Which department does hepatobiliary belong to

When liver and gallbladder diseases occur again, many people don’t know where to go to the hospital for examination. In fact, many Chinese medicine practitioners can feel the patient’s liver and spleen deficiency by taking the patient’s pulse. Moreover, most of the patients with liver and gallbladder diseases are women, because women’s bodies are weaker, so the detoxification effect just now will be worse. So which department does liver and gallbladder belong to?

Hepatobiliary diseases are diagnosed and treated by the gastroenterology department or the specialized hepatobiliary surgery department. Common diseases include cholecystitis, gallstones or intrahepatic bile duct stones. Patients will have recurrent right upper abdominal pain radiating to the right shoulder and back, accompanied by fever, nausea and vomiting. Overeating or eating greasy or high-fat foods may induce worsening pain in the right upper abdomen. Recurrent cholecystitis requires cholecystectomy, and patients with common bile duct stones also need bile duct exploration. In addition, primary liver diseases include chronic viral hepatitis or cirrhosis, mainly because the patient has a history of long-term drinking or is infected with hepatitis B virus. There will also be obvious fatigue, pain in the right upper abdomen, and aversion to greasy food. Jaundice will appear in the later stages. In severe cases, a large amount of ascites will be formed. The most effective treatment is antiviral and liver protection symptomatic treatment.

1. Which department does hepatobiliary belong to?

Hepatobiliary surgery is a tertiary discipline under general surgery, and the main organs involved are the liver, bile duct, pancreas, spleen and duodenum. Not every hospital has a specialized department for hepatobiliary surgery. In many hospitals, it is classified as general surgery or major surgery. The diseases treated by hepatobiliary surgery mainly include tumors, inflammation, stones, trauma, congenital diseases and vascular diseases of the liver, bile duct, pancreas and spleen. Specifically, common diseases include: primary liver cancer, hepatic hemangioma, liver abscess, liver cyst, gallbladder stones, bile duct stones, congenital bile duct cyst, biliary tumors, pancreatic cancer, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, pancreatic solid pseudopapillary tumors, pancreatitis, spleen tumors, etc. Special instructions are required for viral hepatitis and cirrhosis. Hepatobiliary surgery does not treat viral hepatitis, nor does it perform conservative treatment for cirrhosis. It only admits patients when hepatitis or cirrhosis causes conditions that require surgical treatment.

2. Can moxibustion be used to treat damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder?

Can. Damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder is caused by heavy dampness and heat in the body. Damage to the liver and gallbladder causes dampness and heat to accumulate in the liver and gallbladder, causing a series of symptoms. Moxibustion stimulates specific acupoints, so that the specific therapeutic effects of specific acupoints are transmitted to the diseased area through the meridians to achieve the purpose of curing the disease.

3. What should be paid attention to when moxibustion is used for damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder?

Patients with liver and gallbladder damp-heat should consult a doctor before choosing moxibustion and proceed under the doctor's guidance. Moreover, moxibustion is only an auxiliary therapy. The treatment of damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder still requires regular treatment with a doctor. It should be done step by step. When using moxibustion for the first time, you should pay attention to the amount of stimulation. Start with a small amount and a small dose. You can use a small moxa cone, or moxibustion for a shorter time and with fewer times. Then gradually increase the dosage. Don't start with a large dose. Pay attention to the temperature of the moxibustion. For those with insensitive skin or children, the operator can place the index and middle fingers on both sides of the moxibustion site to feel the temperature of the moxibustion site, so as to avoid scalding the skin and achieve good results.