by admin | Jan 12, 2023 | Gastroenterology, Liver, Pancreas
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), formerly known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is a chronic liver disease resulting from progressive destruction of the bile ducts in the liver – called the intrahepatic bile ducts. Bile produced in your liver travels via these ducts...
by admin | Jan 12, 2023 | Gastroenterology, Liver, Pancreas
Galactosemia is an inherited disorder that prevents a person from processing the sugar galactose, which is found in many foods. Galactose also exists as part of another sugar, lactose, found in all dairy products. Normally when a person consumes a product that...
by admin | Jan 12, 2023 | Gastroenterology, Liver, Pancreas
Crigler-Najjar syndrome (CNS), named for the two physicians who first described the condition in 1952, John Crigler and Victor Najjar, is a rare, life-threatening inherited condition that affects the liver. CNS is characterized by a high level of a toxic substance...
by admin | Jan 12, 2023 | Gastroenterology, Liver
Biliary atresia is a disease of the bile ducts that affects only infants. Bile is a digestive liquid that is made in the liver. It travels through the bile ducts to the small intestine, where it helps digest fats. In biliary atresia, the bile ducts become inflamed and...
by admin | Jan 12, 2023 | Gastroenterology, Liver
Alagille Syndrome is an inherited disorder that closely resembles other forms of liver disease seen in infants and young children. However, a group of unusual features affecting other organs distinguishes Alagille Syndrome from the other liver and biliary diseases of...
