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Managing the Complications of Cirrhosis
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 164

Managing the Complications of Cirrhosis

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2024-06-01
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

Managing the Complications of Cirrhosis: A Practical Approach is a simple pocket guide for the community gastroenterologist and primary-care provider who manages liver disease. While there are other books available on the market regarding the management of cirrhosis, this reference includes information geared toward the busy practitioner, allowing the reader to reference a chapter that easily addresses the clinical issue at hand. Dr. Atif Zaman provides essential and current information on the management of cirrhosis for the nonhepatologist. Each chapter in Managing the Complications of Cirrhosis: A Practical Approach is broken down into four sections, including a summary of the issue at han...

Portal Hypertension in the 21st Century
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 366

Portal Hypertension in the 21st Century

Portal hypertension is the most important complication of a great variety of both acute and chronic liver diseases. Nevertheless, hepatic cirrhosis is the most frequent cause of portal hypertension. Gastrointestinal bleeding due to rupture of oesophageal varices is, without doubt, the most severe complication of portal hypertension. At present, great advances are being made in the pathophysiology and in the development of new therapeutic tools for controlling and preventing this severe clinical event. This book contains the papers presented and discussed during the Symposium on 'Portal Hypertension in the 21st Century', held in Montréal, Canada, in April 2004, and sponsored by Axcan Pharma Inc. and NicOx S.A. There are eight sections covering basic mechanisms, new drugs, prevention and current treatment of variceal bleeding, prevention of recurrent bleeding and hepatic hemodynamic monitoring. An international faculty of authors have contributed chapters at an outstanding scientific level which will be vital reading for scientists and clinicians alike.

Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 475

Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-06-23
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  • Publisher: OUP USA

Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review book has been designed to succinctly and clearly assist both physicians-in-training who are preparing for the gastroenterology board examination and the increasing number of gastroenterologists awaiting recertification. The text provides a review of essential knowledge in gastroenterology, hepatology, and integral relevant related areas of pathology, endoscopy, nutrition, and radiology, to name a few. Clinical knowledge related to diagnostic and theraputic approaches to patient management is also emphasized. Although less detailed than encyclopedic textbooks, this board review provides much more information than outline booklets. Clini...

Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1331

Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology

Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology-the defining work in hepatology-presents comprehensive coverage of both basic science and clinically relevant developments so you can provide the best possible patient care. Drs. Thomas Boyer, Michael Manns, and Arun Sanyal have reorganized and updated the contents of this trusted global reference to reflect today's more clinical approach to hepatology. They bring you up to date on hot topics including HIV Co-Infection Drug Toxicity, Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), and much more. This new streamlined edition is now a single volume with access to the fully searchable contents and an image bank online at www.expertconsult.com making it easier to find the treatment ...

Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Liver Diseases, An Issue of Medical Clinics, E-Book
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 201

Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Liver Diseases, An Issue of Medical Clinics, E-Book

Chronic liver diseases progressively destruct liver tissue, leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Liver diseases can be caused by viral, autoimmune, or toxic (drugs/alcohol). Most conditions can be managed pharmacologically for indefinite periods of time. The articles in this issue will review best practices for managing and treating patients who present with these chronic problems, like hepatitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver, end stage liver disease, and drug-induced injuries.

GI/Liver Secrets Plus: First South Asia Edition - E-book
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 719

GI/Liver Secrets Plus: First South Asia Edition - E-book

Stay up to date on today's most common GI and liver disorders and their management with GI/Liver Secrets Plus. This enhanced medical reference book is an excellent resource for understanding the physiology and therapy in hepatic and digestive disease. Whether preparing for an exam or quickly checking a clinical question, the user-friendly Secrets Series® style makes this book a valuable addition to your library! - Easily locate important information with bulleted lists, tables, boxes, short answers, and a highly detailed index to expedite reference. - Access a broad range of topics that focus on all of today's most common GI and liver disorders and their management.

Portal Hypertension
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 513

Portal Hypertension

A cutting-edge review of the latest findings on key scientific topics and the best strategies for evaluation and management of portal hypertension in the clinic. Writing in an easy-to-read style, the authors review its pathobiology, the progress being made in its experimental understanding, the methodologies to assess it in humans, the treatment of its complications (esophageal varices, ascites, and hepatorenal syndrome), and its treatment in special circumstances (during pregnancy, in children, or when the portal vein is blocked). They also provide in-depth coverage of the pros and cons of the various therapeutic choices available to the clinician managing patients with complicated portal hypertension.

Diagnostic Methods for Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 337

Diagnostic Methods for Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-03-23
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  • Publisher: Springer

This book provides a unique up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the most important diagnostic methods available for assessing liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. The book covers all the significant advances made in the last 10 years in HVPG and biopsy interpretation, imaging and elastography. This is a unique and well structured book authored by senior experts in the field aimed at providing updated knowledge to the hepatology specialist and to the physicians interested in chronic liver disease. The book starts by giving an overview of the disease, outlining the clinical needs in this field; this is followed by detailed information both on the invasive gold-standard methods (HVPG m...

Magnetic Resonance Elastography
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 143

Magnetic Resonance Elastography

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-10-01
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  • Publisher: Springer

The first book to cover the groundbreaking development and clinical applications of Magnetic Resonance Elastography, this book is essential for all practitioners interested in this revolutionary diagnostic modality. The book is divided into three sections. The first covers the history of MRE. The second covers technique and clinical applications of MRE in the liver with respect to fibrosis, liver masses, and other diseases. Case descriptions are presented to give the reader a hands-on approach. The final section presents the techniques, sequence and preliminary results of applications in other areas of the body including muscle, brain, lung, heart, and breast.

Transplantation of the Liver
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1572

Transplantation of the Liver

Drs. Busuttil and Klintmalm present Transplantation of the Liver, 3rd Edition, which has been thoroughly revised to offer you the latest protocols, surgical approaches, and techniques used in this challenging procedure. Encompassing today's expert knowledge in the field, this medical reference book is an ideal single source for authoritative, up-to-date guidance on every imaginable aspect of liver transplantation. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. Access valuable pearls, pitfalls, and insights from Dr. Ronald Busuttil and Dr. Goran Klintmalm, two of the world's preeminent experts in liver surgery. Understand t...