Roberto de Franchis,
Alessandra Dell’Era
Springer New York
e druk, 2016
9781493954438
Variceal Hemorrhage
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Springer New York |
2016
ISBN13: 9781493954438
Rubricering
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Variceal Hemorrhage provides an update of the evidence concerning several aspects of variceal hemorrhage. The book features new information on natural history, diagnosis of esophageal varices, assessment of the risk of bleeding and identification of high risk groups and patients who may benefit or be harmed from different treatments. The volume also presents a critical analysis of the different steps in the management of acute variceal bleeding.
Authored by the most prominent world experts in their areas of expertise, Variceal Hemorrhage serves as a very useful reference for gastroenterologists, GI surgeons, residents in internal medicine and physicians dealing with and interested in the different aspects of this severe medical emergency.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781493954438
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer New York
Inhoudsopgave
<p>Part I: Pathophysiology, Natural History, Stages, and Diagnosis</p><p>1: Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension<br>Yasuko Iwakiri and Roberto J. Groszmann</p><p>2: Natural History and Stages of Cirrhosis<br>Gennaro D’Amico</p><p>3: Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices<br>Massimo Primignani</p><p>Part II: Preventing the First Variceal Hemorrhage</p><p>4: Assessing the Risk of Bleeding<br>Roberto de Franchis </p><p>5: Prevention of the Formation and Growth of Esophageal Varices<br>Carlo Merkel and Sara Montagnese</p><p>6: Beta-Blockers for All…or Not<br>Laure Elkrief and Didier Lebrec </p><p>7: Pre-Primary and Primary Prophylaxis of Variceal Hemorrhage<br>Tilman Sauerbruch and Jonel Trebicka</p><p>8: HVPG-Guided Prophylaxis <br>Alessandra Dell’Era and Francesca Iannuzzi</p><p><br>Part III: Treatment of Acute Variceal Hemorrhage</p><p>9: Transfusion Policy<br>Càndid Villanueva, Oana Pavel, and Alba Ardèvol Ribalta</p><p>10: Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Acute Variceal Hemorrhage<br>Javier Fernández </p><p>11: Use of Vasoactive Drugs for Acute Variceal Bleeding <br>Stefania Casu, Annalisa Berzigotti, and Jaime Bosch</p><p>12: Endoscopic Treatment of Acute Variceal Bleeding<br>Christos Triantos, Maria Kalafateli, and Andrew Kenneth Burroughs </p><p>13: TIPS: Primary Therapy or Rescue in Treatment of Acute Variceal Hemorrhage<br>Virginia Hernández-Gea, Fanny Turon, and Juan Carlos García-Pagán</p><p>14: How to Manage Gastric and Ectopic Varices<br>Ashok Chaudhary and Shiv Kumar Sarin</p><p>15: Should We Be Concerned About Coagulation in the Treatment of Acute Variceal Hemorrhage?<br>Armando Tripodi</p><p>Part IV: Prevention of Rebleeding</p><p>16: Variceal Rebleeding: Drugs, Endoscopy, or Both<br>Flemming Bendtsen, Søren Møller, and Aleksander Krag</p><p>17: Role of TIPS and Surgery in Prevention of Rebleeding<br>Christophe Bureau and Jean-Pierre Vinel </p><p>Part V: Special Situations</p><p>18: Variceal Bleeding in Patients with Vascular Liver Disease<br>Dominique-Charles Valla<br></p>