Dr. Hiro Nakajima, former director general of the World Health Organization, said, “Many people die not from disease but from ignorance , and by taking measures, we can reduce half of the deaths, don’t die from ignorance.” Health is the most valuable asset of human life, and if you lose your health, you lose everything. Health screening is the process of recognizing health risk factors. When you are healthy (most people may have risk factors affecting their health), you take the initiative to examine your entire body, learn about your health status through the examination, and get information about your health. There are often many people who, after a physical examination, start to worry when they see the words occupancy, stones, and recommendation for further treatment at a specialist on their physical examination report! This article will briefly popularize the four common benign diseases of the hepatobiliary system, and if you encounter them in future medical examinations, please do not worry too much! A. Fatty liver what is? Fatty liver is a lesion caused by excessive accumulation of fat in the liver cells for various reasons. What causes it? 1. obese fatty liver The degree of fat accumulation in the liver is proportional to the weight. 30% to 50% of obesity combined with fatty liver, the rate of fatty liver lesions in the severely obese is as high as 61% to 94%. After the weight of obese people is controlled, their fat infiltration is also reduced or disappeared. 2. Alcoholic fatty liver Long-term alcoholics liver puncture biopsy, 75% to 95% have fat infiltration. It has also been observed that the incidence of alcoholic fatty liver increases 5 to 25 times if the daily alcohol consumption exceeds 80 to 160 grams. Due to the increasing popularity of this disease, many unscrupulous drug dealers hit it, on television, online selling this tea that drug, claiming to treat fatty liver, patients often spend a lot of money, but do not see results. The real mild simple fatty liver, the best treatment is to control the diet, quit drinking and exercise. Second, liver cysts what is? A liver cyst, in layman’s terms, is a round-like cavity in the liver that contains fluid. Depending on the number, they can be classified as single and multiple. Liver cysts are a benign liver disease. Usually liver cysts found do not need to be treated, and only if they are particularly large to the point of pressing on adjacent organs (e.g., pressing on the stomach, causing discomfort such as significant fullness after meals). And even if it is treated, it can usually be done through minimally invasive surgery, so there is nothing to worry too much about. There is only one rare case – polycystic liver, and it is important to go to a specialist for further consultation in this case. III. Hepatic hemangioma What is hepatic hemangioma? Hepatic hemangioma is a relatively common benign tumor of the liver, most commonly known as cavernous hemangioma, which is often found during ultrasound or abdominal surgery. There is no evidence that it has the possibility of malignant transformation. What is polypoid lesion of gallbladder? Polypoid lesions of the gallbladder. Most of them are caused by three reasons: gallbladder polyps, cholesterol crystals and gallstones attached to the gallbladder wall. For a single polypoid lesion larger than 1 cm
or those with symptoms of gallstones and cholecystitis, or those who are burdened by gallbladder polyps that affect their normal work and life, surgery is usually recommended. Otherwise, surgery should not be performed immediately, but the ultrasound should be reviewed every 3-6 months. Patients usually have the question: Can the gallbladder be preserved by removing gallbladder polyps? It is up to the gallbladder to decide whether it can be preserved or not. If the gallbladder has atrophied, is functioning poorly or is suspected to be cancerous, then it should not be preserved. In fact, the vast majority of people who have their gallbladder removed do not have any problems with their normal life. Please trust your physician, who will weigh whether it is appropriate to remove the gallbladder. V. Summary The above four common abnormalities of the hepatobiliary system can only be scientifically recognized in order to scientifically face them, reduce unnecessary tension and undeserved waste. After all, they are abnormalities and cannot be completely ignored, so in the end, we still say “regular observation and outpatient follow-up.