Normal liver stiffness is reported to be in the range of 4–6 kPa, whereas in cirrhosis the levels are generally >12–14 kPa (Rockey 2008). There are five key features of VCTE: It is technically ...

A Cleveland Clinic liver specialist discusses life expectancy with fatty liver disease and provides tips to take charge of your health.

When alcohol enters the system, the liver prioritizes processing it above other substances, potentially disrupting its normal ...

Obesity can herald problems with liver health, as they did for Julie Beadle's husband. As she learned, those problems can ...

where the liver becomes permanently scarred and hardened. Cirrhosis is a severe condition characterized by the replacement of normal liver tissue with fibrotic tissue, leading to a significant ...

That’s normal. Fatty liver disease happens when ... The more scarring you have, the closer you get to cirrhosis of the liver, which greatly increases your risk of liver failure and liver cancer.

A normally healthy woman in her 60s was diagnosed with fatty liver after a liver function test showed abnormal findings.The ...

Liver elastography confirms liver fibrosis (stiffness) and helps providers reach a diagnosis to suggest treatment. Learn ...

Background and Aims: Neuropathy in association with chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis, is recognized; however, there are differences in the incidence and type of neuropathy reported.