Hepatology

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...