Liver Treatment Services

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)