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Date Posted: 10:41:55 05/03/02 Fri
Author: Perry
Author Host/IP: netcache-1112.public.svc.webtv.net / 209.240.222.32
Subject: Reversal of cirrhosis in 75 patients? WOW!!!!!
In reply to: Susie 's message, "From Gastroenterolgy" on 17:17:09 05/02/02 Thu

Good article, Susie......i LIKE the sound of that!

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[> Good news for a change... -- Junobear, 22:40:32 05/03/02 Fri (216-220-251-161.midmaine.com/216.220.251.161)

The liver is better at regenerating itself than any other organ in the body -- but 'the conventional wisdom' before this study has always been that cirrhosis can be halted from progressing further but cannot reversed.

I questioned 'the conventional wisdom' because, logically, it does not make sense to me that on the one hand, the liver has this marvelous ability to regenerate itself -- but on the other hand, cirrhosis cannot be reversed. If enough live cells are left to compensate, enough live cells should also be left to be able to regenerate.

The doctors remove half the liver of the donor in a live donor transplant -- and within three to four weeks, the donor liver regenerates itself back to its normal size? But the same liver once cirrhotic [cirrhotic but compensating] is incapable of regenerating? It does not make sense to me that both of these statements can be true.

So, I think that Poynard is probably right that cirrhosis up to a certain 'point of no return' can be reversed.


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