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… Liver Resection On this page: Surgery Overview What To … Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Liver resection is surgery to remove a piece of the liver. Up to one-half of your liver can be removed if the …
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… Kidney and Liver Last updated December 12, 2024 Overview The kidneys and liver are essential for cleaning your blood, maintaining … and breaking down the foods you eat. If you have kidney or liver problems, changing your diet can help protect these …
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… Liver and Spleen Scan On this page: Test Overview Why It Is … It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A liver and spleen scan is a nuclear scan that is done to look at these organs for disease. During a liver and spleen scan, a radioactive tracer substance is put …
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… Needle Biopsy of the Liver On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To … Results Test Overview Percutaneous liver biopsy is a procedure to take a very small sample of your liver tissue. Then a doctor looks at this tissue under a …
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… Liver Function Tests On this page: Test Overview Why It Is … Some blood tests are used to determine whether your liver is damaged or inflamed. Although these tests help your doctor evaluate how well your liver is working, they cannot tell if you have hepatitis C . …
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… Liver Function Panel On this page: A liver (hepatic) function panel is a blood test to check how well the liver is working. This test measures the blood levels of …
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… Ascites and Liver Disease On this page: Overview Overview Ascites is the … can be a complication of other health problems, such as liver disease and some cancers. How is ascites treated? … can be a complication of other health problems, such as liver disease and some cancers. How is ascites treated? …
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… Hepatitis B and C: Risk of Liver Cancer On this page: Overview … cirrhosis . The damage that results increases the risk of liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). If you have chronic HBV infection: You may develop liver cancer even if you do not have cirrhosis. But most …
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… Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) On this page: Related … Information What is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)? Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the term for conditions in which …
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… cancer pain Radiation therapy for cancer pain Pancreatic, liver & kidney cancer Hepatitis B and C: Risk of liver cancer Kidney (renal cell) cancer Pancreatic cancer …
