Treatment of Liver Necrosis
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Marien Hospital Duesseldorf
Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Endocrine Surgery and Hernia Surgery
University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Department of General, Abdominal, Transplant, Hepatopancreatobiliary, Colorectal, Endocrine, Bariatric Surgery and Hernia Surgery
Charite University Hospital Berlin
Department of General, Abdominal and Vascular Surgery
University Hospital Marburg UKGM
Department of Abdominal, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Department of Adult and Pediatric General, Abdominal, Transplant Surgery
University Hospital Heidelberg
Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery
University Hospital Tuebingen
Department of General, Abdominal, Adult and Pediatric Transplant Surgery
University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich
Department of Adult and Pediatric General, Abdominal, Hepatobiliary, Endocrine, Thoracic and Hernia Surgery
University Hospital Duesseldorf
Department of General, Abdominal and Pediatric Surgery
University Hospital Erlangen
Department of General, Abdominal, Endocrine, Colorectal and Bariatric Surgery
University Hospital Saarland Homburg
Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Endocrine, Hepatopancreatobiliary, Colorectal, Bariatric, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery
HELIOS University Hospital Wuppertal
Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Colorectal Surgery
Medicana International Istanbul Hospital
Department of General Surgery
HELIOS Clinic Krefeld
Department of General, Abdominal and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Department of General Surgery
Liver necrosis is a process of necrosis of the liver tissue as a result of certain circulatory disorders, chemical or thermal effects or trauma. The necrosis area is rejected by other tissues and cells thus can be clearly seen upon diagnosis. If liver tissue becomes damaged to the point it can not be repaired, the liver itself can not function fully and properly anymore.
There are several causes of liver necrosis. The most common cause of liver necrosis is liver failure, which can be a life-threatening condition. Liver failure can be either chronic or acute. In the latter case, the possibility of liver necrosis is higher as the failure develops rapidly over the period of 48 hours sometimes. Another cause of liver necrosis is hepatotoxicity, which is a chemical-driven damage to the liver. Certain drugs can lead to the death of liver tissue if they cause far too many toxins to appear in the liver. Other possible causes of liver necrosis can be Hepatitis B and C and in some cases excessive consumption of alcohol. In rare cases malnutrition can lead to the liver necrosis.
Necrosis of the liver can develop when there is an insufficient supply of blood to the liver or if there had been a serious trauma which damaged the liver tissue. Overall, this disease is rare. In USA there are approximately 200 cases of liver necrosis registered annually.
- Pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen
- Enlarged liver
- Jaundice
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Fatigue
- A liver function test is ordered to determine if liver functions properly
- A blood test is ordered to determine if there is infection which could be causing similar symptoms or be the primary cause of liver necrosis.
- An MRI and ultrasound of the liver are used to determine if the liver is enlarged.
- A biopsy is ordered to determine if there is process of necrosis. This test can also determine the extent of necrosis.
- Anatomical liver resection is a surgery used to remove the dead tissue so that the liver functions properly again. If the liver is resected extensively, a patient needs to have liver transplantation. The transplant needs to be found as soon as possible to make the chances for survival as high as possible.
Authors: Dr. Nadezhda Ivanisova, Dr. Sergey Pashchenko