{"id":2901,"date":"2026-01-17T13:36:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2901"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:27:52","slug":"liver-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2901","title":{"rendered":"Liver Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Definition: Primary malignancy arising in chronically diseased liver.<\/li>\n<li>Risk Factors: Cirrhosis, hepatitis B\/C, fatty liver.<\/li>\n<li>Diagnosis: Triphasic CT\/MRI; AFP marker; biopsy if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Treatment: Resection, ablation, transplant, or TACE depending on stage.<\/li>\n<li>Follow-Up: Imaging and AFP every 3\u20136 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Liver Cyst &amp; Abscess<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simple Liver Cyst\n<ul>\n<li>Benign fluid-filled lesion; asymptomatic or pain if large.<\/li>\n<li>Observation; aspiration or sclerosis if symptomatic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Liver Abscess\n<ul>\n<li>Bacterial or amoebic infection producing pus-filled cavity.<\/li>\n<li>Symptoms: Fever, RUQ pain; diagnosed by US\/CT.<\/li>\n<li>Treatment: Antibiotics and percutaneous drainage.<\/li>\n<li>Follow-Up: Ultrasound to confirm resolution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fatty &amp; Alcoholic Liver Disease<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)\n<ul>\n<li>Fat accumulation in hepatocytes; associated with obesity and diabetes.<\/li>\n<li>Management: Weight loss, exercise, control metabolic risk factors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Alcoholic Liver Disease\n<ul>\n<li>Spectrum from steatosis to cirrhosis due to chronic alcohol use.<\/li>\n<li>Management: Abstinence, nutritional support; treat complications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Viral Hepatitis (A, B, C, D, E)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hepatitis A &amp; E: Acute, fecal-oral transmission; supportive care; HEV severe in pregnancy.<\/li>\n<li>Hepatitis B &amp; D: Blood-borne; chronic HBV managed with antivirals; HDV coinfection worsens prognosis.<\/li>\n<li>Hepatitis C: Chronic; curable with direct-acting antivirals over 8\u201312 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Follow-Up: Regular liver-function tests and HCC surveillance in chronic cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Space-Occupying Lesions &amp; Benign Tumors<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hemangioma\n<ul>\n<li>Common vascular malformation; asymptomatic; observe unless large.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Focal Nodular Hyperplasia (FNH)\n<ul>\n<li>Benign regenerative lesion; often incidental; no treatment needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Other SOLs (adenoma, metastases): Characterize by imaging and biopsy; treat based on type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma) Definition: Primary malignancy arising in chronically diseased liver. Risk Factors: Cirrhosis, hepatitis B\/C, fatty liver. Diagnosis: Triphasic CT\/MRI; AFP marker; biopsy if needed. Treatment: Resection, ablation, transplant, or TACE depending on stage. Follow-Up: Imaging and AFP every 3\u20136 months. Liver Cyst &amp; Abscess Simple Liver Cyst Benign fluid-filled lesion; asymptomatic or [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2901"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3035,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2901\/revisions\/3035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}