DescriptionGet the authoritative, up-to-date information you need on liver disease from the 7th Edition of the most trusted reference worldwide. Covering both basic science and recent clinical developments, this revised edition by Drs. Arun J. Sanyal, Thomas D. Boyer, Norah A. Terrault, and Keith D. Lindor, provides an in-depth, comprehensive look at the pathophysiology, diagnostic, and treatment information related to the liver. More than 1,100 figures and tables, many new and in full color, highlight completely updated content throughout.Key FeaturesExpert, international authorship and comprehensive, easy-to-access information makes this edition the gold standard in the field of hepatology.Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, videos, and references from the book on a variety of devices.Table of ContentsSection I. BasicsAnatomy and Cellular Functions of the LiverBile Acids and Bile Flow: New Functions of Old MoleculesIntestinal Microbiome and the LiverLiver as an Immune OrganLiver’s Response to Injury: Inflammation and FibrosisStem Cells and Hepatocyte TransplantationSection II. Management and Assessment of Liver DiseaseApproach to Jaundice and Abnormal Liver Function Tests8Noninvasive Assessment of Disease ProgressionMolecular and Genetics-Based DiagnosticsImaging in Assessment of Liver Disease and LesionsEvaluation of the Hepatic MassAssessment of Liver HistologyCritical Care Management of Patients with Liver DiseaseSection III. Clinical Consequences of Chronic Liver DiseaseNeurologic Consequences of Liver DiseaseAscites and HyponatremiaPortal Hypertension Related to BleedingRenal Failure in CirrhosisCardiopulmonary Complications of CirrhosisThe Hemostatic and Hematopoietic System in Liver DiseaseAcute Liver FailureAcute-on-Chronic Liver FailureSection IV. Specific DiseasesEpidemiology and Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver DiseaseNatural History and Cofactors of Alcoholic Liver DiseasePrevention and Management of Alcoholic Liver DiseasePathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseEpidemiology, Natural History, and Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseManagement of NAFL-NASH and Metabolic SyndromeVirology and Pathogenesis of Hepatitis CEpidemiology, Natural History, and Diagnosis of Hepatitis CTreatment of Hepatitis CVirology and Pathogenesis of Hepatitis BEpidemiology, Natural History, and Diagnosis of Hepatitis BTreatment of Hepatitis BHepatitis DHepatitis AHepatitis ESection V. Liver and Other InfectionsHIV and the LiverLiver Disease Associated with Systemic Viral InfectionParasitic Liver DiseaseBacterial and Miscellaneous Infections of the LiverSection VI. Immune Diseases of the LiverAutoimmune Hepatitis and Overlap SyndromePrimary Biliary CirrhosisPrimary and Secondary Sclerosing CholangitisSection VII. Vascular Diseases of the LiverBudd-Chiari and Sinusoidal Obstruction SyndromePortal and Splenic Vein ThrombosisSection VIII. Tumors of the LiverHepatocellular CarcinomaCholangiocarcinomaOther Malignant Hepatic TumorsBenign Liver TumorsSection IX. Liver TransplantationPretransplant Evaluation and CareTransplantation of the LiverPost Liver Transplant ManagementRecurrent Primary Disease after TransplantationSection X. Liver Affected by Other Conditions or DiseasesLiver and PregnancyNutrition and the LiverDrug-Induced Liver InjuryPreoperative and Postoperative Hepatic DysfunctionSection XI. Inherited and Pediatric Liver DiseasesBilirubin Metabolism and Its DisordersWilson DiseaseHemochromatosisAlpha-1 Antitrypsin DeficiencyApproach to and Evaluation of Metabolic Liver DiseasesPediatric Cholestatic SyndromesFibrocystic Diseases of the LiverViral Hepatitis in ChildrenEditors BiographyArun SanyalAffiliations and Expertise Charles Caravati Professor and Chair , Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VirginiaNorah TerraultAffiliations and Expertise Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaAuthor BiographyThomas BoyerAffiliations and Expertise Director, Liver Research Institute, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZKeith LindorAffiliations and Expertise Executive Vice Provost and Dean, College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University; Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona