“Weight-loss methods, whether with pharmacotherapy or surgery, have to be mindful to avoid inducing these complications,” ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver damage ...

A local hospital is using new technology to remove liver cancer without invasive surgery.

Readmission rate of open liver surgery is 20-25% at most major cancer centers, yet the readmission rate for robotic hepatectomy was 1.6% in this retrospective analysis of data from six centers in two ...

Patients can discuss minimally invasive robotic liver cancer surgery with their care teams. The process tends to be safe and effective, an expert said. With the advent of new technologies and improved ...

Mayo Clinic surgeons have found that an innovative approach can help patients with obesity get lifesaving care. Obesity can be a barrier to liver transplant. Dr. Julie Heimbach, director of the Mayo ...

In a Mumbai medical miracle, doctors in Thane give new lease of life to 55-year-old elderly man suffering with kidney and liver disease for over 10 years ...

UChicago Medicine is using a new technology to destroy liver tumors without radiation, chemotherapy or even cutting the skin. Called histotripsy, it destroys tumors using sound waves. Amber Sikes was ...

Recent medical research has uncovered a significant connection between obesity and liver health, with excess weight being a primary contributor to various liver conditions. This relationship has led ...

The benefits of many elective nonhepatic surgeries outweigh the risks for select patients with compensated cirrhosis, but those at high risk for poor surgical outcomes should continue to seek ...