[Therapy of liver cirrhosis. Managing complications with fingertip control].
Chronic liver diseases often lead to cirrhosis of that organ. As this progresses, hepatic function decreases, and the risk of life-threatening complications increases. Common complications are variceal bleeding, ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome and hepatocellular carcinoma. The only therapeutic option that offers a chance of a cure is transplantation which, however, owing to strict selection criteria and the limited number of donor organs, can be applied only in a minority of patients. For most of the cases, the therapeutic strategy comprises treatment of the underlying disease, prevention and symptomatic treatment of typical complications.
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Abt. Innere Medizin, Kreiskrankenhaus Nagold. hubert.moerk@kreiskrankenhaus-nagold.de
D001201:Ascites / Q000628:therapy; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000628:therapy; D006530:Hepatorenal Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000628:therapy; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy