Sheep and goat farmers in the Northeast have reported 20% losses from herds this winter due to liver fluke, a trematode or ...

A collision on a ski slope led to Liz Healy being diagnosed with two rare cancers. As she continues to fight, she has joined ...

Unlike the other more well-known type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, the cause of cholangiocarcinoma is not known ...

Your liver is in the upper right part of your abdomen (belly area), on top of your stomach, intestines, and right kidney. Depending on the cause, you may feel pain in the front center of your ...

A variety of lesions occur in the normal liver. This review will describe the most common benign, malignant, and infectious lesions. Illustration will be made of the magnetic resonance imaging ...

An infection in the biliary tract may also directly reach the liver and cause an abscess. The biliary tract includes the gallbladder and bile ducts, which help produce and store bile. If an ...

Director of the Storr Liver Centre at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, studies the causes of liver diseases and cancer, and is a co-author on the study. "Around one in three Australian ...

World-renowned liver specialist Professor Jacob George, director of the Storr Liver Center and a co-author of the study, researches the causes of liver diseases and cancer. Professor George pointed ...

Scientists have found more evidence that long-term heavy drinking can cause serious damage to the body, particularly the liver. A new study from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest ...

Elevated liver enzymes alone don't indicate a specific disease or condition. Some individuals with elevated liver enzymes have no underlying cause and require no treatment. Conversely, some ...

Lesions that mimic the appearance of cysts include: cystic neoplasms such as mucinous/serous ovarian carcinoma, which are usually superficial and bulge the liver surface contour; and mucinous ...

UCHealth reports that the number of liver transplants needed because of a patient's alcohol use has been on the increase in recent years. "Alcohol is currently the leading indication for liver ...