Research Catalog

Title

Acute and chronic liver diseases : molecular biology and clinics : proceedings of the 87th Falk Symposium (X International Congress of Liver Diseases, Part II of the Basel Liver Week 1995), held in Basel, Switzerland, october 19-21, 1995 / edited by R. Schmid [and others].

Author

International Congress of Liver Diseases (10th : 1995 : Basel, Switzerland)

Publication

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

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Details

Additional Authors

• Basel Liver Week (1995)
• Schmid, Rudi, 1922-2007.

Description

xiii, 396 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Falk symposium ; v. 87

Uniform Title

Falk symposium (Series) ; 87.

Subjects

• Liver > Diseases > Molecular aspects > Congresses
• Liver Failure, Acute
• Liver > Diseases > Congresses
• Liver Diseases
• Congress
• Chronic Disease

Genre/Form

Congress.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Introduction / R. Schmid -- 1. Hepatitis A and E: molecular biology / R. H. Purcell and S. U. Emerson -- 2. Hepatitis B viral variants / J. R. Wands, P. Scaglioni and M. Melegari -- 3. The natural history of chronic viral hepatitis type B and D / M. Rizzetto -- 4. Hepatitis C virus: molecular biology and genetic variability / C. Brechot -- 5. Hepatitis C: epidemiology and clinical course / H. J. Alter -- 6. Hepatitis C: diagnosis and therapy / A. Alberti, L. Chemeilo, P. Pontisso, L. Cavalletto, L. Benvegnu, E. Bernardinello, G. L. De Salvo and F. Noventa -- 7. Molecular pathogenesis of cholestasis / J. L. Boyer -- 8. Biliary liver diseases: diagnosis, natural course and therapy / G. Paumgartner and U. Beuers -- 9. Pathogenesis and natural course of alcoholic liver disease / C. S. Lieber -- 10. Therapy of alcoholic liver disease / C. Oneta, G. Poschl and H. K. Seitz -- 11. Importance of drug metabolism for drug toxicity / U. A. Meyer --
• 12. Drug-induced hepatotoxicity: clinical presentation, pathogenesis, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment / S. Krahenbuhl and N. Kaplowitz -- 13. Molecular pathogenesis of haemochromatosis / C. Camaschella, A. Roetto, L. Sbaiz, P. Fortina, P. Gasparini, S. Fargion and A. Piperno -- 14. Haemochromatosis - recent diagnostic and therapeutic aspects / P. Brissot, D. Guyader, R. Moirand, O. Loreal and Y. Deugnier -- 15. Wilson's disease: molecular pathogenesis / T. C. Gilliam -- 16. Wilson's disease: diagnosis, clinical course and therapy / J. L. Gollan and S. D. Zucker -- 17. Molecular pathogenesis of hepatic acute porphyrias / B. Grandchamp, H. Puy, J. Lamoril, J. C. Deybach and Y. Nordmann -- 18. The clinical diagnosis, prevention and management of the hepatic porphyrias / R. J. Hift, P. N. Meissner and R. E. Kirsch -- 19. Molecular pathogenesis of [alpha][subscript 1]-antitrypsin deficiency / D. H. Perlmutter --
• 20. Diagnosis, clinical course and therapy of [alpha][subscript 1]-antitrypsin deficiency / J. Carlson -- 21. Viruses and autoimmunity: hepatitis as a model. International Hans Popper Award Lecture, 1995 / M. P. Manns -- 22. Molecular pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis / M. P. Manns -- 23. Autoimmune hepatitis: diagnosis, natural course and therapy / I. G. McFarlane -- 24. Molecular biology of cell damage and death / V. J. Desmet -- 25. Clinical management of fulminant hepatic failure / R. Williams -- 26. Fulminant liver failure: prediction of outcome / G. Grimm, C. Madl and L. Kramer -- 27. Liver transplantation in fulminant liver failure / B. Launois, B. Meunier, B. Turlin and M. Messner -- 28. Molecular fibrogenesis in liver injury / S. L. Friedman -- 29. Liver regeneration and the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma / N. Fausto -- 30. Risk factors and early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma / M. Colombo --
• 31. Cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma: medical and interventional therapy / M. C. Kew -- 32. Surgical therapy in Europe of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis / H. Bismuth, J. S. Raccuia and R. Adam -- 33. Surgical therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma in China / Z. Y. Tang.

ISBN

0792387015 (case bound : alk. paper)

LCCN

96017378

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries