End-stage liver disease
Chapter 46 END-STAGE LIVER DISEASE KEY POINTS • End-stage liver disease is a complication of cirrhosis that is due to a variety of aetiologies, including chronic viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver…
A family history of liver disease
Chapter 42 A FAMILY HISTORY OF LIVER DISEASE SUMMARY • The current status in the understanding of genetic and environmental factors in selected hepatobiliary diseases is discussed. • These include…
Nutrition in patients with liver disease
Chapter 45 NUTRITION IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER DISEASE KEY POINTS • Malnutrition is prevalent among patients with liver disease. • Malnutrition is associated with higher risk of developing complications of…
Medical problems after liver transplantation
Chapter 49 MEDICAL PROBLEMS AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION KEY POINTS • Common medical problems after liver transplantation include acute rejection, infections, side effects of immunosuppressive medications, vascular and biliary complications and…
Drugs and liver disease
Chapter 41 DRUGS AND LIVER DISEASE KEY POINTS • Drugs have become the leading cause of acute liver failure in Western countries. • The liver plays a central role in…
Acute liver failure
Chapter 47 ACUTE LIVER FAILURE KEY POINTS • Acute liver failure (ALF) is defined as the rapid development of coagulopathy and mental status changes in a patient with deteriorating liver…
Mass in the liver
Chapter 44 MASS IN THE LIVER KEY POINTS • Widespread use of modern imaging modalities has resulted in frequent identification of incidental focal liver masses/nodules. • Advances in imaging techniques…
Occult gastrointestinal bleeding and iron deficiency anaemia
Chapter 23 OCCULT GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING AND IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA KEY POINTS • The source of gastrointestinal bleeding is undetected in up to 30% of patients in whom adequate and timely…
Alcoholic liver disease
Chapter 40 ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE KEY POINTS • Alcohol is one of the most common causes of liver disease—alcoholic liver disease (ALD). • The clinical and pathological spectrum of ALD…
Granulomatous liver disease
Chapter 43 GRANULOMATOUS LIVER DISEASE KEY POINTS • The hallmark of granulomatous liver inflammation is the epithelioid granuloma. • The aetiology is multifactorial: infections (e.g. tuberculosis), sarcoidosis, primary biliary cirrhosis,…
