Hepatology, Gallbladder, and Biliary Tract Diseases Project Outline
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yazan Daaboul, M.D.; Serge Korjian M.D.
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Overview
- Below is a list of topics for the Hepatology, Gallbladder, and Biliary Tract Diseases Project.
- The list includes only adult diseases. Pediatric diseases are covered in the Pediatrics Textbook.
- The list does not include oncologic diseases or infectious diseases, which are covered in the Oncology and Infectious Diseases Textbooks, respectively.
Textbook Outline
Embryology and Genetics:
Embryology of the Liver ●
Embryology of the Gallbladder and the Biliary Tract ●
Important Genes of the Liver, the Gallbladder, and the Biliary Tract
Anatomy: Gross Anatomy of the Liver ● Gross Anatomy of the Gallbladder and the Biliary Tract ● Hepatic Circulation
Histology: Liver Histology ● Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Histology
Physiology and Pathophysiological Mechanisms Function of the Liver ● Hepatic Metabolism, Regulation, and Excretion ● Immunological Mechanisms of the Liver ● Mechanisms of Liver Cell Destruction ● Liver Regeneration
Assessment of the Liver: Liver Function Tests ● Liver Biopsy ● Liver Imaging ● Approach to a Patient with Liver Disease ● Approach to a Patient with Jaundice ● Approach to a Patient with Ascites ● Approach to a Patient with Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain ● Hematological Changes in Liver Disease
Clinically Relevant Disease States: Acute Hepatitis ● Chronic Hepatitis ● Fulminant Hepatic Failure ● Hepatic Cirrhosis ● Fetor Hepaticus ● Hepatic Encephalopathy
Toxin-mediated Liver Injury: Hepatotoxicity ● Drug-induced Liver Injury ● Hepatotoxicity of Herbal Preparations ● Occupational and Environmental Hepatotoxicity ● Alcoholic Liver Disease ● Steatosis ● Steatohepatitis ● Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ● Amanitin toxicity
Immune Diseases of the Liver: Autoimmune Hepatitis ● DRESS Syndrome
Genetic and Metabolic Diseases of the Liver: Alpha-1 Antitryprsin Deficiency ● Hereditary Hemochromatosis ● Wilson's Disease ● Gilbert's Syndrome ● Crigler-Najjar Syndrome ● Dubin-Johnson Syndrome ● Rotor Syndrome ● Glycogen Storage Disease ● Hunter Syndrome ● Hurler Syndrome ● Lucey-Driscoll Syndrome ● Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis
Diseases of the Hepatic Circulation: Portal Hypertension ● Portopulmonary Hypertension ● Veno-occlusive Disease of the Liver ● Budd-Chiari Syndrome ● Portal Vein Thrombosis ● Splenic Vein Thrombosis ● Banti's Syndrome ● Peliosis Hepatis ● Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome ● Pylephlebitis ● Liver Infarction ● Ischemic Hepatitis ● Reperfusion Injury to the Liver
Other Hepatic Diseases: Hepatic Lipofuscinosis ● Hepatolithiasis ● Focal Nodular Hyperplasia ● Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia ● Transverse Fissure of the Liver ● Hepatorenal syndrome ● Zieve's Syndrome ● Granulomatous Liver Disease ● Perioperative Hepatic Dysfunction
Diseases of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tract: Cholelithasis ● Choledocolithiasis ● Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ● Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis ● Inflammatory Polyps of the Gallbladder ● Gallbladder Mucocele ● Biliary Fistula ● Mirizzi's Syndrome ● Cholesterolosis
Miscellaneous: Hy's Law ● Overlap Syndrome ● Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt ● Liver Dialysis ● Hepatic Stem Cell Transplantation ● Liver Transplantation ● Artificial Extracorporeal Liver Support ● Bioartificial Liver Device