Alcohol-related liver disease is liver damage caused by excessive consumption of alcohol. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Pediatric liver transplants at Yale Medicine are extremely safe and successful, and can cure many cases of childhood liver failure.
Cirrhosis is a condition in which the liver is scarred due to liver disease. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Fatty liver disease (fat deposits in the liver) can lead to serious medical problems. Weight loss is often an effective treatment for this condition.
A colorectal polyp is an abnormal but often benign growth that forms on the inner (mucosal) wall of the colon or rectum. 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.
A type of cancer that starts in the liver and can cause stomach pain and swelling and jaundice.
When the liver fails, due to cancer and other illnesses, a transplant from a deceased or living donor can offer effective treatment.
Colonoscopy is a procedure that uses an endoscope to examine the inside of the large intestine. Learn more about this procedure.
Cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease, causes a buildup of thick mucus in the lungs. Early detection and better therapies help people live longer.