The liver controls nutrition, metabolism and excretion of foreign substances in the body that may affect other organs. These extrahepatic and systemic effects are caused by hepatic dysfunction of decreased liver cell mass and by decreased liver blood ...
The liver controls nutrition, metabolism and excretion of foreign substances in the body that may affect other organs. These extrahepatic and systemic effects are caused by hepatic dysfunction of decreased liver cell mass and by decreased liver blood flow by colltaeral circulation, which make changes slowly over long time. Systemic effects of liver cirrhosis changes dynamically. even without changes in liver function tests. In the early stage, they are almost functional changes without irreversible lesions. Then abnormal findings recover completely as improvement of liver function. But there is no specific diagnostic test.
Is is important to understand the cirrhotic patient with comprehensive interpretation of liver itself and systemic effects of disease.