A review of medical and surgical problems affecting the liver, pancreas and biliary system. This book provides the essential information for medical and nursing students, GPs and junior hospital doctors in general medical and surgical training. It provides algorhithms for diagnosing and treating common diseases (e.g. gallstones, hepatitis) as well as information for referring, and allowing informed discussion with patients regarding treatment and prognosis of rarer conditions such as malignancies and transplantation.