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Chronic Liver Failure

Mechanisms and Management

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Editors:
  1. Pere Ginès

    1. Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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  2. Patrick S. Kamath

    1. College of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatol, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

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  3. Vicente Arroyo

    1. Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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  • Covers all aspects of chronic liver failure in a single volume
  • Written by worldwide known experts
  • Includes all new developments in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Clinical Gastroenterology (CG)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. The Organ

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Cells in the Liver—Functions in Health and Disease

      • Fabio Marra, Maurizio Parola
      Pages 3-32

    3. Liver Physiology

      • Alexander Sendensky, Jean-François Dufour
      Pages 33-45

    4. Assessment of Liver Function in Clinical Practice

      • Hamed Khalili, Barham Abu Dayyeh, Lawrence S. Friedman
      Pages 47-76

    5. Physiology of the Splanchnic and Hepatic Circulations

      • Gautam Mehta, Juan-Carlos García-Pagán, Jaime Bosch
      Pages 77-90

    6. Fibrosis as a Major Mechanism of Chronic Liver Disease

      • Lars P. Bechmann, Scott L. Friedman
      Pages 91-107

    7. Stem Cells and Chronic Liver Failure: Potential New Therapeutics

      • Aiwu Ruth He, Arun Thenappan, Feras J. Abdul Khalek, Lopa Mishra
      Pages 109-129

    8. The Role of Inflammatory Mediators in Liver Failure

      • Joan Clària, Marta López-Parra, Esther Titos, Ana González-Périz
      Pages 131-153

    9. Genomics of the Liver in Health and Disease

      • Konstantinos N. Lazaridis
      Pages 155-167

  3. Effects of Liver Failure on Organ Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
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  4. Effects Of Liver Failure On Organ Systems

    1. Hepatic Encephalopathy and Alterations of Cerebral Function

      • Juan Córdoba, Rita García-Martinez
      Pages 171-187

    2. Bacterial Translocation and Alterations of the Digestive System

      • Reiner Wiest
      Pages 189-218

    3. SIRS, Bacterial Infections, and Alterations of the Immune System

      • J. Macnaughtan, V. Stadlbauer, R.P. Mookerjee, R. Jalan
      Pages 219-238

    4. Regulation of the Extracellular Fluid Volume and Renal Function

      • Jens H. Henriksen
      Pages 239-267

    5. The Heart in Chronic Liver Failure

      • Hongqun Liu, Soon Woo Nam, Samuel S. Lee
      Pages 269-288

    6. Haemostasis Abnormalities in Chronic Liver Failure

      • Armando Tripodi
      Pages 289-303

    7. The Systemic and Splanchnic Circulations

      • Yasuko Iwakiri
      Pages 305-321

    8. Hepatic Microcirculation

      • Chittaranjan Routray, Vijay Shah
      Pages 323-341

    9. Angiogenesis and Vascular Growth in Liver Diseases

      • Manuel Morales-Ruiz, Sònia Tugues, Wladimiro Jiménez
      Pages 343-359
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About this book

Chronic liver failure is a frequent condition in clinical practice that encompasses all manifestations of patients with end-stage liver diseases. Chronic liver failure is a multiorgan syndrome that affects the liver, kidneys, brain, heart, lungs, adrenal glands, and vascular, coagulation, and immune systems. Chronic Liver Failure: Mechanisms and Management covers for the first time all aspects of chronic liver failure in a single book, from pathogenesis to current management. Each chapter is written by a worldwide known expert in their area and all provide the latest state-of-the-art knowledge. This volume is specifically designed to provide answers to clinical questions to all doctors dealing with patients with liver diseases, not only clinical gastroenterologists and hepatologists, but also to internists, nephrologists, intensive care physicians, and transplant surgeons.

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From the reviews:

“This is an outstanding review of basic and clinical aspects of chronic liver failure. … The book is intended for a wide range of healthcare personal including students, residents, fellows, and established practitioners. … This outstanding book on chronic liver failure is one that every practicing gastroenterologist and hepatologist should have in the office to consult on a daily basis.” (Paul Angulo, Doody’s Review Service, April, 2011)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Pere Ginès, Vicente Arroyo

  • College of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatol, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

    Patrick S. Kamath

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Chronic Liver Failure

  • Book Subtitle: Mechanisms and Management

  • Editors: Pere Ginès, Patrick S. Kamath, Vicente Arroyo

  • Series Title: Clinical Gastroenterology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-866-9

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-60761-865-2Published: 03 November 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61779-713-2Published: 27 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-60761-866-9Published: 03 November 2010

  • Series ISSN: 2197-7399

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7704

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 590

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Transplant Surgery

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