Awarded first prize in the Internal Medicine category of the British Medical Association Book of the Year Awards, 2012Following a Tradition of Excellencefrom reviews of previous editions:"the best source of synthesized clinical wisdom" —Gastroenterology"a tour de force in terms of knowledge and effort" —The New England Journal of Medicine"the foremost liver book in the world" —The Journal of the American Medical Association"beautifully produced" —HepatologyOver the past 56 years, thousands of physicians have depended on Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System. Its didactic and reliable clinical guidance was - and still is - beyond comparison.This brand-new edition, now named Sherlock"s Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System, after the late Professor Dame Sheila Sherlock, continues to provide concise clinical guidance for all those treating patients with hepato-biliary disease.Enabling clinicians to formulate incisive diagnoses and appropriate treatment strategies, this book has been updated to reflect the advances that have been made in the last 10 years, providing didactic and reliable clinical guidance in hepatology from the world’s leading experts.A consistent chapter structure allows readers to access the information immediately, with summary boxes and key learning points throughout, and special emphasis on the latest in evidence-based clinical guidance. And for the first time, this edition now offers a free companion website providing the 680 full-color illustrations and figures in the book, for use in scientific presentations.