The Essential Overview Of Fatty Liver Disease

Possible Complications With Fatty Liver Disease

The main complication regarding fatty liver disease is cirrhosis, which is scarring in the liver. Cirrhosis occurs as a response to injury to the liver, such as inflammation. As the liver tries to cope with inflammation, it scars the tissue. Cirrhosis can lead to many other complications and risks if left untreated such as fluid buildup within the abdomen, swelling of veins in the esophagus that can potentially rupture and bleed, confusion, drowsiness, slurred speech, liver cancer, and end-stage liver failure. Approximately twenty percent of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis will progress to cirrhosis.