How long can terminal liver disease live

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Uncle has liver disease. Everyone says that he has been fond of drinking since he was very young. This may be the main reason for his liver disease. Moreover, he suffers from multiple liver diseases at the same time. Let's learn how long he can live with advanced liver disease.

How long can terminal liver disease live

First, if the cancer is found unresectable by laparotomy, or as the follow-up treatment of palliative resection of the tumor, regional chemoembolization can be performed by placing a pump in the hepatic artery and / or portal vein (subcutaneous embedding perfusion device); for those who are estimated to be unresectable by surgery, radiation intervention can also be performed, with selective catheterization through the femoral artery to the hepatic artery and injection of embolic agent (commonly used as iodized oil).

Second, chemoembolization with anticancer drugs can give some patients the chance of surgical resection. Liver cancer is the malignant tumor of liver, which can be divided into primary and secondary. Primary malignant tumor of the liver originates from the epithelial or mesenchymal tissue of the liver. The former is called primary liver cancer, which is a high incidence and great harm malignant tumor in China; the latter is called sarcoma, which is relatively rare compared with primary liver cancer. Secondary or metastatic liver cancer refers to the invasion of malignant tumors originating from multiple organs into the liver.

Third: it is commonly seen in liver metastasis of malignant tumors in stomach, biliary tract, pancreas, colorectal, ovary, uterus, lung, breast and other organs. Epidemiological and experimental data show that hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, aflatoxin, drinking water pollution, alcohol, liver cirrhosis, sex hormones, nitrosamines, trace elements and so on are associated with the pathogenesis of liver cancer. The metastasis of liver cancer may be caused by different ways, such as blood invasion and lymph metastasis.

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After suffering from liver disease, almost all of them are accompanied by severe liver pain and abnormal pain. As a family member of the patient, they are also in great pain. Moreover, the patient has to suffer a lot in the process of treatment. Therefore, it is better to prevent liver disease in advance rather than carelessly.