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Revision as of 05:57, 18 June 2008
Cirrhosis is a "liver disease in which the normal microcirculation, the gross vascular anatomy, and the hepatic architecture have been variably destroyed and altered with fibrous septa surrounding regenerated or regenerating parenchymal nodules."[1]
Complications
Ascites
Esophageal varices
Patients with a platelet count of less than 40 and a palpable spleen are more likely to have esophageal varices.[2]
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hepatorenal syndrome
Prognosis
MELD Score
The MELD Score can help predict mortality. An online calculator is available.
References
- ↑ Anonymous. Liver cirrhosis. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ↑ Sharma SK, Aggarwal R (2007). "Prediction of large esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis of the liver using clinical, laboratory and imaging parameters". J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 22 (11): 1909–15. DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04501.x. PMID 17914969. Research Blogging.