Dear Dr. Roach: My friend has cryptogenic cirrhosis. She says that the doctors don't know what causes it. Where could this have come from, and what does this mean for her? Dear A.T.G.: "Cryptogenic" ...

My friend has cryptogenic cirrhosis. She says that the doctors don’t know what causes it. Where could this have come ...

“Cryptogenic” is from the Greek roots “krytpo-” (meaning hidden) and -genic (for “origin”), so “cryptogenic” literally means that its origins are unknown. Cirrhosis is end-stage liver disease, which ...

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Dr. Roach: My friend has cryptogenic cirrhosis. She says that the doctors don't know what causes it. Where could this have come from, and what does this mean for her? — A.T.G. Readers may email ...

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Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Liver fibrosis is scarring that ...