Publisher's Synopsis
Updated to reflect advances in clinical hepatology, this work covers all aspects of liver disease, including: general considerations; the consequences of liver disease; cholestatic disorders; hepatitis; autoimmune liver disease; alcohol and drug-induced diseases; genetic and metabolic diseases; vascular diseases and trauma; benign and malignant tumours; the liver in pregnancy and childhood; infectious and granulomatous disorders; and transplantation. Emphasis is placed on both medical and surgical aspects of diagnosis and management.
