Hepatology

Hepatology: The field of liver disease. The liver is the body's largest organ and hepatology is a large field.

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Hepatology: The hepatologist is a physician who specializes in the medical evaluation and treatment of liver disease.

Hepatology Services (Liver)
Diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases
Evaluation of treatment options for viral hepatitis
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hepatology - field of medicine concerned with the functions and disorders of the liver.
hepatomegaly - enlarged liver.
hernia - a protrusion of part of an organ through the muscle that surrounds it.

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HEPATOLOGY (also HEPATOLOGIST): the medical specialty that deals with the liver; a hepatologist treats liver disease.
HEPATOMEGALY: enlargement of the liver.
HEPATORENAL SYNDROME: pertaining to the kidney failure in the presence of liver disease.

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Hepatology 2002; 36: S30-S34.
Fried MW, Shiffman ML, Reddy R, et al. Peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin for chronic HCV virus infection. N Engl J Med. 2002; 347:975-982.
Afdhal NH. The natural history of hepatitis C. Semin Liver Dis.

Hepatology 38 (3): 560-6, 2003.
Ikeda H, Hachitanda Y, Tanimura M, et al.: Development of unfavorable hepatoblastoma in children of very low birth weight: results of a surgical and pathologic review. Cancer 82 (9): 1789-96, 1998.

Hepatology 1997;26 (Suppl 1): 39S-42S.
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Arii S, Yamaoka Y, Futagawa S, et al. Results of surgical and nonsurgical treatment for small-sized hepatocellular carcinomas: a retrospective and nationwide survey in Japan. The Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan.

Hepatology, 45(2): 507-539.
Janssen, H (2005). Pegylated interferon alfa-2b alone or in combination with lamivudine for HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B: A randomised trial. Lancet, 365(9454): 123-129.
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Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux clinical practice guidelines: Joint recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) and the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, ...

An intensive care unit and pediatric hepatology setting with facilities for liver transplantation should be available for proper diagnosis and management.
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Hepatology. 2009 Jan;49(1):306-17. [abstract]
Jou J, Choi SS, Diehl AM; Mechanisms of disease progression in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Semin Liver Dis. 2008 Nov;28(4):370-9. Epub 2008 Oct 27. [abstract] ...

The Jefferson Digestive Disease Institute offers a full range of clinical services in gastroenterology and hepatology, including diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, motility and liver transplantation.

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This information was prepared in partnership with the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), the Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation (CDHNF), ...

Updated by: Patrika Tsai, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatric GI, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMedHealthcare Network.

is Professor of Medicine and Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he also serves as Director of Baylor Liver Health and Chief of Hepatology.

Assistant Professor Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
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Reviewed By : Patrika Tsai, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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Mato JM, Lu SC. Role of S-adenosyl-L-methionine in liver health and injury. Hepatology. 2007;45(5):1306-12.
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Performing iron studies on routine screening chemistry panels has become more commonplace as demonstrated by a study of 40 patients with newly diagnosed HHC prospectively referred to a tertiary university-based hepatology clinic.

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Fernandes, C., et al. "Blue Rubber Bleb Naevus: Case Report and Literature Review." European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11, no. 4 (April 1999): 455-7.

Tsumita, Reiko, et al. "Long-term Evaluation of Extracorporeal Shock-wave Lithotripsy for Cholesterol Gallstones (abstract)." Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16 1 (2001): 93-99. PubMed. <PMID: 11206322>.

Ala A, Stanca CM, Bu-Ghanim M, Ahmado I, Branch AD, Schiano TD, et al. Increased prevalence of primary biliary cirrhosis near Superfund toxic waste sites. Hepatology. 2006 Mar;43(3):525-531.

Molodecky NA, Kareemi H, Parab R, Barkema HW, Quan H, Myers RP, Kaplan GG. Incidence of primary sclerosing cholangitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hepatology . 2011;53(5):1590-1599.

He is assistant editor of the international journal Liver and is on the editorial board of the CME Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

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