Research Catalog

Title

Bile acids, cholestasis, gallstones : advances in basic and clinical bile acid research : proceedings of the Falk Symposium no. 84, held in Berlin, Germany, June 9-10, 1995 / edited by H. Fromm, U. Leuschner.

Author

Falk Symposium (84th : 1995 : Berlin, Germany)

Publication

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors

• Fromm, Hans, M.D.
• Leuschner, U.

Description

xiii, 367 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Subjects

• Bile Acids and Salts > physiology
• Cholelithiasis > physiopathology
• Bile acids > Therapeutic use > Congresses
• Congress
• Gallstones > Congresses
• Humans > Gall bladder > Diseases
• Cholestasis > Congresses
• Ursodeoxycholic Acid > therapeutic use
• Cholelithiasis > therapy
• Liver Diseases > therapy
• Bile > Secretion > Congresses

Genre/Form

Congress.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Cholesterol inhibits bile acid synthesis in New Zealand white and Watanabe heritable hyperlipidaemic rabbits / G. Salen, G. Xu, S. Shefer, G. C. Ness and T. S. Parker -- 2. Conjugation of bile acids / H.-U. Marschall, H. Matern, J. Sjovall and S. Matern -- 3. Molecular biology of hepatocellular bile acid transport / P. J. Meier -- 4. Effect of bile acid structure on bile flow and biliary lipid secretion / A. F. Hofmann -- 5. Disturbances of hepatocellular bile salt transport as possible mechanisms of cholestasis / D. Keppler, R. Mayer, M. Buchler, I. Leier and G. Jedlitschky -- 6. Changes in bile secretion after liver transplantation / G.-G. Ericzon, B. Angelin and K. Einarsson -- 7. Peptide delivery by coupling to bile acids / W. Kramer, G. Wess, M. Bickel, E. Falk, G. Neckermann, G. Schubert and M. Urmann -- 8. Regulation by bile salts of the excretion of conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin in bile / J. D. Ostrow, H. Ohkubo, J. R. Ashkin, C. Webster and L. Celic --
• 9. Plasma lipoprotein metabolism / A. D. Cooper -- 10. Induction of bile acid malabsorption for treatment of hypercholesterolaemia / K. A. Einarsson -- 11. Direct effects of bile acids on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol metabolism / H. Fromm, B. Bouscarel, S. Ceryak and M. Malavolti -- 12. Formation and growth of cholesterol gallstones: the new synthesis / M. C. Carey -- 13. Modifications in biliary lipid secretion and bile acid kinetics in the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones / E. Roda, A. Cipolla, F. Bazzoli, N. Villanova, G. Mazzella and A. Roda -- 14. Role of gallbladder dysmotility in gallstone formation / P. Portincasa, K. J. van Erpecum, M. F. J. K. Stolk and G. P. van Berge-Henegouwen -- 15. Imbalance of biliary pronucleating and antinucleating factors in cholesterol gallstone formation / N. Busch, F. Lammert and S. Matern -- 16. Therapeutic options and choice of appropriate treatment / G. Paumgartner --
• 17. Indications for expectant management / C. Sama, M. Malavolti, A. M. Morselli-Labate, G. Pollini, G. Danesi, A. Mastroianni and L. Barbara -- 18. Indications for oral bile acid dissolution therapy / H. Fromm -- 19. Indications for shockwave lithotripsy / T. Sauerbruch -- 20. ESWL - the Charite experience / K. Wengler -- 21. Indications for topical dissolution therapy / A. Hellstern -- 22. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy - achievements and problems, 1995 / S. M. Strasberg, N. J. Soper and M. P. Callery -- 23. Pathogenesis of biliary tract stones / R. D. Soloway -- 24. New techniques in the treatment of common bile duct stones / C. Ell -- 25. Treatment of primary biliary liver diseases / A. Stiehl -- 26. Bile acid metabolism in primary biliary cirrhosis / G. Salen and A. K. Batta -- 27. The influence of ursodeoxycholic acid on immune markers in primary biliary liver diseases / G. R. Pape --
• 28. Putative mechanisms of hepatoprotective effects of ursodeoxycholate in chronic cholestatic liver diseases / S. Guldutuna, G. Zimmer and U. Leuschner -- 29. Treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis with ursodeoxycholic acid: adjuvant therapeutic strategies are required / U. Leuschner, S. Guldutuna, S. Bhatti and M. Leuschner -- 30. The Netherlands Multicentre Trial on ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis / F. H. J. Wolfhagen and G. P. van Berge-Henegouwen -- 31. Ursodeoxycholic acid as therapy for primary sclerosing cholangitis / U. Spengler -- 32. Ursodeoxycholic acid therapy after liver transplantation / C. Sama, A. M. Morselli-Labate, G. Danesi, A. Mastroianni, F. Bagnato and L. Barbara -- 33. Ursodeoxycholic acid in the treatment of paediatric liver disease / W. F. Balistreri -- 34. Indications for ursodeoxycholic acid therapy in chronic active hepatitis / M. Podda, A. Crosignani, A. Larghi and M. Zuin --
• 35. Liver function tests for follow-up and assessment of prognosis of biliary diseases / J. Reichen and H. Zimmermann.

ISBN

0792388933 (casebound : alk. paper)

LCCN

95025461

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries