What are the common diseases of the hepatobiliary center?
Disease description:
I am in poor health myself and have liver disease, so I frequently go to the hospital for medical checkups. I would like to learn more about related medical knowledge. May I ask, what are the common diseases treated at a liver and bile duct center?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Jiang Chenggang
Common diseases of the hepatobiliary center mainly include:
1. Benign tumors: such as hepatic cysts, hepatic hemangiomas, and focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver.
2. Malignant tumors: such as primary liver cancer, cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer), and liver metastatic cancer.
3. Metabolic diseases: such as cirrhosis, which may require liver transplantation or artificial liver treatment in severe cases.
4. Hepatitis: including hepatitis and liver damage caused by viral hepatitis, fatty liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, etc.
5. Stone-related diseases: such as gallbladder stones and bile duct stones.
6. Inflammatory diseases: such as cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation) and cholangitis (bile duct inflammation).
7. Obstructive diseases: such as obstructive jaundice.
8. Tumorous diseases: such as cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) and gallbladder cancer.
If related symptoms occur, timely medical consultation and treatment are recommended.
