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Liver, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disorders

  • Alcoholic Hepatitis

    Detailed information on alcoholic hepatitis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease

    Detailed information on alcohol induced liver disease, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Autoimmune Hepatitis

    Detailed information on autoimmune hepatitis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Disorders of the Biliary System

    Detailed information on the most common disorders of the biliary system, including gallstones, cholangitis, cholecystitis, biliary cirrhosis, and biliary duct cancer

  • The Biliary System: Anatomy and Functions

    Detailed anatomical description of the biliary system, including a full-color labeled illustration

  • Cholangitis

    Detailed information on cholangitis, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Cholecystitis

    Detailed information on cholecystitis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis

    Detailed information on cirrhosis, chronic liver disease, and fibrosis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Biliary Cirrhosis/Bile Duct Cancer

    Detailed information on biliary cirrhosis and bile duct cancer, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Common Characteristics of Liver Disease

    Detailed information on liver diseases, including the most common characteristics of liver disease such as jaundice, cholestasis, liver enlargement, portal hypertension, esophageal varices, ascites, liver encephalopathy, and liver failure

  • Congenital Liver Defects

    Detailed information on congenital liver defects, including biliary atresia and choledochal cyst

  • Liver, Biliary, and Pancreatic Diagnostic Procedures

    Detailed information on the most common diagnostic procedures for liver, biliary, and pancreatic disorders

  • Disorders of the Liver

    Detailed information on disorders of the liver, including alcohol-induced liver disease, chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, congenital defects, hepatitis, liver tumors, and liver transplantation

  • Drug-Induced Hepatitis

    Detailed information on drug-induced hepatitis, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Glossary - Liver, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disorders

    Glossary of terms relating to liver, biliary, and pancreatic disorders

  • Hepatitis B

    Detailed information on hepatitis B, including causes, symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Hepatitis C

    Detailed information on hepatitis C, including causes, symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Hepatitis

    Detailed information on the different types of hepatitis, including viral hepatitis, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, and hepatitis c

  • Home Page - Liver, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disorders

    Detailed information on liver, biliary, and pancreatic disorders

  • The Liver: Anatomy and Functions

    Detailed anatomical description of human liver, including simple definitions and labeled, full-color illustrations

  • Liver Transplantation

    Detailed information on liver transplantation, including donor lists, organ rejection, details of the procedure, and long-term outlook following a liver transplant

  • Online Resources - Liver, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disorders

    List of online resources to find additional information on liver, biliary, and pancreatic disorders

  • Other Liver Disorders

    Detailed information on autoimmune and metabolic liver disorders, including hemochromatosis (iron overload disease) and Wilson's disease

  • Pancreatitis

    Detailed information on pancreatitis, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

  • The Pancreas: Anatomy and Functions

    Detailed anatomical description of human pancreas, including simple definitions and labeled, full-color illustrations

  • Pseudocysts of the Pancreas

    Detailed information on pseudocysts of the pancreas, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Topic Index - Liver, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disorders

    Detailed information on liver, biliary, and pancreatic disorders

  • Liver Disease Statistics

    Statistics relating to liver, biliary, and pancreatic disorders

  • Common Liver Function Tests

    Detailed information on the most common liver function tests, including serum bilirubin test, serum albumin test, serum alkaline phosphatase test, serum aminotransferases, prothrombin time test, alanine transaminase test, aspartate transaminase test, gamm

  • Liver Tumors

    Detailed information on liver tumors, including types, symptoms, staging, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Disorders of the Pancreas

    Detailed information on pancreas disorders, including pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer

  • Pancreatic Cancer

    Detailed information on pancreatic cancer, including types of benign tumors in the pancreas, malignant pancreatic cancers, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Gallstones

    Detailed information on gallstones, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment

  • Viral Hepatitis Overview

    Detailed information on the different types of hepatitis, including viral hepatitis, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, and hepatitis c