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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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Kay, Cirrhosis is irreversible, but by removing the inflammation causing the problem there MAY be some reduction in progression. Losing weight can make the patient a more likely transplant candidate IF there was continued progression.
Cirrhosis can affect the heart itself, or the cause of cirrhosis may have caused heart disease, too. It is important to sort out the relationship between cirrhosis and heart disease.
Danielle, one of the best things you can do for yourself is to lose weight. A paleo diet could you help you do so, but a well-balanced diet with decreased caloric intake could do the same, with less risk. These specific diets are hard to maintain long term, and weight regain inevitably recurs. If you have cirrhosis these types of diets may make your symptoms worse.
Sorry, not at this time.
Erin, the primary benefit of living donor liver transplant is to allow the potential recipient to move forward to transplant sooner. This allows the patient to avoid continued suffering on the waitlist and the opportunity for transplant before the patient becomes too ill to safely undergo the operation. There is a survival benefit of living donor transplant, but that does depend on the availability of deceased donor transplantation. In some areas of the United States there is better opportunity for deceased donor transplantation than in others, as it relates to the number of eligible and actual deceased donors as well as to the number of potential recipients in that area. The waiting time is growing in all areas. In the future Florida may offer living donor transplants, but there are no immediate plans for that as currently FL remains with relatively good access to deceased donors compared to other areas. If patients are able to travel and if it is determined that they may be best served by living donation, they can be treated at our Transplant Centers in MN or AZ. Both programs have been performing this operation since 2000.
My daughter aged 52 meld is 30. She is to get a transplant. What is prognosis