Portal hypertension IV : proceedings from the Fourth Baveno International Consensus Workshop /
This book includes the latest recommendations for diagnosis and management of portal hypertension. This book presents the proceedings from the 'Baveno IV International Consensus Workshop: Methodology of diagnosis and treatment in portal hypertension' which was held on April 28-29, 2005 in...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, Mass. ; Oxford :
Blackwell Pub.,
2006.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book includes the latest recommendations for diagnosis and management of portal hypertension. This book presents the proceedings from the 'Baveno IV International Consensus Workshop: Methodology of diagnosis and treatment in portal hypertension' which was held on April 28-29, 2005 in Baveno, Italy. These meetings are important to raise awareness of difficulties and defining some key events related to portal hypertension and variceal bleeding. They also help to produce guidelines aimed at improving trials conducted in this field. Since the Baveno III meeting, new diagnostic tools, new drugs and new treatment strategies for portal hypertension have been developed. Therefore this book updates recommendations for diagnosis and management. It includes up to date evidence from the workshop on pathophysiology, natural history, methods of evaluation and established treatments of portal hypertension. In addition, this books looks at important emerging topics such as the role of coagulation disturbances, portopulmonary hypertension and the hepatopulmonary syndrome, hepato-renal syndrome, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and infections.; This brings clinicians and investigators up to date with current evidence and helps to inform treatment decisions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 397 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470988831 0470988835 9781405173124 1405173122 1280748737 9781280748738 |