Acute Liver Failure
Acute Liver Failure (ALF) occurs when many of the cells in the liver die or become very damaged in a short period of time. ALF has many causes, such as metabolic conditions or toxicity from incorrect dosage of acetaminophen. ALF can sometimes be treated with medication, if it is identified early.
Biliary Atresia
Biliary atresia is a disease of the liver and bile ducts that occurs in infants. In children with biliary atresia, bile – a liquid that helps the body digest fat – cannot properly drain from the liver. This damages liver cells and can lead to liver failure. Surgical procedures can correct bile flow problems, but the liver disease progresses and requires specialized care to improve growth, development, nutrition and long-term outcomes, which is what our program addresses.
More conditions we treat
- Alagille syndrome
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Glycogen storage disease
- Hepatoblastoma
- Neonatal cholestasis
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC)
- Urea cycle defects
- Viral hepatitis
- Wilson’s disease
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