A comprehensive guide on hepatology featuring 477 top-quality colored figures. With colored textual emphasis, flowcharts and tables for the best didactics and systematics and about 7000 up-to-date references, this book provides a short historical review on hepatology.

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History of Hepatology
Morphology of the Liver
Biochemistry and Functions of the Liver
Diagnostics in Liver Diseases
Clinical findings
Laboratory diagnostics
Sonography
Liver biopsy and laparoscopy
Radiological diagnostics
Scintigraphic diagnostics
Neurological and psychological diagnostics
Symptoms and Syndromes
Hepatomegaly and splenomegaly
Jaundice
Cholestasis
Portal hypertension
Hepatic encephalopathy
Oedema and ascites
Hepatorenal syndrome
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
Coagulopathy and haemorrhage
Acute and chronic liver insufficiency
Clinical Aspects of Liver Diseases
Clinical and morphological principles
Acute viral hepatitis (A-SEN)
Acute concomitant viral hepatitis
Bacterial infections and the liver
Parasitic infections and the liver
Mycotic infections and the liver
Liver abscess
Alcohol-induced liver damage
Drug-induced liver damage
Liver damage due to toxic substances
Metabolic disorders and storage diseases
Autoimmune hepatitis
Cholangitis and cholangiodysplasia
Chronic hepatitis
Liver cirrhosis
Benign hepatic lesions and tumours
Malignant liver tumours
Systemic diseases and the liver
Cardiovascular diseases and the liver
Treatment of liver diseases.