Comprehensive Clinical Hepatology

By

• Bruce Bacon, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
• John O'Grady, MD, FRCPI, Consultant Hepatologist, Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK
• Adrian DiBisceglie, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
• John Lake, MD, Professor of Medicine and Surgery; Director, Liver Transplantation Program, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN

Description

Authoritative and highly illustrated in full color, this comprehensive resource is the result of a joint effort of four experienced senior clinicians and educators. It focuses on the medical aspects of transplantation, offers an oasis of knowledge on key topics for clinical practice and examination, and discusses the newest developments in the field, including NASH and chronic viral hepatitis.

Contents

• Section 1: Normal Structure and Function
  Anatomy of the Normal Liver Cellular Biology of the Normal Liver Function of the Normal Liver
• Section 2: Evaluation
  Clinical Evaluation of the Patient with Liver Disease
• Section 3: Signs and Symptoms
  Jaundice Gastrointestinal Hemorrahage and Portal Hypertension Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Hepatorenal Syndrome and other Renal Diseases Hepatic Encephalopathy Associated Systemic Conditions of Liver Disease
• Section 4: Treatment Techniques
  Non-transpant Surgery and the Liver
• Section 5: Diseases and Disorders
  Viral Hepatitis A & E Viral Hepatitis B & D Hepatitis C & G HIV and the Liver Miscellaneous Infections of the Liver Autoimmune Hepatitis Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Primary Schlerosing Cholangitis Alcoholic Liver Disease Hemochromatosis Wilson's Disease Metabolic Diseases of the Liver Benign Tumours and Cystic Diseases of the Liver Malignant Tumours of the Liver Biliary and Cholestatic Diseases Vascular Diseases of the Liver Drug- and Toxin-induced Liver Disease Acute Liver Failure Hepatobiliary Dysfunction in the Critically Ill The Liver and Systemic Disease
• Section 6: Considerations in Special Populations Pregnancy and the Liver
  Pediatric Liver Diseases
• Section 7: Transplantation Hepatology
  Indications and Patient Selection The Transplant Operation Immunology and Immunosuppression Infective Complications Graft Dysfunction Retransplantation