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Choledochal Cyst

What is choledochat cyst?

A choledochal cyst is an uncommon inborn dilation of the hepatic or bile duct of the liver, the parcel which transports bile produced by the cells to the gallbladder and duodenum.

What are the different types of choledochal cyst?

There are five types of choledochal cysts. Type 1 Cysts is making upward about half of all choledochal cysts. This character is a cystic dilation of the extrahepatic bililary duct. Type 2 Cysts is an irregular pocket or sac opening from the duct. Type 3 involves a cyst that is located within the duodenal fence. 
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Acute Liver Failure in Children

What is Acute liver failure?

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a disorder in which severe acute impairment of liver function, with or without alteration of consciousness in association with liver cell damage in a child with no recognised underlying chronic liver disease
 

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Gaucher’s disease

What is Gaucher’s disease?

 Gaucher's disease is the most common of the lysosomal storage diseases. It is pronounced as GO-SHEY.  It results from deficiency of a specific enzyme in the body caused by genetic mutation present in both parents. This deficiency leads to accumulation of an abnormal fatty substance in different organs of the body such as liver, spleen, brain, bone marrow and lungs.

 How is Gaucher's disease transmitted?

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Alagille syndrome

What is Alagille syndrome?

It is a Genetic disorder(JAG 1 gene)  also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia.Children  usually have a liver disease characterized by a progressive loss of the bile ducts within the liver over the first year of life and narrowing of the bile ducts outside the liver. This leads to a buildup of bile in the liver, causing damage to liver cells. Scarring may occur and lead to cirrhosis in about 30 to 50 percent of affected children.

How common is this condition?

The incidence rate is approximately 1 case in every 100,000 live births.

What is the cause and risk of developing syndrome?

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Liver Transplant

Which child with liver disease needs liver transplantation?

Liver transplantation is sometimes the only treatment for children  with acute or chronic liver disease that is progressive, life-threatening and unable to be successfully treated with other therapies such as medications and surgery. In children the most common indication is failed surgery for biliary atresia, a congenital condition. Liver transplantation has about a 90% one-year survival rate and thousands of people have benefited from this remarkable surgery all over the world and now in India.

When should you seek an opinion on liver transplantation?

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Vilas P. Unavane

Vilas Unavane LLB, AICWA, ACS, B.Com (Hons), has more than 34 year’s professional experience in the Corporate Sector. He has been advising companies on finances, management and Company Law matters like SEBI, IPO, Listing, Trade Marks, etc. Vilas has been instrumental in setting up ERP [SAP & Microsoft-Navigation] and MIS, Exceptional Reporting, Early Warning Systems, for increased efficiency and productivity in the various organizations where he has been on the Board.

Glycogen storage disorders: Affecting the liver

What is Glycogen? What is its role in our body?

Glycogen is the storage form of glucose (sugar) in the body. It is a complex material made of individual glucose molecules linked together in long chains with many branches off the chains (just like a tree). Glycogen is mainly stored in the liver and muscle cells, but the kidneys and intestines also store some limited amounts of glycogen.

 

Metabolism is the process by which our body breaks down the food we eat and converts it to energy. 

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Dr. Sanjay Nagral

Sanjay Nagral did his training in surgery at the GS Medical College and KEM Hospital. He was Associate Professor of Surgery at the KEM Hospital . In 1996 he was awarded the Inlaks Fellowship to train in Liver surgery in the UK. He currently serves as Consultant Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Dept of Surgical Gastroenterology at Jaslok , Fortis & Shushrusha Hospital, Mumbai and Honorary Surgeon, KB Bhabha Municipal General Hospital. He has around 50 publications in International & National Journals mainly on topics related Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery.

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