Hepatology

Hepatology is the branch of medicine that is concerned with disorders of the liver, gall bladder and biliary ducts. Although occasionally practiced by specialised ''hepatologists'', it is most often considered the terrain of gastroenterology. The most important diseases that hepatology studies are: *Hepatitis **Non-viral hepatitis **Acute Viral Hepatitis ***Hepatitis A ***Hepatitis B ***Hepatitis C ***Human Cytomegalovirus Hepatitis ***Epstein-Barr virus Hepatitis ***Herpes simplex virus Hepatitis ***Yellow fever virus Hepatitis ***Rubella virus Hepatitis **Chronic Viral Hepatitis *Cirrhosis *Tumours of the liver **Hepatocarcinoma (primary hepatic cancer) **Hepatoblastoma **Mestatic tumour **Hepatic cysts **Cavernous haemangioma **Liver echinococcus *Tumours of the biliary system **Cholangiocarcionoma **Gall bladder cancer Medical specialties

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