Hepatic Ischemia Overview
Learn About Hepatic Ischemia
Hepatic ischemia is a condition in which the liver does not get enough blood or oxygen. This causes injury to liver cells.
Ischemic hepatitis; Shock liver
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
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.
Treatment depends on the cause. Low blood pressure and blood clots must be treated right away.
The Medical College Of Wisconsin Inc
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.
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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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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.
People generally recover if the illness causing hepatic ischemia can be treated. Death from liver failure due to hepatic ischemia is very rare.
Liver failure is a rare, but fatal complication.
Contact your health care provider right away if you have persistent weakness or symptoms of shock or dehydration.
Quickly treating the causes of low blood pressure may prevent hepatic ischemia.
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.
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...
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.
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