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Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Moving into the 21st Century , An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 24-4
  • October 12, 2020
  • Catherine Frenette
  • English
  • Hardback
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In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Guest Editor Dr. Catherine Frenette has assembled expert authors to provide current updates on Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). This issue asks important questions and provides answers and current thoughts on the staging and treatment of HCC.  Clinical review articles are specifically dedicated to the following topics: The Changing Global Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Prevention Strategies for HCC; Biomarkers or Biopsy for Diagnosis of HCC; Screening and Surveillance Strategies to Improve the Chance of Success; Imaging Diagnosis of HCC; Surgical Resection: Old dog--Any new tricks; Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver Transplant: How Will Organ Allocation Changes Affect the HCC Patient Within Transplant Criteria; Downstaging to Liver Transplant: Success Involves Choosing the Right Patient; Locoregional Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: What has Changed in the Past Ten Years; External Beam Radiotherapy: Is There a Place for This in HCC Treatment; Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Immuno-oncology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Present and the Future; Management of Side Effects of Systemic Therapies for HCC: Guide for the Hepatologist; and Why a Multi-disciplinary Tumor Board is Critical for Success with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve patient outcomes in the patient with HCC.

Consultations in Liver Disease,An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 24-3
  • July 13, 2020
  • Steven L. Flamm
  • English
  • Hardback
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In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Steven Flamm has put together another great update for the hepatology consult. Articles are submitted by expert author and in the format of the clinical review article, provide timely data for diagnosis and treatment. Specific areas addressed include the following: Management of esophageal and gastric varices; Severe thrombocytopenia in chronic liver disease and new management approaches; Pathology in chronic liver disease; Alpha 1 antitrypsin disease and chronic liver disease in adults; Evaluation of management of Budd-Chiari; HBV reactivation with immunosuppressive therapy; Homeopathic products and hepatotoxicity; New uses of TIPS; Dermatologic manifestations of chronic liver disease; Acute on chronic liver failure; Cholangiocarcinoma; Diagnosis and management of hepatic adenoma and focal nodular hyperplasia; Emerging data about the microbiome in chronic liver disease; and Acute viral hepatitis aside from HAV, HBV, and HCV. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve patient outcomes.

Hepatic Encephalopathy, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 24-2
  • April 15, 2020
  • Vinod K. Rustgi
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Vinod Rustgi has put together topics that provide a current clinical update on the treatment and management of patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE).  Experts in the field have contributetd clinical review articles on the following topics: Definition, Prevalence, and Epidemiology of HE; Pathophysiology of HE; Clinical Manifestations of HE; Laboratory Abnormalities of HE; Minimal or Subclinical HE; Prognosis of Prognosis of HE; Pharmacological Management of HE; Non-pharmacological Management of HE; Cost Burden of HE; Long-term management of HE: Modern Measures to Prevent Re-admission; Social Impact of HE; and Novel Therapies for HE. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve outcomes in patients with HE.

Drug Hepatotoxicity,An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 24-1
  • November 21, 2019
  • Pierre Gholam
  • English
  • Hardback
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In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Pierre Gholam has put together topics that provide a current clinical update on the treatment and management of patients with drug-induced liver injury (DILI).  Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: Epidemiology, Predisposing Factors and Outcomes; Genetic Predisposition to DILI; Causality Assessment Frequent Offenders and Patterns of Injury; Quantitative Systems Toxicology Approaches to Understand and Predict DILI; Liver Histology: Diagnostic and Prognostic Features; Acute Liver Failure Secondary to DILI; DILI in Persons with Pre-existing Chronic Liver Disease; DILI in the Setting of Statin Use; DILI in the Setting of Analgesic Use; DILI Secondary to Herbals and Dietary Supplements; and DILI Reporting and Resources for the Clinician. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve outcomes in patients with DILI.

Portal Hypertension, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 23-4
  • September 30, 2019
  • Sammy Saab
  • English
  • Hardback
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Patient providers need to continue to stay abreast of the advances in the care of patients with advanced liver disease. They will continue to be exposed to a greater number of patients with cirrhosis, a reflection of the increasing burden of liver disease in patients where non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and even hepatitis C mature to cirrhosis. Although the hepatitis C viral infection can be eliminated, the natural history of the disease will not be necessarily completely altered. For this issue on Portal Hypertension, recognized authorities in these areas stress the relevance, utility, and novelty in their clinical review articles so that they can be used by practicing providers, quoted in the medical literature, and referenced in lectures. Topics addressed are Portal Hypertension, Sarcopenia, Hepatic Encephalopathy, Varices, Ascites and Hepatorenal Syndrome, Pulmonary Complications, Pharmacologic Management, Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension, and Surgery in the Portal Hypertension Patient.

Hepatitis B Virus, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 23-2
  • July 3, 2019
  • Tarek I. Hassanein
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Tarek Hassanein has assembled top experts in hepatology to bring current information on the topic of Hepatitis B Virus. The issue provides the most current information on the prevention and care of infected patients. Specific articles are devoted to the following topics: Global perspective on HBV infections in the era of effective vaccines; Understanding the natural history of HBV infection and the new definitions of cure and the endpoints of clinical trials; HBV/HCV coinfection in the era of HCV-DAAs; Antiretroviral effects on HBV/HIV coinfection and the natural history of liver disease; Impact of HBV infection on HCC and liver transplantation; HBV in pregnant women and their infants; WHO guidelines for prevention, care and treatment of individuals infected with HBV: A US perspective; Reconciling the difference between the major HBV treatment guidelines: AASLD, EASL, APASL; HBV/HDV coinfection: A challenge for therapeutics; and The effects of hepatic steatosis on the natural history of HBV infection. Readers will come away with the current information they need to manage patient outcomes.

Liver in Systemic Diseases, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 23-2
  • May 3, 2019
  • Jorge Herrera
  • English
  • Hardback
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In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Jorge Herrera has put together a timely look at health and function of the liver in systemic diseases. The issue has all of the top experts in their field contributing conscise reviews of the following topics: The Liver in Celiac Disease; The Liver in Sickle Cell Disease; Hepatic Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease; The Liver in Circulatory Disturbances; Hepatobiliary Complications in Critically Ill Patients; Endocrine Diseases and the Liver; Rheumatologic Diseases and the Liver; Hepatic Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis; Hepatic Complications of Total Parenteral Nutrition; Hepatic Manifestations of Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Liver Disease in HIV Infection; Sarcoidosis and the Liver; Liver Disease in Pregnancy; and Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Liver.Readers will come away with the latest updates they need to improve outcomes in hepatology patients.

Alcoholic Liver Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 23-1
  • December 21, 2018
  • Norman L. Sussman + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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Alcoholic liver disease has once again entered our collective conscience.  A paper in 2012 showed the utility of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) in acute alcoholic hepatitis.  As expected, this opened the floodgates.  Every liver transplant program in the USA is now under pressure to list and transplant patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD), resulting n a shift in the type of patients to admit and list for OLT.  In consultation with Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Norman Sussman and Dr. Michael Lucey have put together a collection of articles on current practices and future trends in the management of alcohol-related diseases. Expert authors from top institutions have contributed articles on the following topcs: Histopathology; Alcohol and the Law; Alcoholic Liver Disease in Children; Alcohol Use Disorder; Pathogenesis of ALD; Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis; Nutrition and Malnutrition in ALD; Alcoholic Cirrhosis; Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease; CNS effects of Alcohol; and Will Studies in NASH Help to Manage AS. Readers will come away with current clinical information to help them to make clinical decisions that will improve patient outcomes.

Pediatric Hepatology, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 22-4
  • October 9, 2018
  • Philip Rosenthal
  • English
  • Hardback
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With collaboration from Consulting Editor Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Rosenthal has created an issue that provides current clinical information on the diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases in children. Expert authors from top institutions have contributed review articles on the following topics: Biliary atresia; Alagille Syndrome; Hepatitis B & C in Children; NAFLD/NASH; Bile acid defects; Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis; Autoimmune hepatitis/PSC/Overlap syndrome; Portal hypertension/Cirrhosis in Children; Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; Hepatic tumors; Acute Liver Failure; and Liver transplantation in Children. Readers will come away with the information they need to make clinical decisions that will improve patient outcomes.

Primary Biliary Cholangitis, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 22-3
  • September 14, 2018
  • Elizabeth J Carey + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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The Guest Editors have put together an issue of clinical reviews that provides the most current look at PBC. Authors, all experts in their respective areas, have submitted articles in the following areas: Changes in epidemiology of PBC; Genetic and epigenetics in PBC; Role of bile acids and the bicarbonate umbrella in the pathogenesis of PBC; Current treatment options in PBC; Work in progress: Drugs in development; Natural history of PBC in the UDCA era: Role of scoring systems; Treatment of Pruritus: Tricks of the trade; Chronic complications of cholestasis: Work-up and Management; Individualizing care: Management beyond medical therapy; Role of liver biopsy: When to do, how to stage; AMA-negative PBC: Is it really the same as AMA-positive PBC?; New thoughts on Overlap syndrome with auto-immune hepatitis; and Current status of liver transplantation for PBC.