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The liver may be injured during the course of many diseases that are systemic or predominantly involve other organs. In this setting, the mechanisms of liver injury can be broadly classified as vascular, toxic, immune, and hormonal, as summarized in Fig. 1.
Because the liverâs ability to function properly impacts almost every system in the body, damage to this organ can be a major problem. With any type of liver disease â whether it is the accumulation of fat, a chronic hepatitis virus or cancer â there is a greater urgency to take care of the liver.