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Q: cirrhosis of the liver

asked by: eyeoreluver on August 24th, 2009

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What is stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver?

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Dr. Robert Wascher , MD

replied on August 25th, 2009

There are different systems used to describe the degree of liver damage due to fibrosis and scarring. "Stage 4" indicates that a patient's liver has become so scarred and damaged that they now have true cirrhosis of the liver.

Sincerely/ Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS

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