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Acute liver failure / edited by William M. Lee, Roger Williams ; foreword by Jean-Pierre Benhamou and Jacques Bernuau.

Contributor(s): Lee, William M | Williams, Roger, 1931-Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997Description: xix, 305 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0521553814; 9780521553810Subject(s): Liver -- Failure | Liver Failure, Acute | Liver -- Failure | Leberversagen | AufsatzsammlungDDC classification: 616.3/62 LOC classification: RC848 | .F27 A28 1997
Contents:
1. Classification and clinical syndromes of acute liver failure / Roger Williams -- 2. Viral hepatitis and acute liver failure / Dwain L. Thiele -- 3. Drug hepatoxicity as a cause of acute liver failure / Gloria Sze and Neil Kaplowitz -- 4. Acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure / Alistair J. Makin and Roger Williams -- 5. Unusual causes of acute liver failure / Mark D. Uhl and Caroline A. Riely -- 6. Pediatric aspects of acute liver failure / Ian D. D'Agata and William F. Balistreri -- 7. Role of cytokines and immune mechanisms in acute liver failure / Kevork M. Peltekian and Gary A. Levy -- 8. Pathology of acute liver failure / Bernard Portmann and Romil Saxena -- 9. Hepatocyte replication and liver regeneration / Nelson Fausto -- 10. Medical management of acute liver failure / William M. Lee -- 11. Circulatory derangements, monitoring, and management: heart, kidney, and brain / Julia A. Wendon and Antony J. Ellis -- 12. Brain edema and intracranial hypertension in acute liver failure / Andres T. Blei -- 13. Management of infection in acute liver failure / Nancy Rolando, John Philpott Howard and Roger Williams -- 14. Prognosis and consideration of transplantation / John Devlin and Roger Williams -- 15. Liver transplantation in patients with acute liver failure: the European experience / Didier Samuel and Henri Bismuth -- 16. Transplantation for acute liver failure: the American experience / Byers W. Shaw, Jr. -- 17. Auxiliary liver transplantation / Karim Boudjema, Marie-Pierre Chenard-Neu and Daniel Jaeck -- 18. Extracorporeal liver support: historical background and critical analysis / Evren Atillasoy and Paul D. Berk -- 19. Hepatocyte culture and bioreactor design for liver support systems / Jorg C. Gerlach -- 20. Clinical experience with an extracorporeal liver assist device / Antony J. Ellis, Norman L. Sussman and James H. Kelly et al -- 21. Treatment of acute liver failure by high volume plasmapheresis / Niels Tygstrup, Fin Stolze Larsen and Bent Adel Hansen -- 22. Dialysis/adsorption techniques for acute liver failure / Robin D. Hughes and James M. Courtney -- 23. Hepatocyte transplantation in liver failure and inherited metabolic disorders / Ira J. Fox, Namita Roy Chowdhury and Jayanta Roy Chowdhury.
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Open Shelf RC848 .F27 A28 1997 (Browse shelf) Available JE 28003284

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Classification and clinical syndromes of acute liver failure / Roger Williams -- 2. Viral hepatitis and acute liver failure / Dwain L. Thiele -- 3. Drug hepatoxicity as a cause of acute liver failure / Gloria Sze and Neil Kaplowitz -- 4. Acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure / Alistair J. Makin and Roger Williams -- 5. Unusual causes of acute liver failure / Mark D. Uhl and Caroline A. Riely -- 6. Pediatric aspects of acute liver failure / Ian D. D'Agata and William F. Balistreri -- 7. Role of cytokines and immune mechanisms in acute liver failure / Kevork M. Peltekian and Gary A. Levy -- 8. Pathology of acute liver failure / Bernard Portmann and Romil Saxena -- 9. Hepatocyte replication and liver regeneration / Nelson Fausto -- 10. Medical management of acute liver failure / William M. Lee -- 11. Circulatory derangements, monitoring, and management: heart, kidney, and brain / Julia A. Wendon and Antony J. Ellis -- 12. Brain edema and intracranial hypertension in acute liver failure / Andres T. Blei -- 13. Management of infection in acute liver failure / Nancy Rolando, John Philpott Howard and Roger Williams -- 14. Prognosis and consideration of transplantation / John Devlin and Roger Williams -- 15. Liver transplantation in patients with acute liver failure: the European experience / Didier Samuel and Henri Bismuth -- 16. Transplantation for acute liver failure: the American experience / Byers W. Shaw, Jr. -- 17. Auxiliary liver transplantation / Karim Boudjema, Marie-Pierre Chenard-Neu and Daniel Jaeck -- 18. Extracorporeal liver support: historical background and critical analysis / Evren Atillasoy and Paul D. Berk -- 19. Hepatocyte culture and bioreactor design for liver support systems / Jorg C. Gerlach -- 20. Clinical experience with an extracorporeal liver assist device / Antony J. Ellis, Norman L. Sussman and James H. Kelly et al -- 21. Treatment of acute liver failure by high volume plasmapheresis / Niels Tygstrup, Fin Stolze Larsen and Bent Adel Hansen -- 22. Dialysis/adsorption techniques for acute liver failure / Robin D. Hughes and James M. Courtney -- 23. Hepatocyte transplantation in liver failure and inherited metabolic disorders / Ira J. Fox, Namita Roy Chowdhury and Jayanta Roy Chowdhury.

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