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Hepatology

Hepatology is the branch of medical sciences which deals with the path logistic study, prevention and management of diseases of liver, gal bladder, biliary tree and pancreas. Some of the cases in hepatology include jaundice, liver cancer, liver transplantation, drug overdose, pancreatitis, GIT bleeding, bilary infection bleeding etc.

The term hepatology is derived from the Greek words “hepatikos” and “logia,” which mean liver and study, respectively. Examples of these diseases are liver cirrhosis, hemochromatosis, and hepatitis. Hepatitis is liver inflammation brought about by infection with several types of hepatitis virus, which include the hepatitis A virus and the hepatitis C virus, among many others.

Related journals to Hepatology

Primary journals, Primary Health care Journals, Hepatology and Gastrointestinal disorders, Liver, Liver: Disease & Transplantation, , Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Journal of Hepatology, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, World Journal of Hepatology