Histotripsy is a new, FDA-approved, minimally invasive technique that destroys liver tumors using high-frequency ultrasound waves. For some patients with liver cancer, they could be spared ...

Liver elastography is a test that measures the stiffness of your liver. Stiffness is usually caused by scarring, which can be a sign of liver disease. A liver scan is an ultrasound of the liver ...

The management of BLT is still evolving because of several advances: [1] the improvement in diagnostic radiological imaging, which should reduce the prevalence of unnecessary liver resections ...

Liver cyst symptoms are often absent in the early stages but can lead to pain, vomiting, and shortness of breath as these fluid-filled sacs increase in size. Also known as hepatic cysts, they can ...

The widespread use of imaging modalities and the continuous improvement in their sensitivity have lead to an increasing number of incidental findings of focal liver masses, either solitary or ...

Liver diseases are any diseases that affect the functioning of the liver. Liver diseases can be inherited (such as Wilson disease and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency) or acquired (for example ...

Hepatology is a medical specialty focusing on the structure, function, pathology and disorders of the liver, gall bladder and bile ducts. Late-stage acute liver failure (ALF) has limited therapies.