Hepatic cirrhosis definition of hepatic cirrhosis by the. This serious type of damage is called decompensated cirrhosis. In fact, a person may live many years with cirrhosis without being aware that his or her liver is scarred. Description cirrhosis changes the structure of the liver and the blood vessels that nourish it. In a small number of people with cirrhosis, the liver gets so damaged it can no longer work properly. This is because the pressure in the portal vein is not yet too high and there are still enough healthy liver cells to keep up. Cirrosis hepatica enfermedades del higado enfermedades. Liver cirrhosis emmanuel a tsochatzis, jaime bosch, andrew k burroughs cirrhosis is an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality in more developed countries, being the 14th most common cause of death worldwide but fourth in central europe. Significado, pronunciacion, traducciones y ejemplos. Paul starr, md, and daniel raines, md, louisiana state university health sciences center school. Cirrosis hepatica american college of gastroenterology. Paul starr, md, and daniel raines, md, louisiana state university health sciences center school of medicine at new orleans, new orleans, louisiana c. Hepatic cirrhosis definition of hepatic cirrhosis by.
Epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis and its management article pdf available march. Cirrhosis definition cirrhosis is a chronic degenerative disease in which normal liver cells are damaged and are then replaced by scar tissue. Soporte nutricional a pacientes con cirrosis hepatica. Increasingly, cirrhosis has been seen to be not a single disease. Palabras clave cirrosis, celula estrellada, fibrosis, matriz. At first, you may have no symptoms at all this is called compensated cirrhosis.
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