7 Masses in the liver
Key Points Investigation of masses in the liver is largely radiological and biopsy is only necessary if radiological investigations fail to identify a cause with certainty. Hemangiomas are harmless and…
HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY
16 Drug-induced liver disease
Key Points Virtually any drug can be a source of hepatotoxicity. Drugs are the commonest identified cause of fulminant hepatic failure in most Western centers. Recognition of the pattern of…
11 Management of the complications of liver transplantation
Key Points Early complications after liver transplantation include bleeding, bile leaks, anastomotic and non-anastomotic biliary strictures, and hepatic artery or portal vein thrombosis (seen most often in children). Acute cellular…
9 Indications for liver transplantation in adults and children
Key Points Patients should be considered for liver transplantation if they have evidence of fulminant hepatic failure, a life-threatening systemic complication of liver disease, or a liver-based metabolic defect. Organ…
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…
Vascular Isolation and Techniques of Vascular Reconstruction
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Laparoscopic Partial Hepatectomy
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