Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (also known as TIPS) is a radiologic approach that is used to create a portosystemic shunt percutaneously, where the hepatic vein and the main portal vein ...

A new prognostic score is more accurate than the commonly used Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) in predicting post–transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) survival, researchers ...

“Weight-loss methods, whether with pharmacotherapy or surgery, have to be mindful to avoid inducing these complications,” ...

A diagnosis of cancer is bad enough, but news that it has spread to the liver has always been cataclysmic. Few people survive for five years once cancer is detected in the liver, most living on ...

Liver transplant surgery involves replacing an unhealthy liver with a healthy one from a living or deceased donor. Recovery can take up to 1 year, and 5-year survival rates can be as high as 75%. A ...

Doctors in Delhi successfully treated liver cancer in a 72-year-old high-risk patient without surgery using a minimally invasive procedure. The cancer developed from long-ignored fatty liver disease ...

In patients with unresectable (unable to be removed by surgery) liver cancer, an interventional radiology procedure called triple-drug transcatheter arterial chemoemobolization followed by a liver ...

A liver scan describes a specialized imaging test that examines the liver to help identify certain conditions, assess liver function, and monitor treatment progress. The liver is the largest solid ...

If your doctor recommends a liver biopsy, you may feel anxious. A biopsy involves collecting tissue from inside your body so a doctor can study it. The procedure may be uncomfortable, but it’s usually ...