Liver Diseases

List of Principal Authors. Preface. 1: State of the Art I: Hepatocellular carcinoma; M Varela, M Sala, J Bruix. Section I: DIAGNOSIS OF LIVER DISEASES. 2. Markers of progression; D Schuppan, F Stickel. 3: Non-invasive imaging: ultrasound and duplex sonography; AK Kurz, HE Blum. 4: Invasive imaging: application for the evaluation of portal hypertension; A Dell'Era, J Gonzalez-Abraldes, J Bosch. Section II: LIVER HISTOLOGY: A TRIBUTE TO HANS POPPER. 5: A tribute to Hans Popper: Introduction; L Bianchi. 6: A tribute to Hans Popper: Chronic hepatitis: a short historical review; M Schmid. 7: Grading and staging in classification of chronic hepatitis; VJ Desmet, T Roskams. 8: Alcoholic hepatitis and Mallory bodies; H Denk, C Stumptner, A Fuchsbichler, K Zatloukal. 9: A tribute to Hans Popper: Biliary pathology; B Portmann. 10: Immunohistochemical and molecular markers; LM Terracciano. 11: State of the Art II: Emerging hepatitis viruses; HJ Alter. Section III: HEPATITIS B AND D. 12: Diagnosis of hepatitis B: new tools; GM Dusheiko. 13: Hepatitis B and D: standard treatment; Y-F Liaw. 14: Treatment of hepatitis B in special patient groups; D Moradpour, HE Blum. 15: New therapeutic developments in chronic hepatitis B; P Marcellin, T Asselah, C Castelnau, M Martinot, N Boyer. 16: Hepatitis B and D -- preventive vaccination; W Jilg. Section IV: HEPATITIS C. 17: Use and interpretation of hepatitis C virus diagnostic assays; J-M Pawlotsky. 18: Standard treatment of hepatitis C; S Zeuzem. 19: Management of 'difficult-to-treat' patients with chronic hepatitis C; S Boccato, A Alberti. 20: Hepatitis C - new therapeutic developments; U Spengler, B Langhans, J Nattermann, B Terjung, HD Nischalke, T Sauerbruch. Section V: SPECIAL LECTURES. 21: Hans Popper Memorial Lecture; R Schmid. 22: International Hans Popper Lecture; SL Friedman. 23: Dame Sheila Sherlock Memorial Lecture; N McIntyre. 24: Interferon for hepatitis C: yesterday, today and tomorrow; JH Hoofnagle. Section VI: ALCOHOLIC, NON-ALCOHOLIC AND HEREDITARY LIVER DISEASES. 25: The management of alcoholic hepatitis; CP Day. 26: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; LA Adams, P Angulo, 27: Haemochromatosis; E Corradini, F Ferrara, A Pietrangelo. 28: Morbus Wilson; JL Gollan. 29: Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency; C Montemayor, RN Sifers. Section VII: COMPLICATIONS OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS. 30: Hepatorenal syndrome: advances in treatment and prevention; P Gines, M Guevara. 31: The hepatopulmonary and portopulmonary hypertension syndromes; MJ Krowka. 32: State of the Art III: Fulminant hepatic failure; G Auzinger. Section VIII: LIVER SUPPORT SYSTEMS. 33: Liver support systems: dialysis procedures; R Schmidt. 34: Liver cell-based strategies; F von Weizsacker, HE Blum. Section IX: LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. 35: Organ preservation; S Heinrich, P-A Clavien. 36: Indications and results in liver transplantation; P Neuhaus, R Pfitzmann. 37: The connected past and future of transplantation, with particular emphasis on the liver; TE Starzl. Index.