Acknowledgment We are indebted to Ian R. Wanless, MD, FRCPC, for his extensive work on this chapter in prior editions of this book. Introduction Vascular diseases of the liver are less common than many other conditions, but they have assumed…
Vascular diseases of the liver are less common than other liver diseases, such as hepatitides, cholestatic diseases and alcoholic/nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases, but are gaining increasing recognition because of the improved diagnosis of these other diseases, as well as the…
Viral Hepatitis Clinical Features Hepatitis A Virus Single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) virus (picornavirus) Transmission route: fecal-oral Incubation: 2 to 6 weeks Self-limited Not associated with chronic carrier state, chronic hepatitis, or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Hepatitis B Virus Partially circular double-stranded DNA…