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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819394103321

Titolo

Schiff's diseases of the liver / / edited by Eugene R. Schiff, Willis C. Maddrey, Michael F. Sorrell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2012

ISBN

1-283-33304-X

9786613333049

1-119-95050-3

1-119-95047-3

Edizione

[11th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1267 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SchiffEugene R

MaddreyWillis C

SorrellMichael F

SchiffLeon <1901-1994.>

Disciplina

616.3/62

Soggetti

Liver - Diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Schiff's Diseases of the Liver; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I Overview: Clinical Fundamentals of Hepatology; 1 History Taking and Physical Examination for the Patient with Liver Disease; 2 Laboratory Tests; 3 Liver Biopsy and Laparoscopy; 4 Noninvasive and Invasive Imaging of the Liver and Biliary Tract; Part II General Considerations; 5 Physioanatomic Considerations; 6 Bilirubin Metabolism and Jaundice; 7 Hepatic Histopathology; 8 Mechanisms of Liver Injury; 9 Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Disorders

10 Hepatobiliary Complications of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation 11 The Liver in Pregnancy; Part III Consequences of Liver Disease; 12 Hepatic Fibrosis; 13 Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient with Liver Disease; 14 Portal Hypertension: Nonsurgical and Surgical Management; 15 Renal Complications of Liver Disease and the Hepatorenal Syndrome; 16 Pulmonary Manifestations of Liver Disease; 17 Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis; 18 Hepatic Encephalopathy; 19 Acute Liver Failure; Part IV Cholestatic Disorders;



20 Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis; 21 Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

22 Autoimmune Hepatitis Part V Viral Hepatitis; Overview; 23 Hepatitis A and E; 24 Hepatitis B and D; 25 Hepatitis C; Part VI Alcohol and Drug-induced Liver Disease; Overview; 26 Alcoholic Liver Disease; 27 Drug-induced Liver Disease; 28 Mechanisms of Drug-induced Liver Injury; Part VII Genetic and Metabolic Disease; 29 Wilson Disease; 30 Hemochromatosis and Iron Storage Disorders; 31 Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency; 32 Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Part VIII Vascular Diseases of the Liver; 33 Vascular Diseases of the Liver; 34 The Liver in Circulatory Failure

Part IX Benign and Malignant Tumors Cystic Disorders; 35 Benign Tumors, Nodules, and Cystic Diseases of the Liver; 36 Hepatocellular Carcinoma; 37 Surgical Options in Liver Cancers; Part X Infectious and Granulomatous Disease; 38 Amoebic and Pyogenic Liver Abscesses; 39 Parasitic Diseases; 40 Granulomas of the Liver; 41 Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Part XI Elements of Liver Transplantation; Overview; 42 Selection and Timing of Liver Transplantation; 43 Immunosuppression: The Global Picture; 44 The First Six Months Following Liver Transplantation

45 Long-term Management of the Liver Transplant Patient 46 The Liver Transplant Procedure; 47 Recurrent Disease Following Liver Transplantation; 48 The Role of Retransplantation; 49 Controversies in Liver Transplantation; Appendix Multiple Choice Answers; Index

Sommario/riassunto

For over 50 years covering 10 previous editions, Schiff's Diseases of the Liver has provided hepatologists with an outstanding evidence-based clinical reference work covering all aspects of liver disease, and is without doubt one of the world's leading hepatology textbooks.  Now fully revised and updated, it will serve as your first-stop reference for today's demanding clinical situations. With a strong clinical focus, Schiff's Diseases of the Liver covers anatomy, pathology, testing, imaging, and effects of liver disease on other organs, before moving on to sections that address