Conditions treated

  • Cirrhosis and its complications
  • Viral Hepatitis (Hepatitis A, B, C D & E)
  • Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
  • Alcohol-related Liver Disease
  • Autoimmune Hepatitis
  • Primary Biliary Cholangitis
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
  • IgG4-related Disease
  • Haemochromatosis
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Alpha-1-antitrysin Deficiency
  • Wilson's Disease

Collaborations with other specialties

Oxford Liver Unit closely collaborates with other specialties, including Interventional RadiologyHBP Surgery and Oncology, offering the following services.

Biliary Disease

  • Complex Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and Spyglass Cholangioscopy
  • Percutaneous Biliary Drainage (PTC / PTD)
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy / Open Cholecystectomy
  • Surgical Resection of Intra- and Extra-hepatic Biliary Malignancies

Liver Disease, Portal Hypertension and Liver Cancer

  • Management of acute and sub-acute liver failure
  • Liver transplant assessment and pre- and post-operative care
  • Treatment of oesophageal varices
  • Hepatic Venous Wedge Pressure (HVWP) measurements
  • Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunting (TIPS)
  • Liver resection for liver tumours using open and laparoscopic approaches
  • Transarterial Chemoembolisation (TACE)
  • Ablation of liver tumours using radiofrequency and microwave techniques
  • Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT)

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