Hepatology
Hepatology is a branch of medicine that deals with diagnosis, prevention, and management of diseases that affect the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. A hepatologist is a specialist who treats and Diagnosis disorders of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and biliary tree.
most common ailments that are diagnosed and managed by a hepatologist include:
Diseases of the liver which includes
fatty liver disease, liver
cirrhosis and liver cancer, viral
hepatitis infections (hepatitis A, B, C and E). More than two billion individuals have been infected with
hepatitis B and
Hepatitis c . About 80% of liver cancers can be attributed to either
hepatitis B or
hepatitis C . With more worldwide implementation of
vaccination and
screening before blood transfusion, lower
infection rates are expected in the upcoming days. All over the global the alcohol consumption is increasing, and consequently the number of people with
cirrhosis and other related complications is increasing.
The procedures of which a hepatologists are required to perform include the following:
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , which is used to diagnose and treat many biliary gland and pancreatic diseases.
Transhepatic pancreato-cholangiography, which is an X-ray method used to detect obstruction in the bile ducts or liver.
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, is an artificial channel which is made to create a connection between the portal and hepatic veins.
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