Conditions & symptoms
Liver, Bile Duct and Pancreas Conditions
What each condition is, how it is diagnosed, what treatment can do and when a liver transplant or HPB surgery becomes the right step. Written for patients and families in Kolkata and eastern India.
Liver diseases
Long-term and sudden liver diseases, and the point at which a transplant should be discussed.
Acute Liver Failure: Causes, Warning Signs and Emergency Transplant in Kolkata →
Acute liver failure is an emergency. Causes seen in India, warning signs, King's College criteria and why early transfer to a transplant centre matters.
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF): Triggers, ICU Care and Transplant in Kolkata →
ACLF is a sudden, dangerous worsening of chronic liver disease. Learn the triggers, organ failures, ICU treatment and when liver transplant is considered.
Alcohol-Related Liver Disease: Stages, Treatment and Transplant in Kolkata →
Alcohol-related liver disease, from fatty liver to alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis: warning signs, why stopping alcohol matters most, and transplant.
Autoimmune and Genetic Liver Diseases: Treatment and Transplant in Kolkata →
Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC, PSC, Wilson disease and haemochromatosis: how each is diagnosed and treated, and when a liver transplant becomes necessary.
Biliary Atresia in Babies: Early Signs, Kasai Operation and Liver Transplant in Kolkata →
Jaundice beyond two weeks with pale stools in a baby can mean biliary atresia. The signs, why early Kasai surgery matters, and when transplant is needed.
Fatty Liver Treatment in Kolkata: What Your Report Means and What to Do →
Fatty liver (MASLD, earlier called NAFLD) explained: ultrasound grades vs FibroScan, who is at risk, weight-loss targets and when it leads to cirrhosis.
Hepatitis B and C Liver Disease: Testing, Treatment and Transplant in Kolkata →
Chronic hepatitis B and C: testing, antiviral treatment, vaccination, family screening, cirrhosis and liver cancer risk, and liver transplant when needed.
Liver Cirrhosis Treatment in Kolkata: Stages, Care and When to Consider a Transplant →
Cirrhosis explained: compensated vs decompensated, Child-Pugh and MELD in plain words, what treatment can and cannot do, and when to consider a transplant.
Pancreatitis: Acute and Chronic Treatment in Kolkata →
Acute and chronic pancreatitis explained: gallstone and alcohol causes, severity, necrosis and the step-up approach, and when surgery is needed.
Symptoms to take seriously
Signs that the liver, bile ducts or pancreas need attention — and which of them are emergencies.
Ascites: Fluid in the Abdomen — Causes, Treatment and When It Means Transplant →
Fluid in the abdomen is usually a sign of advanced cirrhosis. Learn the causes, the tap test, salt limits, diuretics, tapping and when transplant helps.
Hepatic Encephalopathy: Confusion and Drowsiness in Liver Disease →
Confusion, drowsiness or day-night reversal in liver disease may be hepatic encephalopathy. Learn triggers, lactulose, rifaximin, diet and urgent signs.
Jaundice in Adults: Causes, Tests and When It Is Serious →
Yellow eyes or skin in an adult always needs a cause. Learn the liver, bile duct and cancer causes of jaundice, the tests, and when it is urgent.
Signs and Symptoms of Liver Disease →
Liver disease is often silent until late. Learn the early and late warning signs, which symptoms are urgent, the simple tests, and who should get checked.
Vomiting Blood and Black Stools: Variceal Bleeding in Liver Disease →
Vomiting blood or black stools in liver disease can mean bleeding varices, an emergency. What to do, how banding and TIPS work, and transplant review.
Liver failure and cancer
Liver Failure Treatment →
Acute and chronic liver failure, and when transplant is needed.
Liver Cancer Surgery →
Surgery and transplant for hepatocellular carcinoma and liver tumours.
Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) Surgery in Kolkata →
Cholangiocarcinoma explained: hilar (Klatskin), distal and intrahepatic types, scans, who can have surgery, biliary drainage, PVE and outcomes.
Pancreatic Cancer Treatment and Surgery in Kolkata →
Pancreatic cancer explained: symptoms, CA 19-9, pancreas-protocol CT, resectable to metastatic stages, chemotherapy first, surgery and survival.
Gallbladder Cancer Surgery in Kolkata →
Gallbladder cancer is common in eastern India. Learn about early and late signs, incidental cancer after gallbladder removal and radical surgery.
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