Clinical Hepatology - Principles and Practice of Hepatobiliary Diseases provides clear and comprehensive coverage of the etiology, mechanisms of disease, diagnosis, and practical management of the entire spectrum of liver and biliary disorders. It also affords an excellent, evidence-based review of the rapidly expanding field of hepatobiliary diseases.
- Comprehensive
- Very readable
- Practical
- Up to date
- Provides a rational basis for the practice of hepatology
- Your one-step resource for clinical hepatology
- Fast and easy access to common and rare problems encountered in practice
Henryk Dancygier is Chief of the Department of Medicine II at the Klinikum Offenbach, and Professor of Medicine at the Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main. He graduated from the University of Heidelberg and trained in Pathology, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He holds degrees from the University of Heidelberg, Frankfurt and the Technical University of Munich and currently is Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.
Henryk Dancygier is author of a number of books including (English translations) "AIDS - a Clinical Compendium" (1993), "Memorix - Gastroenterology and Hepatology" (1998), "Endosonography in Gastroeneterology: Principles, Techniques, Findings" (1999), "Liver Diseases - the ABC of Therapy" (2003) and "Clinical Hepatology - Diagnosis and Therapy of Hepatobiliary Disorders" (2003) that have been translated into several languages and he has also contributed numerous chapters in Medical Textbooks.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Diseases of the Liver. - Malformations and Malpositions of the Liver. - Bile Duct Anomalies. - Liver Cysts and Polycystic Liver Disease. - Vascular Anomalies. - Hepatic Veins. - Sinusoids. - Portal Vein. - Hepatic Arteries. - Viral Infections by Hepatotropic Viruses. - Viral Infections by Nonhepatotropic Viruses. - Bacterial Liver Abscess and Other Bacterial Infections. - Amebic Liver Abscess and Other Protozoal Diseases. - Helminthic Infections. - Fungal Infections. - Infections. - Neoplastic Diseases. - Drug-Induced Liver Injury. - Autoimmune Hepatitis. - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. - Autoimmune Cholangitis. - Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. - Biliary Ductopenia (Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome). - Autoimmune Overlap Syndromes. - Acute Liver Failure. - Liver Cirrhosis. - Complications of Liver Cirrhosis. - Wilson's Disease. - Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload. - ? 1; Antitrypsin Deficiency. - Porphyrias. - Inherited Syndromes of Intrahepatic Cholestasis. - Cystic Fibrosis. - Amyloidosis. - Alcoholic Liver Disease. - Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. - Other Metabolic Diseases: Tabellary Overview. - Malnutrition and Nutrition in Liver Disease. - Hepatic Drug Metabolism and Drug Toxicity. - Drug- and Toxin-Induced Liver Injury. - Hepatic Granulomas. - Sarcoidosis of the Liver. - Effects of Chronic Liver Disease on Other Organs: Tabellary Overview. - Hepatic Involvement in Extrahepatic Disease: Tabellary Overview. - Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy. - Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy. - The Liver in Toxemia of Pregnancy. - Benign Tumors. - Malignant Tumors. - Liver Transplantation: Indications, Preoperative Evaluation and Posttransplantation Management. - Risk of Surgery in Patients with Liver Disease. - A Look to the Future: Gene Therapy in Liver Diseases. - Diseases of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic BileDucts. - Gross and Microscopic Anatomy. - Physiology of the Gallbladder and the Extrahepatic Bile Ducts. - Anomalies of the Gallbladder and the cystic duct. - Anomalies of the Extrahepatic Bile Ducts. - Benign Strictures of the Extrahepatic Bile Ducts. - Motility Disorders of the Bile Ducts and Postcholecystectomy Syndrome. - Gallbladder Stones. - Bile Duct Stones. - Biliary Infections. - Benign Tumors. - Malignant Tumors.
