Portal Hypertension: Pathobiology, Evaluation, and Treatment (PDF)

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Arun J. SanyalArun J. Sanyal

Aiming this work at both researchers and clinicians, Sanyal (gastroenterology, Virginia Commonwealth Medical Center) and Shah (GI Research Unit, Mayo Clinic) present 29 papers that provide recent scientific information related to the clinical and basic investigation of portal hypertension, a major complication of cirrhosis, as well as give guidance regarding the revaluation and management of specific clinical circumstances relating to portal hypertension. After a quick treatment of portal hypertension in historical perspective, the papers are organized into sections covering pathobiology and experimental progress in portal hypertension, methodology to assess portal hypertension in humans, natural history and treatment of esophageal varices, natural history and treatment of ascites and hepatorenal syndrome, and evaluation and treatment in special circumstances of portal hypertension. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR