Patients can discuss minimally invasive robotic liver cancer surgery with their care teams. The process tends to be safe and effective, an expert said. With the advent of new technologies and improved ...

Obesity is a leading cause of fatty liver condition. Patients who had weight-loss surgery showed fewer signs of the disease progressing. By Roni Caryn Rabin One in four American adults has fatty liver ...

Laparoscopic surgery led to a substantial reduction in functional recovery time and postoperative hospital stay compared with open surgery in patients undergoing parenchyma-preserving resection of ...

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver ...

A liver transplant surgery is a procedure to remove your liver and replace it with a healthy liver. It’s done when your liver stops working properly due to disease or injury. Most liver transplants ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Patients diagnosed with liver cancer in the ArkLaTex now have access to a new treatment option closer to ...

The number of liver transplant procedures happening in the United States is rising. In fact, 2021 marked the ninth year in a row that the number of liver transplants increased. For the first time, ...

Not all fatty liver cases are linked to alcohol. Experts warn that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can progress silently and, if ignored, may require surgery. Early detection and lifestyle changes ...

UAB has continued expanding access to liver transplantation, yet demand remains high, and many patients with lower model for end-stage liver disease, or MELD, scores face long wait times that can lead ...