<P>List of Principal Authors. Preface. 1: State of the Art I: Hepatocellular carcinoma; <EM>M Varela, M Sala, J Bruix</EM>. <STRONG>Section I: DIAGNOSIS OF LIVER DISEASES</STRONG>. 2. Markers of progression; <EM>D Schuppan, F Stickel</EM>. 3: Non-invasive imaging: ultrasound and duplex sonography; <EM>AK Kurz, HE Blum</EM>. 4: Invasive imaging: application for the evaluation of portal hypertension; <EM>A Dell'Era, J Gonzalez-Abraldes, J Bosch</EM>. <STRONG>Section II: LIVER HISTOLOGY: A TRIBUTE TO HANS POPPER.</STRONG> 5: A tribute to Hans Popper: Introduction; <EM>L Bianchi</EM>. 6: A tribute to Hans Popper: Chronic hepatitis: a short historical review; <EM>M Schmid</EM>. 7: Grading and staging in classification of chronic hepatitis; <EM>VJ Desmet, T Roskams</EM>. 8: Alcoholic hepatitis and Mallory bodies; <EM>H Denk, C Stumptner, A Fuchsbichler, K Zatloukal</EM>. 9: A tribute to Hans Popper: Biliary pathology; <EM>B Portmann</EM>. 10: Immunohistochemical and molecular markers; <EM>LM Terracciano.</EM> 11: State of the Art II: Emerging hepatitis viruses; <EM>HJ Alter</EM>. <STRONG>Section III: HEPATITIS B AND D.</STRONG> 12: Diagnosis of hepatitis B: new tools; <EM>GM Dusheiko</EM>. 13: Hepatitis B and D: standard treatment; <EM>Y-F Liaw</EM>. 14: Treatment of hepatitis B in special patient groups; <EM>D Moradpour, HE Blum.</EM> 15: New therapeutic developments in chronic hepatitis B; <EM>P Marcellin, T Asselah, C Castelnau, M Martinot, N Boyer</EM>. 16: Hepatitis B and D -- preventive vaccination; <EM>W Jilg</EM>. <STRONG>Section IV: HEPATITIS C</STRONG>. 17: Use and interpretation of hepatitis C virus diagnostic assays; <EM>J-M Pawlotsky</EM>. 18: Standard treatment of hepatitis C; <EM>S Zeuzem</EM>. 19: Management of 'difficult-to-treat' patients with chronic hepatitis C; <EM>S Boccato, A Alberti</EM>. 20: Hepatitis C - new therapeutic developments; <EM>U Spengler, B Langhans, J Nattermann, B Terjung, HD Nischalke, T Sauerbruch</EM>. <STRONG>Section V: SPECIAL LECTURES</STRONG>. 21: Hans Popper Memorial Lecture; <EM>R Schmid</EM>. 22: International Hans Popper Lecture; <EM>SL Friedman</EM>. 23: Dame Sheila Sherlock Memorial Lecture; <EM>N McIntyre.</EM> 24: Interferon for hepatitis C: yesterday, today and tomorrow; <EM>JH Hoofnagle.</EM> <STRONG>Section VI: ALCOHOLIC, NON-ALCOHOLIC AND HEREDITARY LIVER DISEASES. </STRONG>25: The management of alcoholic hepatitis; CP Day. 26: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; <EM>LA Adams, P Angulo</EM>, 27: Haemochromatosis;<EM> E Corradini, F Ferrara, A Pietrangelo.</EM> 28: Morbus Wilson; <EM>JL Gollan</EM>. 29: Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency; <EM>C Montemayor, RN Sifers</EM>. <STRONG>Section VII: COMPLICATIONS OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS</STRONG>. 30: Hepatorenal syndrome: advances in treatment and prevention; <EM>P Gines, M Guevara</EM>. 31: The hepatopulmonary and portopulmonary hypertension syndromes; <EM>MJ Krowka.</EM> 32: State of the Art III: Fulminant hepatic failure; <EM>G Auzinger</EM>. <STRONG>Section VIII: LIVER SUPPORT SYSTEMS</STRONG>. 33: Liver support systems: dialysis procedures; <EM>R Schmidt</EM>. 34: Liver cell-based strategies; <EM>F von Weizsacker, HE Blum.</EM> <STRONG>Section IX: LIVER TRANSPLANTATION.</STRONG> 35: Organ preservation; <EM>S Heinrich, P-A Clavien</EM>. 36: Indications and results in liver transplantation; <EM>P Neuhaus, R Pfitzmann</EM>. 37: The connected past and future of transplantation, with particular emphasis on the liver; <EM>TE Starzl</EM>. Index.</P>
