In most patients who do not have liver cirrhosis, up to 75% of the liver can be removed safely. In patients with cirrhosis, surgeons remove as little of the liver as possible.
Liver Disease Treatment
Liver disease treatment depends on the specific type of liver condition. Hepatitis, for example, is often treated with liver medication or vitamin supplements. More severe cases may require surgery, or in the event of liver failure, a liver transplant. Liver disease caused by alcohol and/or diet may be successfully treated and the liver may recover over time. Learn more about liver disease treatment with expert advice from Sharecare.
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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital answeredFor patients with portal hypertension, a TIPS procedure uses x-rays and ultrasound imaging to create a small hole in the portal vein (the vein that carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver). A shunt or small tube is inserted into the hole. The shunt is then connected to one of the hepatic veins, creating another pathway through which blood can flow, thereby reducing pressure in the portal vein. This also reduces pressure in other abdominal veins, including those in the stomach, liver, esophagus and bowel.
TIPS can also be used to treat other conditions such as recurrent bleeding of the varices, refractory ascites, hepatorenal syndrome, and Budd-Chiari syndrome -- a clotting in the hepatic vein. -
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Dr. Charles R. St Hill, MD , Surgical Oncology, answered on behalf of Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center
Ablative therapy burns a liver tumor to treat it, says Charles St. Hill, MD, an oncologist at Sunrise Hospital. In this video, he says that this procedure might be used when a tumor can't be resected.