Cirrhosis, a Global and Challenging Disease

José Ignacio Fortea; Javier Crespo; Ángela Puente

doi:10.3390/jcm11216512

Cirrhosis, a Global and Challenging Disease

J Clin Med. 2022 Nov 2;11(21):6512. doi: 10.3390/jcm11216512.

Authors

José Ignacio Fortea¹, Javier Crespo¹, Ángela Puente¹

Affiliation

¹ Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Clinical and Translational Research in Digestive Diseases, Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, 39011 Santander, Spain.

Abstract

Cirrhosis is the result of sustained liver damage leading to the diffusion of hepatic fibrosis, wherein the normal hepatic architecture is replaced by abnormally organized nodules separated by fibrous septa that connect the different vascular structures of the hepatic lobule [...].

Publication types

Editorial

Grants and funding

This editorial received no external funding. José Ignacio Fortea was supported by grants from the Carlos III Health Institute (PI20/01258) and the Spanish Association for Study of the Liver (AEEH, Juan Cordoba grant).