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Suggest Treatment For Liver Cirrhosis
hello doctor, the investigation from my ultrasound shows that i have cirrhosis of liver with portal hypertension . my doctor advised me to take ursocol sr 450 and ciplar la 40. i request you to please tell me about my exact condition weather this is curable or not and if these medicens are really of any help. if not then what should i do because i am still unable to stop alchohal totally. thank you and i hope you will understand my problem and suggest the needful .
Fri, 29 Nov 2019
Hi,
With Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, the liver functions gradually starts to decline. The synthetic function decline predicts overall survival. The scoring system that predicts survival in such patients is known as CTP scoring. It includes the albumin, PT, Bilirubin, ascites, encephalopathy. Based on your description, your son falls into Class C category of this scoring for which 2 year survival is less than 43 %. The only cure for this condition is a liver transplant. The rest of the treatment is supportive at best. Please consult your doctor before deciding on any further course of action.
Wishing you the best of health. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
With Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, the liver functions gradually starts to decline. The synthetic function decline predicts overall survival. The scoring system that predicts survival in such patients is known as CTP scoring. It includes the albumin, PT, Bilirubin, ascites, encephalopathy. Based on your description, your son falls into Class C category of this scoring for which 2 year survival is less than 43 %. The only cure for this condition is a liver transplant. The rest of the treatment is supportive at best. Please consult your doctor before deciding on any further course of action.
Wishing you the best of health. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
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