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  1. Cirrhosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Cirrhosis is severe scarring of the liver. This serious condition can be caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis or chronic ...

  2. Cirrhosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Often, cirrhosis is first found through a routine blood test or checkup. To help confirm a diagnosis, a combination of laboratory and imaging tests is usually ...

  3. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Cirrhosis happens because of liver injury, such as the damage caused by inflammation in NASH . As the liver tries to stop inflammation, it creates areas of ...

  4. Primary biliary cholangitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    It previously was called primary biliary cirrhosis. Bile is a fluid made in the liver. It helps with digestion and absorbing certain vitamins. It also helps the ...

  5. Study finds that patients with alcohol-associated cirrhosis have worse outcomes in recovering from critical illness, compared with other cirrhosis patients - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Almost half of all cirrhosis deaths are attributed to chronic alcohol use disorder, with the rest caused by hepatitis and other forms of liver disease. Over 7 ...

  6. Mayo Clinic Study Reverses Current Thought on Treatment of Cirrhosis

    ... cirrhosis diagnosis improved survival rates among diabetes patients. ... Therefore, type 2 diabetes is found in 37 percent of cirrhotic patients, five times more ...

  7. Liver cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Reduce your risk of cirrhosis · Get vaccinated against hepatitis B · Take measures to prevent hepatitis C · Seek treatment for hepatitis B or C infection · Ask your ...

  8. Cirrhosis Clinical Trials - Mayo Clinic Research

    This Registry will enroll cirrhotic participants with or without decompensated liver disease who have achieved a sustained virologic response (SVR) after ...

  9. Cirrhosis - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

    Mayo researchers are also making significant contributions to understanding the causes of liver cirrhosis and developing new treatments. Publications. See a ...

  10. Hepatitis C: What happens in end-stage liver disease? - Mayo Clinic

    Cirrhosis usually progresses to the point where the liver loses most or all of its function — liver failure. In addition, people with cirrhosis may develop:.