Sometimes, they can be helped by surgery in which a new duct is formed to allow bile to drain again from the liver, but liver transplantation is recommended for children with end-stage liver disease . In adults, the bile ducts may become inflamed, blocked, and scarred due to primary biliary cirrhosis or primary sclerosing cholangitis. Secondary biliary cirrhosis can result as a complication of biliary tract surgery. Less common causes - Cirrhosis can be caused by severe reactions to prescribed drugs, prolonged exposure to environmental toxins, and heart failure with liver congestion. Clinical Findings People with cirrhosis often have few symptoms at first.
Gallstones often form in persons with cirrhosis.
Some people with cirrhosis experience intense itching. Loss of appetite, nausea, and weight loss. Oversensitivity to medications. Therefore, drugs act longer than expected, building up in the body and often making people with cirrhosis very sensitive to medications and their side effects. Slow blood flow, enlarged spleen, and varices.