Hepatology in Israel

It is almost impossible to underestimate the role that the liver plays in our body. This organ produces bile necessary for digestion. Hepatology is the direction of gastroenterology, which deals with the treatment of liver and bile duct diseases. The high demand for doctors specializing in this area of medicine is explained by the fact that recently there has been an increase in the number of cases of the disease by different liver pathologies, ranging from different types of hepatitis to cirrhosis and cancer.

It is quite natural that for the effective treatment of the liver it is necessary to carry out qualitative diagnostics that will allow not only to detect the disease, but also to understand its features and causes. This allows you to assign the most effective treatment for the liver, taking into account the individual characteristics of the patient's body.

To date, Israeli clinics have the most modern equipment, which allows the following studies:

• Biopsy - sampling a liver tissue sample for laboratory tests;
• Radiological studies;
• Ultrasound examinations;
• Computer, magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography.

An important feature of passing the diagnosis of liver diseases in Israel is that the specialists of this country try to use modern diagnostic methods that are less traumatic and allow obtaining more accurate information. So, for example, earlier in the diagnosis of liver fibrosis instead of studies requiring penetration directly into the body, fibroscan is now being used (a diagnostic method that allows to determine the degree of fibrosis development by means of ultrasonic waves). This procedure takes no more than fifteen minutes, does not cause painful sensations and is actively used to check the results of liver treatment.

Another diagnostic method that requires penetration into the organ tissues - a biopsy, in some cases can be replaced by fibro tests (study of venous blood to identify in it special markers). Fibrotests allows you to determine the severity of inflammatory processes, the causes of hepatitis, damage to liver tissue, as well as to identify cirrhosis and liver cancer in the early stages of development.

Detection of foci of pathology in Israel can be carried out using ultrasonography - a method based on the uneven reflection of acoustic waves from tissues of different types. This method is highly secure, informative, and cheap, which ensures its high popularity.

In addition, genetic analysis can be used to diagnose liver diseases .

In the departments of hepatology in Israel, they treat such diseases as autoimmune and medicinal hepatitis, viral hepatitis (including chronic forms), cholecystitis, cirrhosis, cholelithiasis, etc.

For this, surgical methods of treatment are actively used, SIRT-therapy (used in liver cancer, and allows to get rid of this disease even in the presence of metastases), as well as traditional medicament therapy, etc.

As in the diagnosis, in the treatment of the liver in Israel, try to apply low-traumatic methods. So, for example, during surgical intervention laparoscopic operations are increasingly used, which allow to successfully remove stones from the gallbladder.

Unfortunately, in some cases, it is possible to completely get rid of liver pathology by transplanting this organ. To date, hepatology in Israel uses various methods of liver transplantation , including transplantation, parts of the body. However, it must be remembered that in Israel it is possible to take an organ only from a related donor.