“Today marks World Liver Day. Even in Liguria we need to raise awareness among the population about the growth of liver diseases, often linked to the worsening of lifestyles and alcohol intake. Every year, in Italy, at least 15 thousand patients die from cirrhosis and around 6 thousand for liver cancer. However, 90% of these cases can be prevented with individual actions in favor of a correct lifestyle.”
This was declared by the regional councilor of the League and president of the II Health and Social Security commission Brunello Brunetto.
“At San Martino in Genoa, there is a Transplant Center of excellence, directed by Prof. Enzo Andorno, where, for example, last January the life-saving transplant of a liver was performed for the first time in Italy without interrupting blood circulation to the liver. internal”.
“The innovative technique was also performed thanks to the use of an organ perfusion machine, which the Genoa Polyclinic is equipped with. The beneficiary was a young woman, who, just 72 hours after the end of the operation, was able to leave the intensive care unit and was discharged from hospital in 20 days.”
“I remember that the liver is an organ that is often underestimated, but it is fundamental for maintaining general health: it carries out over 500 vital functions in the body, but can be affected by various diseases, regardless of age and sex. In this sense, it is It is useful to get vaccinated against hepatitis A and B”, concludes Brunetto.
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