Hepatology
Hepatologist is Medical Specialist in which a Hepatologist doctor treat people with liver disease, liver, biliary tree, the gallbladder, and the pancreas. Hepatologists typically deal with viral hepatitis and alcohol-related diseases.
A Hepatologists can treat adult or pediatric patients.
- Hepatologist Treat disease included:
Viral hepatitis infections (hepatitis A, B, C and E) - fatty liver
- Liver cancer
- Liver cirrhosis
- Liver transplant
- Jaundice
- Gastrointestinal bleeding caused by portal hypertension linked to liver injury
- Enzyme defects causing liver enlargement in children, also known of as liver storage diseases
- Some tropical infections such as hydatid cyst, kala-azar or schistosomiasis
- Genetic and metabolic liver disease
- Pancreatitis, usually when caused by alcohol consumption or gallstones
- Drug metabolism
- Damage to the pancreas or biliary tract caused by infection, cancer, alcohol, bleeding or obstruction