The ABC Series are well established as handy reference guides but they sometimes struggle from not being clear about their target readership. Midway between a textbook and an update, this publication follows the usual format. The topic is covered from investigations used in liver and biliary disease to the clinical conditions themselves, ranging from gall stones to liver and pancreatic transplantation. Because of the nature of the clinical area, the book will probably appeal more to the hospital clinician than the general practitioner although the latter …