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Cirrosis hepática; Enfermedad hepática crónica criptógena
Los síntomas pueden desarrollarse gradualmente y también es posible que no se presenten. Cuando en verdad ocurren, pueden abarcar:
Durante un examen físico, el médico puede encontrar:
Entre los exámenes que revelan problemas hepáticos se encuentran:
Los siguientes exámenes se pueden usar para evaluar el hígado:
Una biopsia del hígado confirma la presencia de cirrosis.
A algunos pacientes se les harán exámenes en busca de cáncer del hígado cada 6 meses. El médico utilizará un examen de sangre para verificar los niveles de alfa-fetoproteína y realizará un examen imagenológico (ecografía, resonancia magnética o tomografía).
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