Complications of Chronic Liver Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Ascites
- Hypersplenism (with or without splenomegaly)
- Lower oesophageal varices and rectal varices
- Synthetic Dysfunction
- Hypoalbuminaemia
- Coagulopathy
- Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
- Hepatorenal Syndrome
- Encephalopathy
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (also called hepatoma)
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