Contents:

A.BASIC PRINCIPLES.- Part 1: Structure and Function of the Liver.- Section I. Embryology, Anatomy, and Histology.- Section II. Fundamentals of Hepatic Physiology and Biochemistry Part 2: Pathophysiology and Morphology of Liver Injury.- Section III. Causes and Mechanisms of Liver Injury.- Section IV. Morphologic Patterns of Liver Injury.- Section V. Scoring systems in Hepatology.- B.CLINICAL METHODS: Part 3: Evaluation of the Patient with Hepatobiliary Disease.- Section VI. History and Physical Examination.- Section VII. Laboratory Testing.- Section VIII. Hepatobiliary Imaging and Manometric Studies.- Section IX. Approaches to Common Hepatobiliary Problems.- C.HEPATOBILIARY DISEASES Part 4: Diseases of the Liver.- Section X. Developmental Anomalies.- Section XI. Circulatory and Vascular Disorders.- Section XII. Infectious Liver Diseases.- Section XIII. Hepatobiliary Diseases in HIV-Infected Patients.- Section XIV. Automimmune Liver Diseases.- Section XV. Cute Liver Failure.- Section XVI. Liver Cirrhosis and Sequelae.- Section XVII. Genetic and Metabolic Liver Disorders.- Section XVIII. Drug-Induced and Toxic Liver Injury.- Section XIX. Granulomatous Liver Diseases.- Section XX. Interaction between the Liver and other Organ Systems.- Section XXI. Pregnancy-Specific Liver Diseases.- Section XXII. Primary Tumors of the Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts.- Section XXIII. Liver Transplantation and Surgery in Liver Disease.- Section XXIV. Gene Therapy.- Part 5: Disease of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts.- Section XXV. Anatomy, Histology and Physiology.- Section XXVI. Developmental Anomalies.- Section XXVII. Motility Disorders.- Section XXVIII. Gallstones.- Section XXIX.Infectious Disorders.- Section XXX.Tumors of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts.