Cirrhosis is a condition in which scar tissue gradually replaces your healthy liver cells. It usually happens over a long period, often due to hepatitis, alcohol use disorder, or metabolic ...

The liver, located in the upper right side of the abdomen, is the body’s largest organ and one of the most important. The liver performs hundreds of vital functions, including converting ...

In 7 cases in which liver tissue was obtained, histologic changes of fatty metamorphosis, bile-duct proliferation, hepatic-cell necrosis ... described "le signe du lobule," in which the enlarging ...

Recent progress has advanced our knowledge of this scarring process, but the detailed mechanism of liver fibrosis is far from clear. Methods The fibrotic specimens of patients and HLF (hepatic ...

Structural alterations in individual posterior lobules, in which cognitive functioning seems preponderant, are still unknown. Our aim was to investigate the impact of grey matter (GM) volume ...

Azizoglu, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who will investigate the Restructuring of the Hepatic Lobule Vasculature in Acute Chemical Liver Injury. Vijay Pandyarajan, MD ...

Akero Therapeutics reported Monday strong results from a nearly two-year, placebo-controlled study showing its drug efruxifermin reversed liver scarring in patients with cirrhosis caused by the ...

Elevated liver enzymes can occur for many reasons. Most often, elevated liver enzymes are temporary and resolve on their own without treatment. Occasionally, elevated liver enzymes require additional ...

What is a liver biopsy? A liver biopsy is a test used to diagnose liver conditions. Tissue samples are removed from your liver and checked under a microscope for signs of damage or disease. A liver ...