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Comprehensive liver disease treatment and management

Did you know that Texas has one of the highest rates of liver disease and liver cancer in the country?

Baylor Scott & White Health provides expertise in liver disease diagnosis and treatment of all liver disorders, including liver cancer and liver disease that may require transplant. With hepatologists (liver disease specialists) on medical staff at 13 locations across Texas, Baylor Scott & White has one of the most comprehensive and experienced hepatology teams in the nation. 

Our liver disease, liver cancer and transplant program restores meaningful life through proven innovations in liver disease management, research, education and organ transplantation.

A father in a red shirt, who is a liver disease patient, smiles next to his daughter in the park

Condiciones del hígado tratadas

Liver disease can be either chronic or acute. Most are chronic, which means the progression of the disease occurs over time and leads to liver scarring called cirrhosis. When extensive scarring develops, the liver stops functioning and may lead to cancer or the need for a liver transplant.

Acute liver disease typically occurs in a person with no preexisting liver disease, and loss of liver function happens rapidly—in days or weeks. The liver injury is commonly caused by hepatitis or drugs, such as acetaminophen.

    • Elevated liver enzymes
    • Enfermedad del hígado graso
    • Cirrosis
    • Liver failure
    • Viral hepatitis
    • Hepatitis autoinmune
    • Liver tumors and cysts

  • Centros especializados para la enfermedad hepática

    The Liver and Pancreas Disease Center is dedicated to treating patients with liver and pancreas cancer or chronic pancreatitis. Supported by a multidisciplinary team, each patient’s tumor management and plan of care is personalized across a full spectrum of treatment options and innovative research clinical trials.

    Learn more about liver transplants

Liver disease treatment options

Acute liver disease symptoms are best treated in the intensive care unit of a hospital that can perform a liver transplant if needed. Medications can sometimes reverse the acute liver injury when caused by acetaminophen overdose or other toxins. In other cases of acute liver failure, treatment will control complications and give the liver time to heal.

Chronic liver disease is treated depending on the diagnosis. Fatty Liver disease can be managed with lifestyle modifications that include improved diet, exercise and stopping alcohol consumption. Medications are effective in treating viral hepatitis and autoimmune diseases. Alcohol-related liver disease improves with abstinence from alcohol.

    • Liver cancer patients are managed by a team with hepatopancreatobiliary expertise. Liver cancer treatment options could include surgical resection
    • Radiosurgery
    • Cirrosis
    • Proton therapy
    • Ablation
    • Chemoembolization
    • Radiation bead therapy
    • Immunotherapy

Investigación

Baylor Scott & White Research Institute maintains a comprehensive research portfolio designed to study and expand options for management of all aspects of liver disease and explore innovations in abdominal transplant surgery, patient recovery and outcomes. This work includes studies focused on improving quality of life before and after a liver transplant, expanding the organ donor pool and investigational research for early diagnosis and treatment of a myriad of liver conditions, including liver cancer, fatty liver disease and alcohol use disorder.

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