Autoimmune Liver Disease : Management and Clinical Practice, Hardcover by Neuberger, James (EDT); Hirschfield, Gideon M. (EDT), ISBN 1119532604, ISBN-13 9781119532606, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK

In Autoimmune Liver Disease: Management and Clinical Practice, practitioners will learn about the current state of autoimmune liver disease and how to focus on their diagnosis and treatment. The four-part book begins with a thorough investigation of current immunological thinking as it relates to the autoimmunity of the liver. It also covers the four major hepatic autoimmune liver diseases in both adults and children, their management and the role of liver transplantation, and learned approaches to patient management and empowerment.

Expert authors in the field have come together to provide a thorough examination of autoimmune liver disease to help support clinicians assisting patients. The text provides an in-depth look at topics including:

The four major hepatic autoimmune liver diseases, their diagnosis, and potential disease management

The use (and misuse) of autoantibodies in diagnosis and treatment

The role and timing of liver transplantation and the impact of recurrent autoimmune liver disease as well as de novo autoimmune hepatitis

Optimal approaches to managing patients and keeping care personalised

James Neuberger studied at Oxford and trained at the Liver Unit, Kings College Hospital, in London. He has researched and written about liver disease and liver transplantation for over 35 years, including editing fivs and serving as the editor of Transplantation and associate editor of The Journal of Hepatology. He is currently a consultant physician in the Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. UK.

Gideon M. Hirschfield is a clinician-scientist and expert in autoimmune liver disease practice and science. His experience spans many years in transplant Hepatology in North America and the United Kingdom, including numerous published works. He currently has a practice at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.