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Webinar: Fatty Liver Disease and Liver Transplantation: For Adults and Children

Tue, Jan 20, 2015
12:00pm to 1:00pm ET

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This webinar includes a brief review on the frequency and diagnosis of fatty liver disease, a discussion on the management of fatty liver disease in both adults and children, and a brief presentation on liver transplantation as a treatment for advanced disease and cirrhosis. Kymberly Watt, M.D., Julie Heimbach, M.D. and Samar Ibrahim, M.D. from Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Transplant Teams speak answered questions after the presenation.

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JocelynAlden | @jocelynalden | Jan 20, 2015

I have PBC & PSC. My meld is a 10, but I also have HE. Why do I have to get worse before a transplant? Why can't I get a partial liver from a living donor?

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Shawn Bishop | @shawnbishop | Jan 20, 2015
In reply to @jrpally "For people living out of the United States, going to Mayo Clinic for transplantation, it is..." + (show)
@jrpally

For people living out of the United States, going to Mayo Clinic for transplantation, it is required living liver donor?,

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Rene,

No, a living donor is not required for any of our patients. American and international patients are all put on the same list for liver transplantation. Here is some information about living liver donation: http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/transplant-center/liver-transplant/choosing-mayo-clinic/expertise-innovation-research/living-donor.

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Shawn Bishop | @shawnbishop | Jan 20, 2015
In reply to @jrpally "Dear Md Shawn Bishop, my question basically was, if MELD value today is the same than..." + (show)
@jrpally

Dear Md Shawn Bishop, my question basically was, if MELD value today is the same than 4 years ago = 16, it means that the liver functions did not deteriorated much? thanks !!!

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Rene,

That is correct. Based on the MELD calculation, liver function did not deteriorate much. However, there could be other clinical signs of deterioration.

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Shawn Bishop | @shawnbishop | Jan 20, 2015
In reply to @arkygirl "Please discuss prognosis of someone who has cirrhosis stage 4 with hepatic encephalopathy." + (show)
@arkygirl

Please discuss prognosis of someone who has cirrhosis stage 4 with hepatic encephalopathy.

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Hello,

You can find information about cirrhosis prevention here: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cirrhosis/basics/prevention/con-20031617.

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Dr. Zuniga | @zunigafrancisco | Jan 20, 2015

My wife was diagnosed with PBC and autoinmune hepatitis, in the liver biopsy there´s no fibrosis. It could be possible for her a liver transplantation?

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Kay Williams | @kaywilliams1963 | Jan 20, 2015

why oral diabetes meds better than insulin?

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Victor | @vggp | Jan 20, 2015

Any input regarding the use of Resveritrol for NALD/NASH?

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Sonya Bablick Cartwright | @sonyacartwright | Jan 20, 2015

I am not overweight and have been diagnosed with early stages of fatty liver disease. What can I do to help reduce the infiltration of fat into the liver? I have four relatives, including my mother who have been diagnosed with NASH. Could it just be genetic? I went for testing to be a live liver donor for my mother and that is how they found it.

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Jan C | @janc43 | Jan 20, 2015

I have polysystic liver disease, do you plan on discussing this in a future webinar? I was just put on liver transplant list

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Barbara | @bjoz | Jan 20, 2015

What is the rate of recurrance after transplant?

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