The liver, the largest of the internal organs, monitors all materials absorbed from your diet, converting nutrients to useable form and eliminating potential toxins. It also produces a number of substances essential for life.
The causes of liver disease range from viruses to gene mutations to environmental factors such as medications and alcohol. These diseases typically progress slowly because the organ has a large capacity and can regenerate. These conditions, however, can reach the stage of cirrhosis and in some instances, acute liver failure, which requires urgent evaluation at a transplant center.
Gastroenterology and Liver Disease
350 Parnassus Ave., Suite 410
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2318
Fax: (415) 353-2407
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Gastroenterology at Mount Zion
2330 Post St., Suite 610
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 502-4444
Fax: (415) 502-2249
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Liver Transplant Program
400 Parnassus Ave., Sixth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-1888
Fax: (415) 353-8917
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