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Liver biopsy is the method of choice to determine whether liver damage is due to necrosis, inflammation, steatosis, or fibrosis (coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia contraindicates percutaneous liver biopsy).

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The Liver: Surgery and Anesthesia

  1. Assessment of Hepatic Function
  2. Hepatobiliary Imaging
  3. Liver Biopsy
  4. Hepatic and Hepatobiliary Diseases
  5. Acute Liver Failure
  6. Acute Hepatitis
  7. Alcoholic Hepatitis
  8. Drug-Induced Liver Injury
  9. Pregnancy-Related Liver Diseases
  10. Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
  11. Hemostasis
  12. Cardiac Manifestations
  13. Renal Dysfunction
  14. Pulmonary Complications
  15. Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE)
  16. Ascites
  17. Varices
  18. Chronic Cholestatic Disease
  19. Chronic Hepatocellular Disease
  20. Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
  21. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  22. Preoperative Management
  23. Intraoperative Management
  24. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Procedure
  25. Hepatic Resection
  26. Postoperative Liver Dysfunction