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Comprehensive Clinical Hepatology, 1e

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This book is intended to resident physicians and fellows in the hepatology/gastroenterology field. I read the chapters related to the liver transplant operation and its complications, and all I can say that this book is stuning. well supported with charts, figures and illustrations to facilitate the learning experience. text is very well constructed and easto read. the medical content meets the expectations for fellows and training physicians in the field. I personally know the authors, and had a wonderful training experience with them on the medical ward. Finally, this is A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED book for every one interested in the hepatology sience/ experience.

Concise and superbly illustrated, this textbook will serve well as an introduction to Hepatology for GI fellows, internists and non-hepatologists. A busy practitioner will probably find pathophysiology sections too lengthy and will be better served by a "practical approach" type text. An established hepatologist will certainly enjoy a wealth of full-color photographic material and an easy access to basic information about conditions rarely seen in clinical practice. However, information in commonly encountered areas is simply too short to add anything new and a discussion about management controversies is tangential at best. The text is not referenced, rather "further reading" suggestions are given at the end of each chapter. The book is therefore "comprehensive" in scope but not in detail. Most hepatologists, especially academic ones, will be better served by any of 2-volume texts.