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What is cirrhosis?

Cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease, which is an increase of fibrous tissue in the nodules, with alteration of normal organ structure. It is the final result of various causes that have been damaging the liver for a long time. The most common in most countries around us, is the excessive consumption of alcohol, but there are other important causes that are explained later.

The destruction of the normal structure and the decrease in liver cells involve an impairment in normal functioning of the organ. The liver is involved significantly in the digestion of food, but also is instrumental in the drug metabolism and protein synthesis, including those involved in the phenomena of blood clotting.

Cirrhosis is a serious disease, although the individual prognosis depends on the phase of its evolution in which the diagnosis is made. Patients with cirrhosis “balanced” (without serious complications) have a 50% chance to be alive at 10 years, but the sick “decompensated” have a mortality rate of 70% after 3 years. In any case, the prognosis is worse if alcoholic cirrhosis and the patient continues to drink.

credit to: Dr. José María Ladero Quesada, Dr. Carl J. Brandt, Dr. Ove Schaffalitzky de Muckadell, Dr. Alan Ogilvie

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