Chronic Inflammation of Liver and Gut: Proceedings of the Falk Symposium 163 Held in Hangzhou, Peopl'e Republic of China, March 14-15, 2008 - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1402093527 ISBN 13 : 9781402093524

Editeur : Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2008

Synopsis

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1402093527
• ISBN 13: 9781402093524
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Éditeur: Adler G., Fan D. M., Jia J. D., LaRusso N. F., Owyang C.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH; ProductSafety@springernature.com; ; Europaplatz 3,69115 Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg; 69115; Allemagne