Practical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Liver and Biliary Disease

by Talley, Nicholas J.; Lindor, Keith D.; Vargas, Hugo E.

• ISBN13: 9781405182751
• ISBN10: 140518275X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-11
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This comprehensive resource for fellows/trainees and candidates for recertification in gastroenterology summarizes the field in a modern, fresh format. Prominent experts from around the globe write on their areas of expertise, and each chapter follows a uniform structure. The focus is on key knowledge, with the most important clinical facts highlighted in boxes. Color illustrations reinforce the text.

Author Biography

Editor-in-Chief:

Nicholas J. Talley, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Associate editors:

Keith D. Lindor, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA 

Hugo E. Vargas, MD, Chair, Division of Hepatology, Professor of Medicine, Consultant, Divisions of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface

Foreword

Pathobiology of the Liver and Biliary Tract

Anatomy, Embryology and Histology

Immunology of the Liver and Mechanisms of Inflammation

Diagnostic Approaches in Liver Disease

Approach to History Taking and Physical Examination in Liver and Biliary Disease

Assessment of Abnormal Liver Injury Tests

Imaging of the Liver and Biliary Tree

ERCP and Biliary Manometry

Endoscopic Techniques used in the Management of Liver and Biliary Tree Disease: EUS

Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in the Management of Liver Disease

Liver Biopsy and Paracentesis

Problem-Based Approach to Liver Disease

Jaundice and Pruritus

Liver Mass Found Incidentally on Abdominal Imaging

Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

Acute Liver Failure

Problems Related to Chronic Liver Disease

Portal Hypertension

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Pregnancy and Liver Disease

Biliary Atresia and Cystic Fibrosis: Transitioning Care from Pediatrics to Internal Medicine

Diseases of the Liver

Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E and Other Viruses

Hepatitis B and C

Bacterial and Other Non-Viral Infections of the Liver

Metabolic Liver Diseases

Hepatic Steatosis and NAFLD

Drug-induced Liver Injury

Alcoholic Liver Disease

Autoimmune Liver Diseases

Vascular Diseases of the Liver

Hepatic Complications of Bone Marrow Transplantation

Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

Liver Transplantation

Indications and Patient Selection

What Hepatologists Should Know About Liver Transplant Surgery

Immunosuppression: The Essentials

Liver Transplantation: Early and Long Term Management and Complications

Problem-Based Approach to Biliary Tract Disease and Gallbladder

Gallstones, Gallbladder Polyps and Their Complications: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management

Functional Gallbladder and Sphincter of Oddi Disorders

Cancer of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tree

Biliary Strictures and Leaks

Index

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