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Liver Failure Treatment in Delhi

 

Our liver performs many important functions for the survival of our body which includes making of blood clots, bile production and eliminating toxins. When our liver fails to perform this functions this condition is called as liver failure.

Liver failure can be acute (sudden) or may be a result of chronic liver condition, liver failure can also be result of exposure to the harmful chemical or substance abuse.

Liver failure can be life-threatening disease which is why it’s necessary to take timely treatment from liver specialist in Delhi

Acute Liver Failure

Acute liver failure as the name suggest when our liver fails suddenly, this kind of liver failure would take few days or weeks, it’s one of the rare condition which can overnight without any indication, usually a result of toxin consumption or drug abuse (excess consumption of pain killers). For acute liver failure treatment in Delhi consult with liver specialist doctor inDelhi

Chronic Liver Failure

Some common causes of chronic liver failure are listed below:

Unlike acute liver failure this condition doesn’t occur overnight, it takes years of abuse and various liver diseases to contribute to such condition

·         Autoimmune conditions: when our immune system attacks our healthy liver cells it causes large amount of inflammation and scarring in liver, autoimmune hepatitis is very commonly found in liver failure patients.

·         Liver cirrhosis:  when our liver tries to regenerate itself over the period it gets filled with scarred tissues, which makes our liver deformed and hard. This condition is known as liver cirrhosis.

·         Liver infections: People who are suffering from liver infections like Hepatitis B & C have higher chances of liver failure than other liver disorders.

·         Liver cancer: a primary liver cancer is rare condition while a secondary liver cancer when not treated timely can lead to liver failure 

·         Wilson ’s disease: individual suffering from this genetic condition store excess amount of cooper into their liver which leads to liver injuries.

·         Liver adenoma: tumors growth in liver which affects only healthy liver without any prior liver disorder.

 

 

Treatment of liver failure

A liver failure whether acute or chronic both require immediate treatment, only a liver transplant can save the life of patient, only in very rare cases your doctor may try to treat it with medications.

In case of poisoning or substance abuse medication may work, but the treatment of liver failure is very complicated.

For liver transplant surgery in Delhi consult with best liver transplant surgeon in Delhi Dr. Sandeep Kumar Jha, he is currently working in Manipal Super Speciality Hospital Dwarka.

 


 

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