Medical Specialists: Hepatologist

Basic Information: Hepatologist

Hepatologist: A gastroenterologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating liver diseases.

Diseases: Our database has 37 diseases or medical conditions possibly treated by a Hepatologist.

Tests: Our database has 8 medical tests possibly used or diagnosed by a Hepatologist.

Condition count for Hepatologist: 1; see list of conditions below.

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Diseases or Medical Conditions Diagnosed or Treated by Hepatologist:

The following list of diseases or medical conditions are some (but not all) of the medical issues that may be treated by Hepatologist (medical specialist) or where a Hepatologist may be involved:

• Hepatitis
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Liver failure
• Liver disease
• Hepatitis C
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Liver cancer
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Chronic hepatitis (type of Hepatitis)
• Gilbert’s disease
• Jaundice
• Pruritus
• Hepatic encephalopathy
• Wilson's disease
• Hemochromatosis
• ?1-antitrypsin deficiency
• Cholestasis
• Ascites
• Asterixis (flapping tremor)
• Gynaecomastia
• Coagulopathy
• Liver enlargement
• Focal nodular hyperplasia
• Dubin-johnson disease
• Rotor disease
• Byler's disease ("FIC"; familial intrahepatic cholestasis)
• Biliary cirrhosis
• Biliary atresia
• Alagille's disease
• Gallstone in the common duct
• Biliary cancer
• Pancreatic cancer
• Ampullary cancer
• Crigler-Najjar syndrome types 1 and 2
• Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (breast milk jaundice)
• Transient familial neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (Lucey-Driscoll syndrome)

Medical Tests Performed or Analyzed by Hepatologist

The following list of medical tests or medical diagnostic procedures are some (but not all) that may be performed, prescribed or diagnosed by Hepatologist, ordered by Hepatologist, or where a Hepatologist may be involved in such tests:

• Endoscopy
• Bilirubin analysis
• Liver biopsy
• Physical examination
• Analyze blood tests
• Assess abdominal ultrasound
• Assess results of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Assess results of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC)

Medical treatments of Hepatologist

The following list of medical treatments or medical procedures are some (but not all) of the treatment activities that may be performed by Hepatologist, ordered by Hepatologist, or where a Hepatologist may be involved in such treatments:

• Prescribe medications, recommend liver transplant, liaise with gastrointestinal surgeons, recommend endoscopic stenting, recommend genetic screening

Medical Conditions List for Hepatologist

The following list of medical or health conditions have 'Hepatologist' listed as a specialist in our database:

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