Liver cysts are usually harmless and don't cause symptoms. Most liver cysts don't need treatment unless they get large and cause issues, like pain and abdominal fullness. Liver cysts are often ...

I am a 64-year-old man who had an ultrasound six months ago that revealed a 1.9-cm echogenic nodule in the right lobe of my liver. The radiologist felt it was a hemangioma. I recently had another ...

Chronic liver disease is long-term liver damage that worsens over months to years. Ongoing inflammation can lead to fibrosis, which can progress to permanent scarring called cirrhosis. Common causes ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with several liver cysts over 15 years ago. My primary doctor and I follow the growth of the cysts by ultrasound, and one is increasing in size. We did an MRI with and ...