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ZAKIM AND BOYER'S HEPATOLOGY
Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology
A Textbook of Liver Disease, 2-Volume Set
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Fifth Edition

By
Thomas Boyer, MD, John J. Lee Professor of Medicine, Director, Arizona Liver Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Theresa Wright, MD, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Michael Manns, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany

Description
Long considered the defining work in Hepatology, this trusted 2-volume masterwork has been refocused to zero in on just the clinical knowledge you need to provide today's best patient care. The most comprehensive text on the subject, this book is still thoroughly grounded in basic science?but now that science is focused on the most clinically relevant developments. Find definitive coverage of all aspects of liver disease in a new full-color format that keeps pace with your evolving practice. Log on to www.hepatologytext.com to find the entire contents of the 2-volume set online and fully searchable for speedy consultation wherever you go, plus a downloadable image collection for your presentations.

Audience
Hepatologists and residents

Contents


SECTION I: Pathophysiology of the Liver


1. Anatomy of the Liver

2. Liver Regeneration

3. Mechanisms of Liver Cell Destruction

4. Pharmacogenetics: Focus on the Liver

5. Mechanisms of Bile Secretion

6. Hepatic Fibrosis and Cirrhosis

7. Replication of Hepatitis B Virus and Pathogenesis of Disease

8. Replication and Pathogenesis of Hepatitis C Virus

9. The Liver and the Immune System

10. Molecular Pathogenesis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

11. Stem Cells and Hepatocyte Transplantation



SECTION II: Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease


12. Liver Biopsy Techniques

13. Liver Biopsy Histopathology

14. Laboratory Testing for Liver Disease

15. Critical Evaluation of the Specificity and Sensitivity of Liver Imaging

16. Evaluation of the Specificity and Sensitivity of Biliary Imaging

17. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)



SECTION III: Clinical Consequences of Liver Disease


18. Hepatic Encephalopathy

19. Ascites

20. Portal Hypertension and Bleeding Esophageal Varices

21. Acute Liver Failure

22. Renal Dysfunction in Cirrhosis: Pathophysiology, Clinical Features and Therapy

23. Clinical Consequences of Liver Disease: Cardiovascular

24. Pulmonary Complications in Patients with Liver Disease

25. Hematopoietic Abnormalities and Hemostasis



SECTION IV: Toxin Mediated Liver Injury


26. Drug-Induced Liver Injury

27. Hepatotoxicity of Herbal Preparations

28. Occupational and Environmental Hepatotoxicity

29. Alcoholic Liver Disease



SECTION V: Liver Diseases Due to Infectious Agents


30. Hepatitis A

31. Hepatitis B

32. Hepatitis C

33. Hepatitis D

34. Hepatitis E

35. Other Hepatitis Viruses

36. Parasitic and Helminthic Disease of the Liver

37. Bacterial and Miscellaneous Infections of the Liver

38. Granulomatous Diseases of the Liver

39. HIV-Associated Hepatobiliary Disease



SECTION VI: Immune Diseases


40. Autoimmune Hepatitis and Overlap Syndromes

41. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

42. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

43. Overlap Syndromes

44. Graft-Versus-Host Disease and the Liver



SECTION VII: Vascular Disease of the Liver


45. Budd?Chiari Syndrome

46. Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome (Hepatic Veno-occlusive Disease)

47. Portal and Splenic Vein Thrombosis

48. Liver Involvement in Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease (Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, HHT)



SECTION VIII: Liver Transplantation


49. Pretransplant Evaluation and Care

50. Liver Transplantation Surgery

51. Post Liver Transplantation Management and Complications

52. Management of Recurrent Viral Hepatitis B and C

53. Management of Recurrent Non-Viral Conditions



SECTION IX: Liver Affected by Other Organs (Non-Hepatic Conditions)


54. The Liver in Pregnancy

55. NASH

56. The Liver in Systemic Illness

57. The Liver and Parenteral Nutrition

58. Preoperative and Postoperative Hepatic Dysfunctions



SECTION X: Tumors of the Liver


59. Hepatocellular Carcinoma

60. Cholangiocarcinoma

61. Benign Liver Tumors

62. Surgery of Liver Tumors



SECTION XI: Diseases of the Biliary Tract


63. The Medical Management of Gallstones

64. Non-Surgical Management of Gallstones

65. Surgery of the Biliary Tract



SECTION XII: Inherited and Pediatric Diseases of the Liver


66. Wilson Disease

67. Hemochromatosis

68. a1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

69. Inborn Errors of Metabolism that lead to Permanent Liver Injury

70. Fibrocystic Diseases of the Liver

71. Pediatric Cholestatic Syndromes

72. The Porphyrias

73. Pediatric Viral Hepatitis

74. Bilirubin Metabolism and its Disorders


Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 1578 pages, publication date: MAY-2006
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3258-8
ISBN-10: 1-4160-3258-4
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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