Clinical Complications of Chronic Liver Disease: Modern Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment

Author: Qiu Dekai Ye Hong
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: This book is divided into two parts and twenty-five chapters, systematically and selectively introducing the main and common clinical complications of chronic liver disease that can worsen the condition or lead to death, with a focus on clinical diagnosis and management. The first part selects methods for evaluating the severity of liver disease and prognosis, including current major liver function tests, liver histology, and a concise introduction to the clinical significance of rapidly developing imaging techniques in recent years. The second part consists of chapters covering liver failure, biliary obstruction, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatic chest and abdominal edema and their cardiopulmonary complications, postoperative jaundice, complications of portal hypertension, coagulation disorders in liver disease, and medical issues in liver transplantation. It strives to adopt new classifications or consensuses, reflecting the latest developments in both basic and clinical aspects, as well as diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases. This book can serve as a practical reference for clinicians in various levels of internal medicine, surgery, gastroenterology, and hepatology.