Liver Cirrhosis: Evolving Challenges and the Frontier of Emerging Technologies

The chapter addresses liver cirrhosis as a serious worldwide health issue. It discusses how it progresses silently, how difficult it is to diagnose, and how limited current treatment options are. It highlights significant disparities in healthcare access around the world and explores novel developments, including non-invasive imaging, AI-based risk prediction, stem cell and organoid research, and gene editing. It also examines what the future holds for digital health and medicines that target the microbiome. This chapter is intended for doctors, academics, and policymakers, and it explores ways to improve cirrhosis care in both wealthy and low-income countries.