Table 131-1 Key facts of liver cirrhosis

Liver cirrhosis is a diffuse histological process with liver cell necrosis/apoptosis and replacement of the hepatic parenchyma by fibrotic tissue and regenerative nodules

Liver cirrhosis is mainly caused by high alcohol consumption, hepatitis C, hepatitis B, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis, or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Liver cirrhosis might lead to complications such as esophageal varices and variceal bleeding, ascites, hepatic failure with jaundice, hepatic encephalopathy, and hepatocellular cancer

Apart from liver transplantation, no specific cure exists for liver cirrhosis to date