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Liver Diseases

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	General Information
	How the Liver Works:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	The Progression of Liver Disease:ALF
	The Liver Disorders Sourcebook:netLibrary
	Liver Diseases:MedlinePlus

	Manifestations of Liver Disease

	Overview
	Common Characteristics of Liver Disease:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Manifestations of Liver Disease:Merck Manual, Home Edition

	Ascites
	Ascites:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Ascites:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

	Cholestasis
	Cholestasis:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Cholestasis:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Cholestasis of Pregnancy:American Pregnancy Association
	Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis:Cholestatic Liver Diseases Consortium
	Low Gamma-GT Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis:GeneReviews

	Enlarged Liver
	Enlarged Liver:Mayo Clinic
	Congestive Hepatomegaly:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Hepatomegaly:MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

	Jaundice
	Jaundice:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Jaundice:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Jaundice in Newborns, see Children's Health, Newborn Complications and Disorders
	Jaundice:MedlinePlus

	Liver Encephalopathy
	Hepatic Encephalopathy:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Liver Encephalopathy: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

	Liver Failure
	Liver Failure:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Liver Failure:Children's Hospital Boston

	Portal Hypertension
	Portal Hypertension:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Portal Hypertension:Vascular Disease Foundation
	Portal Hypertension:Johns Hopkins Gastroenterology & Hepatology

	Treatment of Liver Disease

	Preventive Strategies
	Preventive Strategies in Chronic Liver Disease, Part I:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Preventive Strategies in Chronic Liver Disease, Part II:American Academy of Family Physicians

	Nonsurgical, Interventional Treatments
	Interventional Treatments for Liver Disease:Society of Interventional Radiology
	Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Procedure:Cleveland Clinic

	Alternative Therapies
	Milk Thistle: Effects on Liver Disease and Cirrhosis and Clinical Adverse Effects:AHRQ
	SAMe (S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine) for Treatment of ... Liver Disease:AHRQ

	Liver Surgery
	Liver Surgery:USC Department of Surgery
	Laparoscopic Liver Surgery:USC Department of Surgery
	Liver Biopsy:NIDDK
	Liver Resection:MedicineNet
	List of Videos of Liver Surgery Procedures:MedlinePlus [Video]

	Liver Injury

	Liver Injury Due to Trauma
	Liver Trauma:eMedicine
	Liver Injuries (in children):Children's Hospital Boston

	Chemical and Drug-Induced Liver Injury
	Toxic Hepatitis:Mayo Clinic
	Toxic Hepatitis:Canadian Liver Foundation
	Drug-Induced Hepatitis:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
	Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Liver Damage:MedicineNet
	Serious Liver Injury: Leading Reason for Drug Removals, Restrictions:FDA
	Industrial Chemicals Associated with Toxic Hepatitis:Haz-Map

	Alagille Syndrome
	Alagille Syndrome:ALF
	Alagille Syndrome:Cholestatic Liver Disease Consortium
	Alagille Syndrome:Genetics Home Reference, NLM
	Alagille Syndrome:GeneReviews

	Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
	See Respiratory System, Lung Diseases

	Cirrhosis
	Cirrhosis:ALF
	Cirrhosis of the Liver:NIDDK
	Cirrhosis:UpToDate Patient Information
	Cirrhosis:MedlinePlus
	See also Biliary Cirrhosis

	Cystic Disease of the Liver
	What Are Cystic Diseases of the Liver?:British Liver Trust
	Caroli Disease:Madisons Foundation
	Choledochal Cyst:Texas Pediatric Surgical Associates
	Choledochal Cyst:American Pediatric Surgical Association
	Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis (CHF):Madisons Foundation
	Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis and Polycystic Kidney Disease:ARPKD/CHF Alliance
	Hydatid Cysts, see Infectious Diseases, Echinococcosis
	Polycystic Liver Disease:NORD
	Polycystic Liver Disease:PKD Foundation [Click on topic "Polycystic Liver Disease"]

	Fatty Liver (Steatosis)
	Fatty Liver:ALF
	Alcohol Induced Liver Disease:ALF
	Alcoholic Liver Disease:Johns Hopkins Gastroenterology & Hepatology
	Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease:Mayo Clinic
	Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH):UpToDate Patient Information

	Gilbert's Syndrome
	Gilbert's Syndrome:UpToDate Patient Information

	Hepatitis
	See Hepatitis

	Tumors of the Liver
	Liver Cancer, see Cancer, Liver Cancer
	Hemangioma:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Hepatic Granulomas:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Hepatocellular Adenoma:Merck Manual, Home Edition

	Vascular Disorders of the Liver
	Introduction to Blood Vessel Disorders of the Liver:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Budd-Chiari Syndrome:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Ischemic Cholangiopathy (Hepatic Artery Disorders):Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Ischemic Hepatitis:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Portal Vein Thrombosis:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Veno-occlusive Disease:Merck Manual, Home Edition

	Wilson Disease
	See Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, Wilson Disease

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