Ascites and renal dysfunction in liver disease : pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ginès, Pere
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2005.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Wiley Online Library.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Extracellular fluid volume homeostasis / Brian D. Poole, William T. Abraham, and Robert W. Schrier
  • Physiology of the renal circulation / Roland C. Blantz and Francis C. Gabbai
  • Physiology of the gastrointestinal circulation / Thomas Petnehazy, Thorsten Vowinkel, and D. Neil Granger
  • The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in cirrhosis / Mauro Bernardi and Marco Domenicali
  • The sympathetic nervous system in cirrhosis / Francis J. Dudley and Murray D. Esler
  • Atrial natriuretic peptide and other natriuretic factors in cirrhosis / Giorgio La Villa and Giacomo Laffi
  • Arachidonic acid metabolites and the kidney in cirrhosis / Silvia Ippolito and Kevin P. Moore
  • Nitric oxide and systemic and renal hemodynamic disturbances in cirrhosis / Manuel Morales-Ruiz and Wladimiro Jiménez
  • Endothelin and systemic, renal, and hepatic hemodynamic disturbances in cirrhosis / Veit Gülberg and Alexander L. Gerbes
  • Carbon monoxide and the heme oxygenase system in cirrhosis / Richard W. Lambrecht, Mercedes Fernández, Ying Shan, and Herbert L. Bonkovsky
  • The systemic circulation in cirrhosis / Søren Møller and Jens Henriksen
  • The splanchnic circulation in cirrhosis / Jaime Bosch and Juan Carlos García-Pagán
  • Physiology of hepatic circulation in cirrhosis / Roberto J. Groszmann and Mauricio R. Loureiro-Silva
  • Alterations of hepatic and splanchnic microvascular exchange in cirrhosis : local factors in the formation of ascites / Jens H. Henriksen and Søren Møller
  • The heart in cirrhosis / Hongquin Liu and Samuel S. Lee
  • Pathogenesis of sodium retention in cirrhosis : the arterial vasodilation hypothesis of ascites formation / Patricia Fernández de la Llama, Pere Ginès, and Robert W. Schrier
  • Experimental models of cirrhosis and ascites / Joan Clària and Wladimiro Jiménez
  • Medical treatment of ascites in cirrhosis / Paolo Angeli and Angelo Gatta
  • Paracentesis for cirrhotic ascites / Rosa Maria Morillas, Justiniano Santos, Silvia Montoliu, and Ramon Planas
  • Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for the management of refractory ascites in cirrhosis / Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao
  • Prognosis of patients with cirrhosis and ascites / Mónica Guevara, Andrés Cárdenas, Juan Uríz, and Pere Ginès
  • Liver transplantation for patients with cirrhosis and ascites / Antoni Rimola, Miguel Navasa, Luis Grande, and Juan-Carlos García-Valdecasas
  • A practical approach to treatment of patients with cirrhosis and ascites / Andrés Cárdenas and Pere Ginès
  • Etiology, diagnosis, and management of non-cirrhotic ascites / Egbert Frick and Jürgen Schölmerich
  • Pathogenesis of hyponatremia : the role of arginine vasopressin / San-e Ishikawa and Robert W. Schrier
  • Management of hyponatremia in cirrhosis / Andrés Cárdenas and Pere Ginès
  • Pathogenesis of renal vasocontriction in cirrhosis / Mónica Guevara, Rolando Ortega, Pere Ginès, and Juan Rodés
  • Hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis : clinical features, diagnosis, and management / Vicente Arroyo, Carlos Terra, Aldo Torre, and Pere Ginès
  • Glomerular disease in cirrhosis / Brian D. Poole, Robert W. Schrier, and Alkesh Jani
  • Drug-induced renal failure in cirrhosis / Francesco Salerno and Salvatore Badalamenti
  • Clinical disorders of renal function in acute liver failure / John G. O'Grady
  • Renal dysfunction in obstructive jaundice / Antonio Sitges-Serra and Javier Padillo
  • Experimental models of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis / Agustín Albillos, Antonio de la Hera, Melchor Alvarez-Mon
  • Pathogenesis and clinical features of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis / Jóse Such, Carlos Guarner, and Bruce Runyon
  • Treatment and prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis / Alejandro Blasco Pelicano and Miguel Navasa.