This text, intended to be of use to pathologists, provides guidelines needed for the recognition and diagnosis of diseases of the liver. Highlights of this reference include: coverage of the history of liver biopsy; review of basic technical considerations; analyses of various liver biopsy techniques, including special methods such as histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, chemical analysis and molecular techniques; effects of drugs on the liver; coverage of benign and malignant tumours; and liver transplantation. Further conditions and disorders of the liver are covered in chapters that include: congenital disorders of the liver; acute and chronic viral hepatitis; immune disorders of the liver; toxic liver disease; iron and copper metabolism disorders; non-viral hepatitis; alcoholic liver diseases; cirrhosis; and large bile duct disorders.
This text, intended to be of use to pathologists, provides guidelines needed for the recognition and diagnosis of diseases of the liver. Highlights of this reference include: coverage of the history of liver biopsy; review of basic technical considerations; analyses of various liver biopsy techniques, including special methods such as histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, chemical analysis and molecular techniques; effects of drugs on the liver; coverage of benign and malignant tumours; and liver transplantation. Further conditions and disorders of the liver are covered in chapters that include: congenital disorders of the liver; acute and chronic viral hepatitis; immune disorders of the liver; toxic liver disease; iron and copper metabolism disorders; non-viral hepatitis; alcoholic liver diseases; cirrhosis; and large bile duct disorders.
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6 colour illustrations, 250 colour illustrations, index
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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978-0-7817-0280-5 (9780781702805)
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A brief history of the liver biopsy; basic technical considerations; the anatomy of the liver, with particular emphasis on the artifacts associated with the various liver biopsy techniques; the examination of the liver biopsy, including discussion of special techniques such as histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, chemical analysis and molecular techniques; conditions in which the liver biopsy may be interpreted as normal; non-specific reactions of the liver to injury; developmental considerations; congenital disorders of the liver; acute viral hepatitis; chronic viral hepatitis; immune disorders of the liver; the effects of drugs on the liver; toxic liver disease; disorders of iron and copper metabolism; other metabolic disorders; the liver in systemic disorders; non-viral hepatitis; alcoholic liver disease; large bile disorders; small bile duct disorders; vascular disorders of the liver; cirrhosis; non-cirrhotic hepatic fibrosis and non-cirrhotic hepatic nodules; benign tumours of the liver; primary and metastatic malignant tumours of the liver; liver transplantation; speculations on the future use of the liver biopsy.
