Liver disease. Guide for doctors. 5th edition, processed and supplemented. S.D.D.D.D.

in the 5th publication (1st published in 1984, 2nd-in 1993, 3rd-in 1998, 4th-in 2005), new data on acute and chronic viral hepatitis recommended in world practice methods of specific prophylaxis and antiviral therapy, including pegilated interferons and various analogues of nucleosides and nucleotides, the treatment of liver encephalopathy, portal hypertension, ascite, and transplantation of the liver. All diseases are set out in accordance with the new classification of liver diseases. The division of clinical syndromes, laboratory and instrumental research methods have been expanded, among which special attention is paid to modern visualization methods: CT and MRI with contrasting.

The issues of etiology, pathogenesis, clinics, diagnostics, treatment of all the most important focal and diffuse diseases are highlighted liver. In accordance with the modern achievements of medicine, chapters on viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, alcoholic disease, non -alcoholic fatty liver, malignant and benign liver diseases, and liver diseases, characteristic only of pregnant women, and diseases of the liver vessels, are significantly processed. The new chapters of “acute liver failure”, “liver encephalopathy”, “cross -healing autoimmune syndromes” were introduced. Sections regarding the liver lesions of chronic infections, diseases of the hematopoiesis, blood circulation, metabolic disorders, under the action of drugs and toxins, liver diseases in newborn and children, and liver transplantation are significantly redesigned and supplemented. Much attention is paid to the modern diagnosis and individualization of therapy.

for therapists, gastroenterologists, surgeons, infectious disease specialists, pediatricians, scientists and senior students.