Hepatology

The topic of alcohol and the liver is long overdue for re-evaluation. The authors of this book have clearly taken up this challenge. Human interest...

Acute cholecystitis is a pathological entity of inflammatory origin, with a high prevalence worldwide. The term cholecystitis defines an inflammati...

Primary human liver cancer, of which hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is by far the predominant type, is a major cause of cancer death world-wide, ac...

This book begins by discussing in detail the main non-alcoholic steatohepatitis symptoms, risk factors and treatments to elucidate relevant issues ...

Receiving a liver cancer diagnosis is a difficult experience, and leaves patients and their caregivers feeling anxious and overwhelmed. What is liv...

The latest edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic has been completely updated, boasting new text, images, and terminology to...

There are numerous types of liver disease that may be due to toxic agents (such as alcohol or drugs), infectious agents including viruses, congenit...

The Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review book has been designed to provide a review of core essential knowledge in gastroentero...

Liver Pathology covers the key entities and diagnoses that pathologists see in daily practice, focusing on the salient H&E histopathology of ea...

This book discusses the diagnosis, treatment and management of liver disease. Chapter One reviews hepatic hydatidosis. Chapter Two explores the dia...

Liver disease is the leading cause of death in the UK after heart, cancer, stroke and respiratory disease. The good news is that liver disease can ...

The 4th edition of Viral Hepatitis covers comprehensively the entire complex field of infections caused by all of the different hepatitis viruses, ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a problem of global health importance and represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide...

Hepatic hydatidosis is a worldwide disease with a high socio-economic cost in endemic areas. Until recently, only professionals working in these ar...

Hepatic insulin resistance and altered insulin metabolism, as characterised by the desensitisation of hepatic parenchymal cells to insulin, play a ...

The treatment of bile duct benign pathology demands a multidisciplinary approach, involving a team of both specialised physicians and solid infrast...

Sex does matter. One of the most compelling reasons for understanding the biological differences, which are not so explained at this time, is that ...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, represents a spectrum of pathologic liver histologic findings ranging from the simple accumulation of ...

The recently published article The Burden of Liver Disease in Europe: A Review of Available Epidemiological Data provides a few figures on the en...

Gallstone disease is one of the most prevalent digestive diseases, resulting in a considerable amount of financial and social burden in the USA. Ap...

This book is written for the primary care clinician to help update knowledge of pediatric endocrinology (with an emphasis on diabetes) from both an...