10 Management of fulminant hepatic failure
Key Points The precise cause of fulminant hepatic failure is often unclear; drugs, especially acetaminophen, are the most common identified cause in many centers. Fulminant hepatic failure is a multisystem…
3 Pediatric liver disease: an approach to diagnosis and assessment of severity
Key Points The rapid growth of pediatric hepatology as a specific and focused field of interest is attributable to the importance of the dramatic physiologic variables occurring in the maturing…
8 Chronic portosystemic encephalopathy and its management
Key Points Acute episodes of hepatic encephalopathy are usually triggered by a potentially reversible cause, and identification of this precipitant is key in successful management. Measures used in the management…
1 Clinical assessment of the adult patient with possible liver disease: history and physical examination
Key Points A thorough history and physical examination must always be the starting point in the approach to the patient with possible liver disease. Many individuals with chronic liver disease…
Non-Interventional Imaging in Genitourinary Cancer
Fig. 5.1 IVU plain films showing stones. Plain full length film from an IVU series showing multiple calculi in the lower pole calyces of the left kidney. Calculi are best…
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (Hifu) in Prostate Cancer
Fig. 45.1 Sonablate® device Fig. 45.2 Ablatherm® device (Courtesy of EDAP) Mechanisms of Action In contrast to its use in ultrasound imaging techniques, the high acoustic energy leads to higher…
Pathology of Renal Cancer
Malignant renal cell tumours Clear cell renal cell carcinoma Multilocular clear cell renal cell carcinoma Papillary renal cell carcinoma Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma Carcinoma of the collecting ducts of Bellini…
Normal Cell
Fig. 1.1 Illustration of the sites of cellular connections and the adhesion molecules found at the interface between the cell and a basement membrane and between cells. Diagrammatic illustration of…
Testicular Cancer- Clinical Features, Staging and Surgical Management
Tumour markers mandatory: AFP: seen in 40–60 % nonseminomas and AFP is absent in seminoma; Even if raised in seminoma, the tumour is considered as mixed GCT β-HCG: raised levels…
Epidemiology, Screening, Pathology and Pathogenesis
Fig. 39.1 Zonal anatomy of the prostate (Reprinted from McNeal [2]. With permission from Wolters Kluwer Health) The peripheral zone (PZ) (Fig. 39.1) accounts for 70 % of glandular tissue…
