Patient's question:
Patient: Female, 56 years old, suffering from polycystic liver disease for many years. She has been taking traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to suppress the condition, but it has been ineffective. She continues to take TCM for suppression, but it still doesn’t work. Due to excessive consumption of TCM, her gastric mucosa has been damaged, leading to frequent diarrhea. Currently, she cannot eat, has low blood pressure, and wants to consult a doctor on how to treat the disease.Doctor's answer:
Polycystic liver disease is a relatively common benign inflammatory condition of the liver. At this stage, it is necessary to conduct a thorough examination of liver function indicators. If the liver functions are relatively good, special treatment is not required. Ordinary medication has no specific effect on liver cysts. If there are many cases of liver damage, it is necessary to use many liver-protecting drugs for treatment. The main treatment includes a low-copper diet, reducing copper absorption, increasing copper excretion, and liver transplantation. The first-line drug is D-penicillamine. Liver transplantation is the best means of treating this disease.