title: Hepatology in the new millennium. Advances in viral hepatitis, hepatic disorders, and liver transplantation.
abstract: The 1990s have been an exciting time for the field of hepatology. There has been a rapid expansion of knowledge, and new discoveries have revolutionized the field. It is now possible to characterize and treat many more liver diseases. Newer medications in the form of interferon alfa and nucleoside analogues have been added to the armamentarium for treatment of chronic viral hepatitis. Liver transplantation has been established as an effective therapy for patients with end-stage liver disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, USA. ramraks@slu.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramrakhiani
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Bacon
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000639:trends; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000639:trends; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha; D009705:Nucleosides