Preface

Liver The largest organ for the human body, about 1000-1500 grams, right upper quadrant is located at the Department of the human body, the external environment has rib protection, are less vulnerable to external forces direct impact. As for liver function, in addition to energy (glycogen) of storage, the manufacture of bile, it also can exclude a wide range of metabolites produced by the toxin, so it is a complex function, if the liver function failure, apart from a liver transplant outside, it seems only took the death of one passer-by.



Liver tissue damage and loss of normal function when the liver is sick, referred to as "liver." Liver disease patients in Taiwan can be classified to become perhaps the following three categories: (1) hepatitis (b) liver cirrhosis (three) liver cancer, in fact, these three types of liver disease are inter-related.