Well-organized and vibrantly illustrated throughout, Handbook of Liver Disease is a comprehensive yet concise handbook providing authoritative guidance on key clinical issues in liver disease. The quick-reference outline format ensures that you’ll find answers when you need them, and cover-to-cover updates keep you abreast of the recent rapid changes in the field. Written by leading international experts in hepatology, this reference is ideal for hepatologists, gastroenterologists, internists, family practitioners, trainees, and others who diagnose and manage patients with liver disorders.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Contributors - p. vii 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Acknowledgments - p. xv 9. Special Tribute - p. xvii 10. Foreword - p. xxv 11. Chapter 1. Assessment of Liver Function and Diagnostic Studies - p. 1 12. Chapter 2. Acute Liver Failure - p. 18 13. Chapter 3. Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E - p. 34 14. Chapter 4. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D - p. 51 15. Chapter 5. Hepatitis C - p. 66 16. Chapter 6. Hepatitis Caused by Other Viruses - p. 78 17. Chapter 7. Autoimmune Hepatitis - p. 84 18. Chapter 8. Alcoholic Liver Disease - p. 109 19. Chapter 9. Fatty Liver and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis - p. 121 20. Chapter 10. Drug-Induced and Toxic Liver Disease - p. 130 21. Chapter 11. Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension - p. 158 22. Chapter 12. Portal Hypertension and Gastrointestinal Bleeding - p. 172 23. Chapter 13. Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis - p. 182 24. Chapter 14. Hepatorenal Syndrome - p. 197 25. Chapter 15. Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 207 26. Chapter 16. Primary Biliary Cholangitis - p. 217 27. Chapter 17. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - p. 233 28. Chapter 18. Hemochromatosis - p. 243 29. Chapter 19. Wilson Disease and Related Disorders - p. 253 30. Chapter 20. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Other Metabolic Liver Diseases - p. 269 31. Chapter 21. Budd-Chiari Syndrome and Other Vascular Disorders - p. 282 32. Chapter 22. The Liver in Heart Failure - p. 293 33. Chapter 23. The Liver in Pregnancy - p. 308 34. Chapter 24. The Liver in Systemic Disease - p. 324 35. Chapter 25. Pediatric Liver Disease - p. 335 36. Chapter 26. Liver Disease in the Elderly - p. 351 37. Chapter 27. Hepatobiliary Complications of HIV - p. 362 38. Chapter 28. Granulomatous Liver Disease - p. 372 39. Chapter 29. Hepatic Tumors - p. 383 40. Chapter 30. Hepatic Abscesses and Cysts - p. 395 41. Chapter 31. Other Infections Involving the Liver - p. 413 42. Chapter 32. Surgery in the Patient With Liver Disease and Postoperative Jaundice - p. 437 43. Chapter 33. Liver Transplantation - p. 452 44. Chapter 34. Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis - p. 470 45. Chapter 35. Diseases of the Bile Ducts - p. 479 46. Chapter 36. Tumors of the Biliary Tract - p. 499 47. Index - p. 513
Well-organized and vibrantly illustrated throughout, Handbook of Liver Disease is a comprehensive yet concise handbook providing authoritative guidance on key clinical issues in liver disease. The quick-reference outline format ensures that you’ll find answers when you need them, and cover-to-cover updates keep you abreast of the recent rapid changes in the field. Written by leading international experts in hepatology, this reference is ideal for hepatologists, gastroenterologists, internists, family practitioners, trainees, and others who diagnose and manage patients with liver disorders.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Contributors - p. vii 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Acknowledgments - p. xv 9. Special Tribute - p. xvii 10. Foreword - p. xxv 11. Chapter 1. Assessment of Liver Function and Diagnostic Studies - p. 1 12. Chapter 2. Acute Liver Failure - p. 18 13. Chapter 3. Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E - p. 34 14. Chapter 4. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D - p. 51 15. Chapter 5. Hepatitis C - p. 66 16. Chapter 6. Hepatitis Caused by Other Viruses - p. 78 17. Chapter 7. Autoimmune Hepatitis - p. 84 18. Chapter 8. Alcoholic Liver Disease - p. 109 19. Chapter 9. Fatty Liver and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis - p. 121 20. Chapter 10. Drug-Induced and Toxic Liver Disease - p. 130 21. Chapter 11. Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension - p. 158 22. Chapter 12. Portal Hypertension and Gastrointestinal Bleeding - p. 172 23. Chapter 13. Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis - p. 182 24. Chapter 14. Hepatorenal Syndrome - p. 197 25. Chapter 15. Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 207 26. Chapter 16. Primary Biliary Cholangitis - p. 217 27. Chapter 17. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - p. 233 28. Chapter 18. Hemochromatosis - p. 243 29. Chapter 19. Wilson Disease and Related Disorders - p. 253 30. Chapter 20. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Other Metabolic Liver Diseases - p. 269 31. Chapter 21. Budd-Chiari Syndrome and Other Vascular Disorders - p. 282 32. Chapter 22. The Liver in Heart Failure - p. 293 33. Chapter 23. The Liver in Pregnancy - p. 308 34. Chapter 24. The Liver in Systemic Disease - p. 324 35. Chapter 25. Pediatric Liver Disease - p. 335 36. Chapter 26. Liver Disease in the Elderly - p. 351 37. Chapter 27. Hepatobiliary Complications of HIV - p. 362 38. Chapter 28. Granulomatous Liver Disease - p. 372 39. Chapter 29. Hepatic Tumors - p. 383 40. Chapter 30. Hepatic Abscesses and Cysts - p. 395 41. Chapter 31. Other Infections Involving the Liver - p. 413 42. Chapter 32. Surgery in the Patient With Liver Disease and Postoperative Jaundice - p. 437 43. Chapter 33. Liver Transplantation - p. 452 44. Chapter 34. Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis - p. 470 45. Chapter 35. Diseases of the Bile Ducts - p. 479 46. Chapter 36. Tumors of the Biliary Tract - p. 499 47. Index - p. 513
