Portal Hypertension, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

Download or read book Portal Hypertension, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease written by Jorge Herrera and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-05-28 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Herrera has created an issue that will serve as a complete update on the topic of Portal Hpertension. Content is provided from medical therapies to surgery on the patient with portal hypertension. The following important issues are addressed: Invasive and Noninvasive Methods of Measuring Portal Pressure; Primary Prophylaxis of Varceal Bleeding; Gastric and Ectopic Varices; Hepatic Hydrothorax; and Hepatopulmonary Syndrome. Readers will come away with state-of-the-art information on the topic of portal hypertension.