Publisher's Synopsis
This volume is a clinical reference on the ways in which the liver is affected by diseases and physiological alterations in other organ systems. Over 20 specialists provide information on the wide variety of conditions and medical interventions that can produce changes in the liver, including AIDS, parasitic infections, haemochromatosis, cardiac diseases, collagen-vascular diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, alcoholism, metabolic diseases, Wilson's disease, aging, pregnancy, endocrine disorders, coagulation disorders and anaesthesia and surgery. A special feature is a review of how organ transplantation affects the liver.
