Hepatology

Farshad Gharebakhshi, Amirhossein Moghtader, Sattar Jafari (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2024
Scholars' Press (Verlag)
978-620-6-77208-8 (ISBN)

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Hepatology is a branch of medicine concerned with the study, prevention, diagnosis, and management of diseases that affect the liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas. The term hepatology is derived from the Greek words "hepatikos" and "logia," which mean liver and study, respectively. Hepatitis affects millions of individuals globally and is associated with several poor outcomes including liver transplant and liver cancer. In particular, hepatitis B and hepatitis C are major causes of liver cancer, while alcohol abuse has been linked to conditions such as cirrhosis and other serious complications. Over two billion individuals have been infected with hepatitis B at some point and around 350 million people are persistent carriers. With widespread vaccination and blood screening, the incidence of hepatitis B has significantly decreased. However, hepatitis B and hepatitis C are accountable for up to 80% of liver cancer cases. In addition to these types of hepatitis, the primary conditions encountered by hepatologists deal include viral hepatitis and alcohol-related liver disease.

Farshad Gharebakhshi, MD - Radiology Resident, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Iran.Dr. Amirhossein Moghtader - Associate Professor of Infection Disease, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Iran.Dr. Sattar Jafari - Associate Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine Zanjan, Iran.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.06.2024
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	245 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
Schlagworte	autoimmune hepatitis • Cancer • Care • Drug • hepatology • Medicine • Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Disease • Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease • Pathogenesis of Viral Hepatitis
ISBN-10	620-6-77208-X / 620677208X
ISBN-13	978-620-6-77208-8 / 9786206772088
Zustand	Neuware