Understanding Cirrhosis & Liver Transplant: Risk Factors, Symptoms, Treatment | Mass General Brigham

What is cirrhosis and how is it cured? Learn more about the risk factors, symptoms, treatments, and test of this liver disease in this video. Emily Bethea, M.D., Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at Mass General Brigham, discusses the process of getting a liver transplant, including testing, finding a donor, and surgery recovery.

0:00 - Intro
0:14 - What is cirrhosis?
0:41 - What are the causes of cirrhosis?
1:03 - What are the symptoms of cirrhosis?
1:49 - How do we diagnose cirrhosis?
2:13 - How is cirrhosis treated?
2:38 - Who needs a liver transplant?

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Understanding Cirrhosis & Liver Transplant: Risk Factors, Symptoms, Treatment | Mass General Brigham