Practical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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.

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

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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Practical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Liver and Biliary Disease

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