Dr Bappaditya Har

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.

Liver failure and cancer

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