The Penn State Health Approach to Liver Disease

Penn State Health Liver Center provides the region’s most comprehensive liver care. Our team of specialists offers unparalleled expertise in all liver-related disorders, including liver cancer.

Convenient, Collaborative Care

Our Liver Center specialists work together to evaluate patients on the same day. This streamlines patient care and helps manage treatment by multiple specialties, offering added convenience for patients and families. We collaborate with you to develop the best treatment plan for optimal outcomes. We also support the psychological, nutritional, emotional and social work needs of our patients.

Our team treats conditions including:

  • Hepatitis C, hepatitis B and other forms of hepatitis
  • Liver cancer and bile duct cancer
  • Rare liver tumors, such as neuroendocrine tumors
  • Liver masses and cysts
  • Portal hypertension
  • Chronic inflammatory liver disease
  • Cirrhosis
  • Complications of liver cirrhosis, such as pulmonary hypertension or high blood pressure, hepatopulmonary syndrome and hepatorenal syndrome
  • Acute liver failure
  • All other causes of chronic liver disease

Treatments We Offer

Treatments we offer for liver diseases include:

  • Curative treatment regimens for hepatitis C
  • Specialty clinic for patients with early cirrhosis
  • Multidisciplinary management for liver cancer, including local therapies using radiofrequency, microwave and alcohol ablation; regional liver therapies using transarterial chemo embolization (TACE) and radioactive bead embolic therapy; and external beam radiation or stereotactic body radiotherapy for locally advanced liver cancer
  • Complex and minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgery for bile duct injuries, biliary obstruction and benign and malignant tumors of the liver and biliary system
  • Portal vein embolization
  • Transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt (TIPS), including trans-splenic TIPS in cases of portal vein thrombosis.
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Our Experts in Liver Disease

We diagnose and manage complex liver diseases, including hepatitis C, liver cancer, acute liver failure and all other liver-related conditions.

Why Choose Penn State Health Liver Center

As part of a leading academic medical center, Penn State Health Liver Center has access to a wide variety of advanced medical and surgical resources. We are the only comprehensive liver center in central Pennsylvania.

Expertise in all Liver Diseases

We diagnose and manage complex liver diseases, including hepatitis C, liver cancer, acute liver failure and all other liver-related conditions.

Most Advanced Treatment Options

Our highly trained experts are skilled in the latest surgical techniques and have access to novel treatment regimens. For example, we offer a specialty clinic for early cirrhosis and complex liver, bile duct and pancreas surgery for cancer and non-cancerous disease.

Ongoing Patient Support

Our patients are our top priority as soon as they walk in the door. We help patients see multiple specialists on the same day for their convenience and also provide access to psychological, nutritional, emotional and social work experts as they are needed.

We offer a patient and family support group and educational sessions to help patients stay informed about their condition and engaged in their care.

Groundbreaking Research

We also offer translational research, clinical trials and personalized medicine for liver tumors. Our research team is conducting groundbreaking clinical trials, providing unique access to the latest treatments.

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Research & Clinical Trials

We have an active clinical science research program and frequently seek volunteers to participate in clinical trials. These studies help our scientists improve diagnostic techniques, develop better treatments, and collaborate with other researchers.

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