The liver and its diseases.

Abstract

Summary Among the many areas in which there has been recent progress, we selected the following for emphasis: the recognition of the importance of ultrastructure in liver disease; the appreciation of the diseases in which jaundice is the main symptom; autoimmune diseases; dye excretion; the attempt to develop hepatic tests based on serum activity of enzymes specific for hepatic tissue and found in the serum in hepatic cytolysis; and broadening the indications for shunt surgery.