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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
. Ed(S): Lindor, Keith D.; Heathcote, E. Jenny; Poupon, Raoul E.
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Description for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Paperback. Editor(s): Lindor, Keith D.; Heathcote, E. Jenny; Poupon, Raoul E. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 283.
The condition of prolonged obstructive jaundice with patent bile ducts was first described in 1851 by Addison and Gull of Guy's Hospital, London. The term primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) was defined in 1950 by Ahrens and colleagues of the Rockefeller Institute, New York. The condition was considered rare but this changed in 1965 with the discovery of a definitive diagnostic serum mitochondrial antibody test and the recognition that a raised serum alkaline phosphatase value, often discovered incidentally, could be a diagnostic pointer. If the diagnosis is made earlier, the end stages are rarely reached as death is replaced by liver ... Read more
The condition of prolonged obstructive jaundice with patent bile ducts was first described in 1851 by Addison and Gull of Guy's Hospital, London. The term primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) was defined in 1950 by Ahrens and colleagues of the Rockefeller Institute, New York. The condition was considered rare but this changed in 1965 with the discovery of a definitive diagnostic serum mitochondrial antibody test and the recognition that a raised serum alkaline phosphatase value, often discovered incidentally, could be a diagnostic pointer. If the diagnosis is made earlier, the end stages are rarely reached as death is replaced by liver ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401060479
SKU
V9789401060479
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99-15
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