Schiff’s Diseases of the Liver

For more than 55 years, "Schiff" has been acclaimed as the most outstanding liver book in the world. This new 12th edition brings the field completely up to date and includes a companion website that features a wide–variety of accessory materials. The text is evidence–based to offer hepatologists and gastroenterologists treating patients with liver disease a comprehensive and essential resource. The text highlights clinical practice and covers anatomy, pathology, testing, imaging, and the effects of liver disease on other organs.

The book is written in clear and accessible terms and key features include: Treatment guidelines and management algorithms for every disease Full–color attractive design throughout the text Informative section overviews for each section Concise key concepts box in every chapter A full liver transplant section This 12th edition is thoroughly revised with the latest clinical information. The new edition offers: Information on acute and chronic liver failure and infections in cirrhosis Over 100 MCQs Downloads for Powerpoint™ making the content ideal for presentations Schiff′s Diseases of the Liver is designed to be a first–stop reference for dealing with today’s demanding clinical situations.
Table of Contents
Contributors Foreword Preface
About the Companion
Website
Part I Overview: Clinical Fundamentals of Hepatology
1 History Taking and Physical Examination for the Patient with Liver Disease Esperance A. Schaefer and Lawrence S. Friedman
2 Laboratory Tests, Noninvasive Markers of Fibrosis, Liver Biopsy, and Laparoscopy Michael P. Curry and Lennox J. Jeffers
3 Noninvasive and Invasive Imaging of the Liver and Biliary Tract Koushik K. Das, Matthew A.Morgan, and Gregory G. Ginsberg Part II General Considerations
4 Physioanatomic Considerations Ian R. Wanless
5 Bilirubin Metabolism and Jaundice Allan W. Wolkoff and Paul D. Berk
6 Hepatic Histopathology Zachary D. Goodman
7 Mechanisms of Liver Injury Harmeet Malhi and Gregory J. Gores
8 Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Disorders Stuart C. Gordon and Humberto C. Gonzalez
9 The Liver in Pregnancy Nancy Reau and Yannick Bacq Part III Consequences of Liver Disease
10 Hepatic Fibrosis Scott L. Friedman
11 Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient with Liver Disease Patrick S. Kamath and Mark T. Keegan
12 Management of Portal Hypertension Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao and Juan G. Abraldes
13 Renal Complications of Liver Disease and the Hepatorenal Syndrome, 33 Xingxing S. Cheng and W. Ray Kim
14 Pulmonary Manifestations of Liver Disease Michael B. Fallon and Anil Seetharam
15 Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Vicente Arroyo and Javier Fern´andez
16 Hepatic Encephalopathy Chathur Acharya and Jasmohan S. Bajaj
17 Acute Liver Failure Robert J. Fontana and Khurram Bari
18 Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Florence Wong
19 Malnutrition and Liver Disease Craig McClain, Irina Kirpich, and Laura Smart Part IV Cholestatic Disorders
20 Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis John M. Vierling
21 Primary Biliary Cholangitis Cynthia Levy, Andres F. Carrion, and Marlyn J. Mayo
22 Autoimmune Hepatitis Gideon M. Hirschfield and Gwilym J. Webb Part V Viral Hepatitis
23 Hepatitis A and E Kenneth E. Sherman and Shyam Kottilil
24 Hepatitis B and D Marc G. Ghany and Naveen Gara
25 Hepatitis C Michael W. Fried, Jama M. Darling, and Stanley M. Lemon Part VI Alcohol- and Drug-induced Liver Disease
26 Alcoholic Liver Disease Mack C. Mitchell and Gyongyi Szabo
27 Drug-induced Hepatotoxicity, 740 Dominique Larrey, Jose Ursic-Bedoya, and Lucy Meunier
28 Mechanisms of Drug-induced Liver Injury Paul B. Watkins and Merrie Mosedale Part VII Genetic and Metabolic Disease
29 Wilson Disease Michael L. Schilsky and Aftab Ala
30 Hemochromatosis and Iron Storage Disorders Kris V. Kowdley and Priya Handa
31 Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency David H. Perlmutter
32 Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Curtis K. Argo, Zachary H. Henry, and Stephen H. Caldwell Part VIII Vascular Diseases of the Liver
33 Vascular Liver Disease Dominique-Charles Valla
34 The Liver in Circulatory Failure Santiago J. Munoz, Hanisha R. Manickavasagan, and Idean Amirjazil Part IX Benign and Malignant Tumors; Cystic Disorders
35 Benign Tumors, Nodules, and Cystic Diseases of the Liver Julien Calderaro and Jessica Zucman-Rossi
36 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Maddie Kubiliun and Jorge A. Marrero
37 Surgical Options in Liver Cancers Garrett R. Roll and John Paul Roberts Part X Infectious and Granulomatous Disease
38 Amoebic and Pyogenic Liver Abscesses Marco A. Olivera-Mart´ýnez and David Kershenobich
39 Parasitic Diseases Michael A. Dunn
40 Granulomas of the Liver James H. Lewis Part XI Elements of Liver Transplantation
41 Selection of Candidates and Timing of Liver Transplantation Meaghan Phipps, Alyson N. Fox, and Robert S. Brown Jr.
42 Immunosuppression: The Global Picture Caroline C. Jadlowiec, Timucin Taner, and Russell H. Wiesner
43 The First Six Months Following Liver Transplantation K. Rajender Reddy and Manuel Mendizabal
44 Long-term Management of the Liver Transplant Patient Timothy M. McCashland
45 The Liver Transplant Procedure Bijan Eghtesad, Koji Hashimoto, and John Fung
46 Recurrent Disease Following Liver Transplantation Haripriya Maddur and Josh Levitsky
47 The Role of Retransplantation Peter L. Abt and Kim M. Olthoff
48 Controversies in Liver Transplantation James F. Trotter Index