We provide services for patients with all forms of liver disease including:
- Alcohol related liver disease
- Assessment of abnormal liver function tests
- Autoimmune related liver disease including Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis and IgG4 related disease
- Bile duct abnormalities
- Congenital liver disease
- Gall bladder disease
- Inherited and metabolic liver disease including: Wilson’s disease, alpha-1-antitrysin deficiency, haemochromatosis and glycogen storage diseases
- Liver cirrhosis and its complications
- Liver tumours (benign and malignant)
- Non-alcohol related liver disease
- Vascular liver disease e.g. Budd-Chiari syndrome
- Viral hepatitis
For more information on these conditions go to www.britishlivertrust.org.uk
We also provide specialist services for patients with:
Biliary Disease
- Complex endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) (see PDF)
- Percutaneous biliary drainage (PTC/PTD) (see PDF)
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy / open cholecystectomy (see PDF)
- Surgical resection of intra- and extra-hepatic biliary malignancies (see PDF)
Liver Disease
- Management of acute and sub-acute liver failure
- Liver transplant assessment and pre and post-operative care
- Liver resection for tumours using open and laparoscopic approaches
- Transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) see PDF
- Hepatic venous wedge pressure (HVWP) measurements see PDF
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS) see PDF
- Paracentesis (see PDF)
- Satalite liver transplant clinic
- Fibroscan clinic
- Vensoection (Haematology department)