Dr. Ninad Deshmukh- Multi Organ Transplant Surgeon In Pune India
Dr. Ninad Deshmukh completed his medical training and earned a gold medal from the prestigious B.J. Medical College, Pune. He was awarded the best outgoing medical student prize based on his academic and multiple extracurricular activities. He was also a recipient of the Shatayushi award as the best medical student in Maharashtra. He pursued his surgical training at the esteemed Department of Surgery, K.E.M. Hospital Mumbai, one of the oldest and the largest Government hospitals in India. Thereafter he joined Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, which is a world-renowned tertiary cancer center to pursue surgical oncology training. He completed an ASTS certified Multiorgan Abdominal transplant fellowship at the University Of North Carolina, USA. He was a Consultant Transplant surgeon at the University of North Carolina and was involved in teaching and research activities. He is Board Certified by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons in Transplant surgery.
What Causes Liver Disease Did you know that your liver is the largest glandular organ in the body? The next revelation will tickle your mind a bit more – the liver performs over 200 of our body’s functions. So not just a big piece of the digestive organ, it is multifunctional and one of the most important parts that contribute to our immunity too. But trouble starts when our lifestyle, food habits, etc. causes active liver diseases and drastically deteriorate our entire body's health. Want to know how? Here’s how!
How common is liver disease? Liver diseases are burgeoning in India due to several factors like increasing alcohol consumption, unhealthy lifestyle, unhygienic diet, and many more. In recent years, India is becoming a hub of both benign and acute liver diseases. As per the research of the Liver Foundation, over 600 million people suffer from liver diseases in India – this burden is further triggered by the massive population and economic factors in our country.
It is all the more shocking that nearly 50 types of liver disease are attributing to such high numbers. Unawareness is at the apex of liver disease prevalence, which is why people are continuing with their improper lifestyle and eventually become a victim of active liver disease.
What are the different types of liver diseases? Infection Triggered Liver Diseases: Hepatitis Hepatitis is the most common liver disease which results in inflammation. Infection, reaction to certain drugs, alcohol, or toxic material are some of the causative factors of this active liver disease. There are 4 types of hepatitis, namely Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis D, and Hepatitis E.
Patients develop from Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E due to consumption of contaminated water or food. They don’t pose much of a risk to life. Generally, the patient with Hepatitis E recovers in 2-6 weeks time with the help of medication treatment, whereas people with Hepatitis A can have a more lasting effect. If the patient with Hepatitis A develops more serious symptoms, the recovery phase can extend up to 2-6 months.
Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are caused due to contact with contaminated blood, semen, or any other bodily fluids. These types of active liver diseases can be life-threatening. Although Hepatitis B doesn’t have a complete cure, it can be treated in the early stages to lower the risk of life. When acute Hepatitis B results in serious complications, patients develop Hepatitis D. It leads to liver impairment, scarring, and also poses a risk of cancer development to the patients. Hepatitis C remains asymptomatic in the early phases, and in the later stages, it already starts to damage the liver slowly.
Cancer: Liver Cancer LIver cancer is classified into two types – primary liver cancer and secondary liver cancer. In primary liver cancer, the cancerous cells develop in the liver itself. People who have cirrhosis or hepatitis are at risk of originating primary liver cancer.
Secondary liver cancer is more common in patients. Research shows that the cancer cells in the tumor with patients suffering from metastatic or secondary liver cancer is not the same as those found in the liver.
Other factors that lead to liver cancer are consumption of toxic chemicals, excess alcohol consumption, and even development as a result of fatty liver disease or obesity. Liver cancer can be treated in the initial stages with medications, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or surgical treatment such as liver transplant. In case there is a delay in diagnosis and treatment, liver cancer worsens, and once patients have advanced cancer, there is a serious risk to life.
Bile Duct Cancer The bile duct is a connecting tube between the liver and small intestine and helps in the digestive functioning of your body. Also known as cholangiocarcinoma, bile duct cancer is a malignant type and blocks the bile duct, thereby restricting the secretion of bile juice (the important digestive need of your body).
It can be treated with medication and surgical procedures, but if it spreads to the liver, it causes what is known as metastatic cancer or secondary liver cancer.
