Cirrhosis is a late stage of chronic liver damage in which healthy tissue is replaced by scar tissue, and the structure of the organ is irreversibly rebuilt. As a result, blood circulation in the liver and the performance of its basic functions are disrupted.
The causes of cirrhosis may include chronic viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, metabolically associated fatty liver disease, as well as autoimmune and some hereditary diseases. In the early stages, symptoms may be absent, and as it progresses, jaundice, edema, ascites, bleeding, and other serious complications are possible.