Diseases of the liver and biliary tract

Polycystic liver disease

Polycystic liver disease is a rare genetic disorder in which multiple fluid cysts form inside the liver.

Biliary sludge of the gallbladder

Biliary sludge (or bile sludge) is a condition in which the bile in the gallbladder or bile ducts becomes thicker and less fluid.

Flakes in the gallbladder

Flakes in the gallbladder can be an indicator of various pathologic conditions.

Such a pathological condition as liver atrophy (from Greek trophe - nutrition with the negative prefix a-) means a decrease in the functional mass of the liver - a reduction in the number of cells capable of ensuring the full function of this organ.

Hepatosplenomegaly: what is it, how to treat it?

The simultaneous pathological increase in the size of visceral organs such as the liver (in Latin - hepar) and the spleen (in Greek - splen) is defined in medicine as hepatosplenomegaly.

Empyema of the gallbladder

A condition in which a large amount of purulent discharge accumulates in the gallbladder without the possibility of their release is called empyema of the gallbladder.

Toxic hepatitis of the liver: acute, chronic, drug, alcoholic

Under toxic hepatitis should be understood pathological process in the liver, which occurs as a result of the fact that the body penetrates toxic substances.

Polyps in the gallbladder: is it dangerous, how to treat without surgery by alternative means

Most often, these formations have a globular configuration, and are a benign growth of the mucous tissues of the organ.

Bile stasis

Among gastrointestinal pathologies, gastroenterologists distinguish bile stagnation, which is a syndrome that indicates a malfunction in the hepatobiliary system: bile, gallbladder (bile depot where it becomes more concentrated) or biliary transport network (intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts).

Abscess of liver

This development of the inflammatory process in the liver tissues to the state of their necrosis and the formation of a cavity with purulent contents.

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