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Protein Okay for Cirrhotics

I was just seeing a patient in liver transplant clinic today with end stage liver disease secondary to fatty liver disease leading to Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and cirrhosis. She was miffed with her primary care physician because he had … Continue reading

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Why Biopsy Liver Cancer?

Liver cancers, especially when early in their genesis, are usually asymptomatic. Often they are detected when an ultrasound scan, a CT scan or MRI are performed for other reasons, or when a patient has underlying liver disease (cirrhosis of any … Continue reading

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