Hepatology: A Textbook of Liver Disease

Called "the Cadillac of hepatology textbooks" by the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, this text presents both comprehensive coverage of normal hepatic physiology and cell biology and all aspects of clinical liver disease. This integrated approach ensures the most thorough review available on liver disease. Included in this edition is new information on viral hepatitis, connective tissue metabolism, and surgical management of liver tumours. The second edition has 50 new contributors, 19 chapters with new authors, and an additional 11 completely new chapters.