Learn About Hepatic Ischemia

What is the definition of Hepatic Ischemia?

Hepatic ischemia is a condition in which the liver does not get enough blood or oxygen. This causes injury to liver cells.

What are the alternative names for Hepatic Ischemia?

Ischemic hepatitis; Shock liver

What are the causes of Hepatic Ischemia?

Low blood pressure from any condition can lead to hepatic ischemia. Such conditions may include:

  • Abnormal heart rhythms
  • Dehydration
  • Heart failure
  • Infection, especially sepsis
  • Severe bleeding

Other causes may include:

  • Blood clots in the main artery to the liver (hepatic artery) after a liver transplant
  • Inflammation of blood vessels, leading to reduced blood flow (vasculitis)
  • Burns
  • Heat stroke
  • Having a sickle cell crisis
What are the symptoms of Hepatic Ischemia?

The person may have an altered mental status due to reduced blood flow to the brain. Other symptoms may include:

  • Loss of appetite
  • Feeling of general discomfort
  • Discomfort in the right upper quadrant of your abdomen
  • Jaundice

Damage to the liver cells most often does not cause symptoms until it affects liver function.

Blood clots in the liver's main artery may cause abdominal pain.

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What are the current treatments for Hepatic Ischemia?

Treatment depends on the cause. Low blood pressure and blood clots must be treated right away.

Who are the top Hepatic Ischemia Local Doctors?
Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
Transplant Surgery | General Surgery

The Medical College Of Wisconsin Inc

Milwaukee, WI 
 (21.6 mi)
Languages Spoken:
English, Korean
Accepting New Patients

Joohyun Kim is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Kim and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatic Ischemia. His top areas of expertise are Hepatic Ischemia, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.

Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
Transplant Surgery | General Surgery

Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation

Chicago, IL 
 (67.3 mi)
Languages Spoken:
English, Kannada, Polish, Spanish
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Satish Nadig is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Nadig and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatic Ischemia. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant. Dr. Nadig is currently accepting new patients.

 
 
 
 
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Surgical Oncology | General Surgery
Surgical Oncology | General Surgery

The Medical College Of Wisconsin Inc

Milwaukee, WI 
 (21.6 mi)
Languages Spoken:
English
Accepting New Patients

Callisia Clarke is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Clarke and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatic Ischemia. Her top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Pancreatic Cancer, Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, Hepatectomy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Clarke is currently accepting new patients.

What is the outlook (prognosis) for Hepatic Ischemia?

People generally recover if the illness causing hepatic ischemia can be treated. Death from liver failure due to hepatic ischemia is very rare.

What are the possible complications of Hepatic Ischemia?

Liver failure is a rare, but fatal complication.

When should I contact a medical professional for Hepatic Ischemia?

Contact your health care provider right away if you have persistent weakness or symptoms of shock or dehydration.

How do I prevent Hepatic Ischemia?

Quickly treating the causes of low blood pressure may prevent hepatic ischemia.

What are the latest Hepatic Ischemia Clinical Trials?
The Application of Sodium Bicarbonate Ringer's Solution on Perioperative Lactic Acid Concentration and Early Recovery Quality in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Hepatectomy

Summary: Compared the effects of Sodium bicarbonate Ringer's solution and lactate Ringer's solution on the internal environment and hemodynamics of patients during laparoscopic liver resection, to observe the application prospect of sodium bicarbonate Ringer's solution in Laparoscopic hepatectomy.

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Unravelling the Impact of Radiofrecuency in Liver Surgery: the Key to Decrease Local Recurrence? (Study LIVERaTION)

Summary: Radiofrequency devices have been increasingly employed in liver surgery in order to achieve proper hemostasis and this use has become more evident with the implementation of minimal invasive surgery. Due to its well-known efficacy for tumor ablation (i.e. hepatocarcinoma) it use has been extended in some cases to ablate the liver surface after resection in questionable resection. Till date, despit...

Who are the sources who wrote this article ?

Published Date: May 14, 2024
Published By: Jenifer K. Lehrer, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Aria - Jefferson Health Torresdale, Jefferson Digestive Diseases Network, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

What are the references for this article ?

Korenblat KM. Approach to the patient with jaundice or abnormal liver tests. In: Goldman L, Cooney KA, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 27th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2024:chap 133.

Nery FG, Valla DC. Vascular diseases of the liver. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 11th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2021:chap 85.