Full Description
Over the past two decades, there has been a steady increase in knowledge associated with the clinical manifestations of cholestatic liver disease. Based on these clinical situations, this book provides useful and timely information on the ever-expanding subject of cholestatic liver disease. It supplies scientific updates from leading experts which relate to the clinical evaluation and management of cholestatic liver disorders.
Contents
Chapter Titles Topics to Cover Author Information 1. Diagnosis of cholestasis Liver tests/antibodies Cross-sectional studies Liver biopsy MRCP, ERCP, CT Cholangiogram, EUS Velimir Luketic, M.D. Virginia Commonwealth University 804-828-4060-P vluketic@hsc.vcu.edu 2. Drug-induced cholestasis Include herbal remedies Jacqueline Laurin, M.D. University of Maryland 410-328-1358-P jlaurin@medicine.umaryland.edu 3. PBC Usual (overlap and recurrence after transplant covered elsewhere) Cynthia Levy, M.D. University of Florida 352-392-6002-P levyc@medicine.ufl.edu 4. PSC Usual (overlap and recurrence after transplant covered elsewhere) Risk of colon CA with IBD, colon CA post-transplant, and cholangiocarcinoma Kelly Burak, M.D. University of Calgary 403-210-9363 kwburak@ucalgary.ca 5. Overlap Syndrome with autoimmune hepatitis PBC/AIH PSC/AIH Alastair Smith, M.B. Duke University Medical Center 919-681-4044-P alastair.smith@duke.edu 6. Rare causes of cholestasis (genetic disorders) BRIC, Dubin Johnson Byler, Rotor, etc. Konstantinos Lazaridis, M.D. Mayo Clinic 507-284-1006-P lazaridis.konstantinos@mayo.edu 7. Cholestatic variants of alcohol, viral disease Alcohol Hepatitis (viral) Jeffrey Crippin, M.D. Washington University 314-454-8160-P jcrippin@wustl.edu 8. Cholestasis from systemic disorders Sarcoid, lymphoma, granulomatous disease, cystic fibrosis, rheumatologic diseases David Kaplan, M.D. University of Pennsylvania 215-823-5800-P dakaplan@mailmed.upenn.edu 9. Complications of cholestasis Osteoporosis Pruritus Lipids Marlyn Mayo, M.D. University of Texas Southwestern 214-648-3444-P marlyn.mayo@utsouthwestern.edu 10. Cholestasis post transplantation Drugs, strictures, viral disease, recurrent cholestatic liver disease Timothy McCashland, M.D. University of Nebraska 402-559-8859-P tmccashland@unmc.edu
