. Infection occurs through exposure to the virus. Hepatitis B and C cause liver inflammation.
About 17,000 new cases of esophageal cancer occur in the United States each year, most of them in men.
Fatty liver disease (fat deposits in the liver) can lead to serious medical problems. Weight loss is often an effective treatment for this condition.
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.
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.
No matter how hard we try, we cannot escape all of the natural side effects of aging. Diverticulitis is a condition that can develop after years of wear and tear on our intestines from eating, absorbing, and processing food.
Cirrhosis refers to the final, advanced stage of several diseases that affect the liver and cause it to scar.