Variceal Bleeding in Liver Cirrhosis

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Epidemiology of Varices and Variceal Bleeding in Liver Cirrhosis

   • Anna Mantovani, Emmanuel A. Tsochatzis

   Pages 1-11

3. Mechanism of Varices and Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis

   • Cyriac Abby Philips, Aprajita Awasthi, Philip Augustine, Varghese Thomas

   Pages 13-31

4. Diagnosis and Surveillance of Esophageal Varices in Liver Cirrhosis

   • Erwin Biecker

   Pages 33-39

5. Role of Etiology Therapy in Management of Variceal Hemorrhage in Liver Cirrhosis

   • Jui-Ting Hu, Sien-Sing Yang

   Pages 41-51

6. Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding in Liver Cirrhosis

   • Mostafa Ibrahim, Noran Roshdy

   Pages 53-65

7. Primary Prophylaxis of Variceal Bleeding in Liver Cirrhosis

   • Laura Piccolo Serafim, Douglas A. Simonetto

   Pages 67-75

8. Secondary Prophylaxis of Variceal Bleeding in Liver Cirrhosis

   • Alexander J. Kovalic, Sanjaya K. Satapathy

   Pages 77-121

9. Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy

   • Shahid Habib

   Pages 123-140

10. Ectopic Varices in Liver Cirrhosis

    • Talles Bazeia Lima, Fernando Gomes Romeiro

    Pages 141-160

11. Prognostic Assessment of Variceal Bleeding in Liver Cirrhosis

    • Ran Wang, Gilberto Silva-Junior, Xiaozhong Guo, Xingshun Qi

    Pages 161-169

12. Future Directions in Variceal Bleeding

    • Cesar Taborda, Julia Massaad, Saurabh Chawla

    Pages 171-187

This book discusses the management of variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis, covering a wide range of topics, including epidemiology, mechanism, diagnosis and monitoring, prophylaxis, treatment, and prognostic assessment. It also presents the latest research in the field, such as non-invasive approaches, self-expanding metal stents, hemostatic powder, and early TIPS. The book is a valuable resource for physicians wanting to establish standard treatment strategies, researchers launching innovative clinical and experimental studies, and also for patients and their relatives wishing to gain a better understanding of this disease.

• cirrhosis
• liver fibrosis
• portal hypertension
• esophageal varices
• gastric varices
• ectopic varices
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• gastrointestinal hemorrhage
• endoscopy
• ligation
• sclerotherapy
• trasnjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

• General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China

  Xiaozhong Guo, Xingshun Qi

Xiaozhong Guo is a Professor and Director of the Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.



Xingshun Qi is an Associate Professor and Vice-Chief Physician at the Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.

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