Chronic Inflammation of Liver and Gut

By Dennis W. Ross

List of principal contributors List of chairpersons Preface INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (SESSION I).- 1 State-of-the-Art Lecture: Pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease: converging paradigms.- 2 The role of the epithelium in inflammatory bowel disease.- 3 Implications of genetics for clinical practice.- 4 Epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in China.- 5 State-of-the-Art Lecture: The enteric microbiota: implications in inflammatory bowel disease.- 6 Can we predict the natural history of ulcerative colitis?.- INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (SESSION II).- 7 Practical use of steroids in inflammatory bowel disease.- 8 Prevention of cancer in inflammatory bowel disease and the potential chemopreventive effect of aminosalicylates.- 9 Therapy of inflammatory bowel disease: bottom-up or top-down?.- 10 State-of-the-Art Lecture: The future of biologic therapy in Asia.- CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE (SESSION I).- 11 State-of-the-Art Lecture: The liver as an immune organ.- 12 Treatment strategies for hepatitis B in the West.- 13 Treatment strategies of hepatitis B in China.- 14 State-of-the-Art Lecture: The treatment of hepatitis C.- 15 State-of-the-Art Lecture: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: concepts on pathogenesis and therapy.- 16 Liver fibrogenesis: how to stop progression?.- 17 Clinical aspects of primary biliary cirrhosis.- CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE (SESSION II).- 18 Pathophysiology of portal hypertension and variceal bleeding.- 19 Management of ascites and hepatorenal syndrome.- 20 Antiviral therapy for hepatitis B virus-associated hepatic failure.- 21 Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation -- triumphs and challenges.- 22 Chronic infection of hepatitis B virus and hepatocellular carcinoma in China.- Index

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402093527
• ISBN13: 9781402093524
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"