This new volume in the BIOPSY INTERPRETATION SERIES offers clear and easy to follow guidelines to help the pathologist recognise and diagnose a full spectrum of liver disorders with speed, confidence, and accuracy.
Beginning with the basics - technical considerations, liver anatomy, and examination methods, it then also provides essential guidelines for recognising and assessing specific hepatic conditions.

Contents

A Brief History of Liver Biopsy
Indications for Liver Biopsy
Technical Considerations
Anatomic Considerations
Examination of the Liver Biopsy
Embryology and Developmental Considerations
Non-specific Reactions of the Liver
Acute Viral Hepatitis
Chronic Hepatitis (Chronic Necroinflammatory Disease of the Liver)
Autoimmune Hepatitis and Related Disorders
The Effects of Drugs and Toxins on the Liver
Granulomas
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Metabolic Disorders
Hemochromatosis and other Iron-related Disorders
Wilson Disease and Indian Childhood Cirrhosis
Small Bile Duct Disorders
Large Bile Duct Disorders
Vascular Disorders
Cirrhosis, Hepatic Fibrosis, and Non-cirrhotic Portal Hypertension
Non-cirrhotic Portal Hypertension (NCPH)
The Liver in Systemic Disorders
Bacterial, Spirochetal, Rickettsial, Chlamydial, Protozoal and Helminhic causes of Hepatitis
Benign Tumors and Tumor-like conditions
Primary and Metastatic Malignant Tumors of the Liver
Transplantation Pathology
The Evaluation of Cholestasis
Differential Diagnosis: Common Liver Biopsy Problems