Hepatology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of liver diseases.
A hepatologist is a doctor who treats liver diseases. Liver diseases have many different causes, and the approach to treatment differs accordingly. For some liver diseases, such as chronic viral hepatitis, existing standard antiviral therapy can cause serious and dangerous side effects, which requires knowledge, experience, and the courage to make nonstandard decisions on the part of the hepatologist.
Reasons to see a hepatologist may include:
We will help you cope with your worries and problems related to a diagnosis of viral hepatitis.
- Viral hepatitis B or C
- Elevated blood levels of the liver transaminases ALT and AST and of bilirubin
- Changes in the liver found on ultrasound
- Fatty degeneration of the liver (hepatic steatosis)
- Pain in the liver area
Alt-Med medical center can help in the following situations:
Your first shock and thoughts of a life-threatening disease bring panic and despair. Try not to despair too soon. There is no diagnosis yet, and you still have an initial diagnostic workup ahead of you. At our center you can consult a specialist who will not only calmly discuss your problem with you but also explain which tests and examinations can establish the actual condition of your liver and the activity of the virus, as well as what your next steps are.
You have known for a long time that you have hepatitis C
But you did not want to take any action, because you were told that treatment is useless, unaffordably expensive, or comes with unbearable side effects. This is an extremely dangerous situation, since long-term active hepatitis C that runs without symptoms and goes untreated is genuinely dangerous and can lead to irreversible changes: cirrhosis of the liver or even primary liver cancer. However, this does not always happen. You can get complete and reliable information at a consultation with a hepatologist at our hepatology center.
You have already been diagnosed with viral hepatitis B or C and are looking for a good, experienced, knowledgeable hepatologist to prescribe treatment. Our specialists have experience in treating viral hepatitis.
You are already on antiviral therapy for hepatitis
But it is not effective enough, or you are struggling with the side effects. Here you will find a qualified, experienced doctor who can help you address these issues. Most often, the obstacle to a treatment result can be excess weight and the associated metabolic syndrome, which reduces the effectiveness of antiviral hepatitis treatment by 40%.
You found out about your viral hepatitis late
The early stages of liver cirrhosis can be treated. Regression of cirrhosis is possible. Current antiviral drugs have antifibrotic and anticirrhotic effects.
A consultation with a hepatologist is necessary to diagnose dangerous liver diseases in time and begin treatment
To make an appointment with hepatologist Oksana Anatoliivna Hodlevska at Alt-Med,
call in Odesa:
(067) 946-16-16
(048) 703-70-99
(067) 921-47-96
(050) 567-04-59
If you did not find the information you need, contact us in whatever way is convenient for you.