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List of hepato-biliary diseases

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Hepato-biliary diseases include liver diseases and biliary diseases. Their study is known as hepatology.

Liver diseases

Further information: Chronic liver disease

Viral hepatitis

Other infectious diseases

Other inflammatory diseases

Alcohol

This may cause fatty liver, hepatitis, fibrosis and sclerosis leading to cirrhosis and finally liver failure.

Toxins

This includes mostly drug-induced hepatotoxicity, (DILI) which may generate many different patterns over liver disease, including

Liver damage is part of Reye syndrome.

Tumours

Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts. The most frequent forms are metastatic malignant neoplasm of liver)

Benign neoplasm of liver include hepatic hemangiomas, hepatic adenomas, and focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH).

End-stage liver disease

Chronic liver diseases like chronic hepatitis, chronic alcohol abuse or chronic toxic liver disease may cause

Cirrhosis may also occur in primary biliary cirrhosis. Rarely, cirrhosis is congenital.

Metabolic diseases

Vascular disorders

Cysts

Others

Amyloid degeneration of liver

Gallbladder and biliary tract diseases

References

ICD-10 codes K70-K77: Liver Diseases

Diseases of the human digestive system
Upper GI tract
Esophagus
Stomach
Lower GI tract
Enteropathy
Small intestine
(Duodenum/Jejunum/Ileum)
Large intestine
(Appendix/Colon)
Large and/or small
Rectum
Anal canal
GI bleeding
Accessory
Liver
Gallbladder
Bile duct/
Other biliary tree
Pancreatic
Other
Hernia
Peritoneal
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