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Cirrhosis
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Citations
Garcia-Tsao G, et al. (2007). Prevention and management of gastroesophageal varices and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 102(9): 2086–2102.
National Cancer Institute (2009). Liver (Hepatocellular) Cancer Screening PDQ—Health Professional Version. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/screening/hepatocellular/healthprofessional.
Milk thistle (2005). Review of Natural Products. St. Louis: Wolters Kluwer Health.
Other Works Consulted
Angulo P, Lindor KD (2006). Primary biliary cirrhosis. In M Feldman et al., eds., Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 8th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1885–1898. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
Talwalkar JA, Lindor KD (2006). Primary biliary cirrhosis. In M Wolfe et al., eds., Therapy of Digestive Disorders, 2nd ed., pp. 579–587. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
Bacon BR (2008). Cirrhosis and its complications. In AS Fauci et al., eds., Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1971–1980. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Bataller R (2008). Cirrhosis of the liver. In EG Nabel, ed., ACP Medicine, section 4, chap. 9. Hamilton, ON: BC Decker.
Carithers RL, McClain C (2006). Alcoholic liver disease. In M Feldman et al., eds., Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 8th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1771–1792. Philadelphia: Saunders.
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: August 10, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology | |
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