Chronic Liver Failure

About this book

A multi-author volume in the Clinical Gastroenterology series, arranged in three parts. The first covers the liver itself: cell biology, physiology, assessment of liver function, the splanchnic circulation, fibrosis, stem cells, inflammatory mediators and genomics. The second follows the effects of liver failure on other systems, including the brain, gut, immune system, kidneys, heart, haemostasis, adrenal glands and lungs. The third deals with management: infections, ascites and hyponatraemia, renal failure, variceal bleeding, artificial liver support, intensive care and transplantation.