Liver Disease

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Patient Information
This website contains information for patients who may be in need of surgical treatment for liver disease. This information is designed to help you decide whether or not treatment at Cleveland Clinic's Department of Surgery can help you. If so, contact us for an appointment.

The liver is the body's most complex organ, performing many essential tasks related to the conversion of food to energy (metabolism).

Carbohydrates, fats and proteins from food are transported to the liver from the digestive organs through the portal vein. Nutrients pass into the smaller branches of the portal vein, and seep through the blood vessel walls and into the liver cells. The cells are tiny manufacturing sites where these materials are used to make essential body-building blocks such as bile, cholesterol, immune factors, plasma proteins and albumin.

Through a specialized filtering system, the liver performs the important task of removing toxins and impurities (such as alcohol, drugs and preservatives) from the blood. The liver is also an important site for converting food to energy and storing it as glycogen. Fat-soluable vitamins such as D and E are also stored in the liver.

When liver disease develops, the liver's ability to perform its metabolic, detoxification and storage functions is impaired. When these essential processes are not working as they should, the entire body is affected.

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