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THE encyclopedic guide to hepatology - for consultation by clinicians and basic scientists
Previously the Oxford Textbook of Clinical Hepatology, this two-volume textbook is now with Blackwell Publishing. It covers basic, clinical and translational science (converting basic science discoveries into the practical applications to benefit people).
Edited by ten leading experts in the liver and biliary tract and their diseases, along with outstanding contributions from over 200 international clinicians, this text has global references, evidence and extensive subject matter - giving you the best science and clinical practice discussed by the best authors.
It includes unique sections on:
Symptoms and signs in liver disease
Industrial diseases affecting the liver
The effects of diseases of other systems on the liver
The effects of liver diseases on other systems
It's bigger and more extensive than other books and discusses new areas in more depth such as stem cells, genetics, genomics, proteomics, transplantation, mathematics and much more.
Plus, it comes with a fully searchable CD ROM of the entire content.
Table of Contents
Section 1 Architecture of the liver
Section 2 Functions of the liver
Section 3 Basic concepts in pathobiology
Section 4 Pathology
Section 5 Investigation of hepatobiliary disease
Section 6 Cirrhosis
Section 7 Portal hypertension and its complications
Section 8 Congenital hepatic fibrosis and non-parasitic cystic lesions of the liver and bile ducts
Section 9 Viral infections of the liver
Section 10 Other infections of the liver
Section 11 Immune disorders of the liver
Section 12 Alcoholic liver disease
Section 13 Hepatic non-alcoholic steatosis
Section 14 Toxic liver injury
Section 15 Acute liver failure
Section 16 Genetic and metabolic diseases
Section 17 Vascular diseases
Section 18 Tumours of the liver
Section 19 Biliary tract diseases
Section 20 The liver in diseases of other systems
Section 21 The impact of liver disease on other systems
Section 22 The liver in specific settings
Section 23 The management of liver diseases
Section 24 Surgery, anaesthesia and the liver
Section 25 Liver transplantation
Section 26 Mathematics in hepatology
Section 27 Appendices