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Primary care/gastroenterology
Diseases of the liver, pancreas and biliary system affect a
substantial proportion of the world’s population and involve
doctors and health care workers across many disciplines. The aim
of the ABC of Liver, Pancreas and Gall Bladder
is to provide an
overview of these diseases. To this end it contains helpful
algorithms for diagnosing and treating common diseases.
Information on treatment and prognosis for rarer conditions are
also discussed, making this a comprehensive yet concise
introduction to the subject.
Contents include:
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gallstone disease
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acute and chronic viral hepatitis
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causes of parenchymal liver disease
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portal hypertension
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liver tumours
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liver abscesses and hydatid disease
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acute and chronic pancreatitis
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pancreatic tumours
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liver and pancreatic trauma
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transplantation of the liver and pancreas.
Written by a leading expert in the field, this book enables the busy
clinician to keep abreast of advances in diagnosis and
management of all conditions and provides the essential
information for medical and nursing students, GPs and junior
hospital doctors in general medical and surgical training.
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ABC OF LIVER, PANCREAS AND GALL BLADDER
Beckingham
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LIVER, PANCREAS
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ABC OF LIVER, PANCREAS AND GALL
BLADDER
Edited by
I J BECKINGHAM
Consultant Hepatobiliary and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham

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First published in 2001
by BMJ Books, BMA House, Tavistock Square,
London WC1H 9JR
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 0 7279 1531 2
Cover design by Marritt Associates, Harrow, Middlesex
Typeset by FiSH Books and BMJ Electronic Production
Printed and bound in Spain by GraphyCems, Navarra
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Contributors vii
Preface ix
1 Investigation of liver and biliary disease 1
I J Beckingham, S D Ryder
2 Gallstone disease 5
I J Beckingham
3 Acute hepatitis 9
S D Ryder, I J Beckingham
4 Chronic viral hepatitis 12
S D Ryder, I J Beckingham
5 Other causes of parenchymal liver disease 15

S D Ryder, I J Beckingham
6 Portal hypertension-1:varices 18
J E J Krige, I J Beckingham
7 Portal hypertension -2. Ascites, encephalopathy, and other conditions 22
J E J Krige, I J Beckingham
8 Liver tumours 25
I J Beckingham, J E J Krige
9 Liver abscesses and hydatid disease 29
J E J Krige, I J Beckingham
10 Acute pancreatitis 33
I J Beckingham, P C Bornman
11 Chronic pancreatitis 37
P C Bornman, I J Beckingham
12 Pancreatic tumours 41
P C Bornman, I J Beckingham
13 Liver and pancreatic trauma 44
I J Beckingham, J E J Krige
14 Transplantation of the liver and pancreas 47
K R Prasad, J P A Lodge
Index 51
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