Editors:
- Covers various diseases induced by portal hypertension
- llustrates the diagnosis and treatment options available for complications induced by portal hypertension
- A valuable guide for beginning and experienced gastroenterological physicians, endoscopists, liver physicians, radiologists, gastroenterological surgeons, liver surgeons, etc
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Table of contents (61 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Pathology of Portal Hypertension
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Clinical Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Portal Hypertension
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Complications of Portal Hypertension: Gastrointestinal Varices
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About this book
This book thoroughly covers various diseases induced by portal hypertension, and introduces novel information for the treatment of patients. Individual chapters address the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment options available for the complications induced by portal hypertension. The book fosters practical understanding and provides more evidence-based treatment options in order to improve physicians’ ability to select optimal treatment methods for their patients. Further, it offers readers the latest information concerning developments of the disease such as esophaogastric varices, ectopic varices, portal thrombosis, refractory ascites and hepatic encephalopathy.
Clinical Science of Portal Hypertensions is an indispensible resource for both beginning and experienced gastroenterological physicians, endoscopists, liver physicians, radiologists, gastroenterological surgeons, liver surgeons, etc. who treat patients with portal hypertension on a clinical or research basis.
Keywords
- Esophaogastric Varices
- Ectopic Varices
- Portal Thrombosis
- Refractory Ascites
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Portal Hypertension
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Gastrointestinal Varices
- Hypersplenism
- Endoscopic Ultrasonography
- Stiffness Measurement
- Portal Vein
- Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy
- EVIS
- Idiopathic Portal Hypertension
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- Extrahepatic Portal Obstruction
- hepatology
- abdominal surgery
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
Katsutoshi Obara
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Clinical Investigation of Portal Hypertension
Editors: Katsutoshi Obara
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7425-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-7424-0Published: 21 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-7425-7Published: 06 February 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 599
Number of Illustrations: 90 b/w illustrations, 172 illustrations in colour
Topics: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Abdominal Surgery, Imaging / Radiology