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Contributors. <p>Preface.</p> <p>Foreword.</p> <p><b>Part 1: Pathobiology of the Liver and Biliary Tract.</b></p> <p>1 Anatomy, Embryology and Histology (<i>Nirusha Lachman, Wojciech Pawlina</i>).</p> <p>2 Immunology of the Liver and Mechanisms of Inflammation (<i>Konstantinos N. Lazaridis</i>).</p> <p><b>Part 2: Diagnostic Approaches in Liver Disease.</b></p> <p>3 Approach to History Taking and Physical Examination in Liver and Biliary Disease (<i>David D. Douglas</i>).</p> <p>4 Assessment of Abnormal Liver Injury Tests (<i>Mashal Jatoi Batheja, Hugo E. Vargas</i>).</p> <p>5 Imaging of the Liver and Biliary Tree (<i>Alvin C. S</i>ilva).</p> <p>6 ERCP and Biliary Manometry (<i>Todd H. Baron</i>).</p> <p>7 Endoscopic Techniques used in the Management of Liver and Biliary Tree Disease: EUS (<i>Ferga C. Gleeson, Elizabeth Rajan</i>).</p> <p>8 Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in the Management of Liver Disease (<i>Hugo E. Vargas</i>).</p> <p>9 Liver Biopsy and Paracentesis (<i>John J. Poterucha, Timothy J. Gunneson</i>).</p> <p><b>Part 3: Problem-Based Approach to Liver Disease.</b></p> <p>10 Jaundice and Pruritus (<i>Andrea Gossard, Keith Lindor</i>).</p> <p>11 Liver Mass Found Incidentally on Abdominal Imaging (<i>Thomas J. Byrne</i>).</p> <p>12 Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain (<i>Feng Li, Cuong Nguyen</i>).</p> <p>13 Acute Liver Failure (<i>J. Eileen Hay</i>).</p> <p><b>Part 4: Problems Related to Chronic Liver Disease.</b></p> <p>14 Portal Hypertension (<i>Nayantara Coelho-Prabhu, Patrick S. Kamath</i>).</p> <p>15 Hepatocellular Carcinoma (<i>Lewis R. Roberts</i>).</p> <p>16 Pregnancy and Liver Disease (<i>Elizabeth J. Carey, J. Eileen Hay</i>).</p> <p>17 Biliary Atresia and Cystic Fibrosis: Transitioning Care from Pediatrics to Internal Medicine (<i>Veena Venkat, Benjamin L. Shneider</i>).</p> <p><b>Part 5: Diseases of the Liver.</b></p> <p>18 Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E and Other Viruses (<i>Juan F. Gallegos-Orozco, Jorge Rakela</i>).</p> <p>19 Hepatitis B and C (<i>W. Ray Kim, John J. Poterucha</i>).</p> <p>20 Bacterial and Other Non-Viral Infections of the Liver (<i>Maria Teresa A. Seville, Ann McCullough, Shimon Kusne</i>).</p> <p>21 Metabolic Liver Diseases (<i>John B. Gross</i>).</p> <p>22 Hepatic Steatosis and NAFLD (<i>Paul Angulo</i>).</p> <p>23 Drug-induced Liver Injury (<i>Einar S. Björnsson, Naga Chalasani</i>).</p> <p>24 Alcoholic Liver Disease (<i>Helga Paula, Vijay Shah</i>).</p> <p>25 Autoimmune Liver Diseases (<i>Jayant A. Talwalkar, Keith D. Lindor</i>).</p> <p>26 Vascular Diseases of the Liver (<i>Bashar A. Aqel</i>).</p> <p>27 Hepatic Complications of Bone Marrow Transplantation (<i>Kelly K. Curtis, James L. Slack, Hugo E. Vargas</i>).</p> <p>28 Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases (<i>Stephen Crane Hauser</i>).</p> <p><b>Part 6: Liver Transplantation.</b></p> <p>29 Indications and Patient Selection (<i>Saleh Alqahtani, Kymberly D.S. Watt</i>).</p> <p>30 What Hepatologists Should Know About Liver Transplant Surgery (<i>Kristin L. Mekeel, David C. Mulligan</i>).</p> <p>31 Immunosuppression: The Essentials (<i>David J. Post, David D. Douglas</i>).</p> <p>32 Liver Transplantation: Early and Long Term Management and Complications (<i>Chakri Panjala, Denise M. Harnois</i>).</p> <p><b>Part 7: Problem-Based Approach to Biliary Tract Disease and Gallbladder.</b></p> <p>33 Gallstones, Gallbladder Polyps and Their Complications: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management (<i>Ethan D. Miller, M. Edwyn Harrison</i>).</p> <p>34 Functional Gallbladder and Sphincter of Oddi Disorders (<i>Bret T. Petersen</i>).</p> <p>35 Cancer of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tree (<i>David J. Rea, David M. Nagorney, Charles B. Rosen</i>).</p> <p>36 Biliary Strictures and Leaks (<i>Erin W. Thackeray, William Sanchez</i>).</p> <p>Index.</p>

Editor-in-Chief: <p>Nicholas J. Talley, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida, USA</p> <p>Associate editors:</p> <p>Keith D. Lindor, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA </p> <p>Hugo E. Vargas, MD, Chair, Division of Hepatology, Professor of Medicine, Consultant, Divisions of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ, USA</p>

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