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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
. Ed(S): Lindor, Keith D.; Heathcote, Jenny E.; Poupon, Raoul E.
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Description for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
hardcover. Containing the proceedings of a one-day symposium held in Chicago, USA, on November 6, 1997, this work provides an update for hepatologists, gastroenterologists, and basic scientists with an interest in primary biliary cirrhosis. It can help foster new and better approaches for the management of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Editor(s): Lindor, Keith D.; Heathcote, Jenny E.; Poupon, Raoul E. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
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
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792387404
SKU
V9780792387404
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99-15
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