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Liver Disease

A Clinical Casebook

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Editors:
  1. Stanley Martin Cohen

    1. Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, USA

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  2. Perica Davitkov

    1. Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, USA

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  • Reviews most major scenarios related to liver disease

  • Presented in an easy-to-read case-based format

  • Written by experts in the field

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Drug-Induced Liver Injury

    • Dennis L. Shung, Joseph K. Lim
    Pages 1-10

  3. Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis

    • Sasan Sakiani, Arthur McCullough
    Pages 11-24

  4. Ascites

    • Melissa Corson, Lisa M. Najarian, Sammy Saab
    Pages 25-36

  5. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

    • Mona Hassan, Dilip Moonka
    Pages 37-45

  6. Hepatorenal Syndrome

    • Yumi Ando, Joseph Ahn
    Pages 47-59

  7. Chronic Hepatitis B

    • Lindsay Meurer, Anthony Post
    Pages 61-73

  8. Chronic Hepatitis C

    • Stanley Martin Cohen
    Pages 75-87

  9. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    • Nael N. Haddad, Amandeep Singh, Mazyar Malakouti, Naim Alkhouri
    Pages 89-103

  10. Liver Disease and Pregnancy

    • Lydia Aye, Tram Tran
    Pages 105-115

  11. Asymptomatic, Nonmalignant Liver Masses: A Radiologist’s Approach

    • Raj Mohan Paspulati
    Pages 117-140

  12. Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    • Daniel B. Karb, Seth N. Sclair
    Pages 141-154

  13. Abnormal Liver Tests

    • Paul Y. Kwo, Katherine Wong
    Pages 155-163

  14. General Care of the Cirrhotic Patient

    • Paul A. Schmeltzer, Mark W. Russo
    Pages 165-177

  15. Hepatic Encephalopathy

    • Eric Kallwitz, Zurabi Lominadze
    Pages 179-193

  16. Esophageal Varices

    • Sofia Simona Jakab, Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao
    Pages 195-208

  17. Autoimmune Hepatitis

    • John F. Reinus, Kristina R. Chacko
    Pages 209-220

  18. Primary Biliary Cholangitis

    • Andrew R. Scheinberg, Cynthia Levy
    Pages 221-235

  19. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

    • Shivani Ketan Shah, Marina G. Silveira
    Pages 237-254

  20. General Overview of the Liver Transplant Patient

    • Anjana Pillai, Thomas Couri
    Pages 255-277
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About this book

This clinical casebook provides a concise yet comprehensive state-of-the-art review of liver disease. Presented in a case-based format, each case features a scenario centered on a different variant of liver disease, with sections on case history, diagnosis/assessment, treatment, outcomes, alternative approaches, and clinical pearls. Diseases covered include drug-induced liver injury, acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, NAFLD, and cholangitis. Scenarios such as liver disease in pregnancy, elevated liver function tests, and liver transplants are also presented in the casebook.


Written by experts in the field, Liver Disease: A Clinical Casebook is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners who treat patients with liver disease.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, USA

    Stanley Martin Cohen

  • Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, USA

    Perica Davitkov

About the editors

Stanley Martin Cohen, MD, FAASLD, FACG
Medical Director, Hepatology
Digestive Health Institute
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 
Cleveland, OH
USA


Perica Davitkov, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine  
Cleveland, OH USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Liver Disease

  • Book Subtitle: A Clinical Casebook

  • Editors: Stanley Martin Cohen, Perica Davitkov

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98506-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-98505-3Published: 28 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-98506-0Published: 18 December 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 311

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Hepatology

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