Recent Advances in Liver Cirrhosis Related Complications provides comprehensive coverage of the contemporary management of liver cirrhosis related complications and provide future directions for the field. Content covers epidemiology, diagnosis and risk stratification, and pathophysiology of liver cirrhosis. Contents include coverage of the gut microbiota, ascites, and gastrointestinal bleeding as well as the challenges of hepatic encephalopathy, acute kidney injury, bacterial infections, coagulation abnormality and venous thromboembolism, among others.
This is the perfect resource for practicing gastroenterologists and hepatologists as well as family physicians and investigators who are skilled at the management of liver cirrhosis and its complications.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Acknowledgment - p. xv 9. Chapter 1. Epidemiological insights into liver cirrhosis - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. Diagnosis and risk stratification of liver cirrhosis - p. 9 11. Chapter 3. Pathophysiology of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis - p. 19 12. Chapter 4. Gut microbiota in liver cirrhosis - p. 31 13. Chapter 5. Ascites in liver cirrhosis - p. 49 14. Chapter 6. Gastrointestinal bleeding in liver cirrhosis - p. 59 15. Chapter 7. Hepatic encephalopathy - p. 71 16. Chapter 8. Acute kidney injury in liver cirrhosis - p. 89 17. Chapter 9. Bacterial infections in liver cirrhosis - p. 103 18. Chapter 10. Coagulation abnormality in liver cirrhosis - p. 113 19. Chapter 11. Splanchnic vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis - p. 123 20. Chapter 12. Splenomegaly and hypersplenism in liver cirrhosis - p. 129 21. Chapter 13. Pulmonary complications in liver cirrhosis - p. 137 22. Chapter 14. Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy - p. 165 23. Chapter 15. Acute-on-chronic liver failure - p. 177 24. Chapter 16. Hepatogenous diabetes in liver cirrhosis - p. 233 25. Chapter 17. Sarcopenia in liver cirrhosis - p. 245 26. Chapter 18. Osteoporosis in liver cirrhosis - p. 263 27. Chapter 19. Hepatocellular carcinoma - p. 275 28. Chapter 20. Prognostic models of cirrhotic patients - p. 301 29. Index - p. 309
Recent Advances in Liver Cirrhosis Related Complications provides comprehensive coverage of the contemporary management of liver cirrhosis related complications and provide future directions for the field. Content covers epidemiology, diagnosis and risk stratification, and pathophysiology of liver cirrhosis. Contents include coverage of the gut microbiota, ascites, and gastrointestinal bleeding as well as the challenges of hepatic encephalopathy, acute kidney injury, bacterial infections, coagulation abnormality and venous thromboembolism, among others.
This is the perfect resource for practicing gastroenterologists and hepatologists as well as family physicians and investigators who are skilled at the management of liver cirrhosis and its complications.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Acknowledgment - p. xv 9. Chapter 1. Epidemiological insights into liver cirrhosis - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. Diagnosis and risk stratification of liver cirrhosis - p. 9 11. Chapter 3. Pathophysiology of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis - p. 19 12. Chapter 4. Gut microbiota in liver cirrhosis - p. 31 13. Chapter 5. Ascites in liver cirrhosis - p. 49 14. Chapter 6. Gastrointestinal bleeding in liver cirrhosis - p. 59 15. Chapter 7. Hepatic encephalopathy - p. 71 16. Chapter 8. Acute kidney injury in liver cirrhosis - p. 89 17. Chapter 9. Bacterial infections in liver cirrhosis - p. 103 18. Chapter 10. Coagulation abnormality in liver cirrhosis - p. 113 19. Chapter 11. Splanchnic vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis - p. 123 20. Chapter 12. Splenomegaly and hypersplenism in liver cirrhosis - p. 129 21. Chapter 13. Pulmonary complications in liver cirrhosis - p. 137 22. Chapter 14. Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy - p. 165 23. Chapter 15. Acute-on-chronic liver failure - p. 177 24. Chapter 16. Hepatogenous diabetes in liver cirrhosis - p. 233 25. Chapter 17. Sarcopenia in liver cirrhosis - p. 245 26. Chapter 18. Osteoporosis in liver cirrhosis - p. 263 27. Chapter 19. Hepatocellular carcinoma - p. 275 28. Chapter 20. Prognostic models of cirrhotic patients - p. 301 29. Index - p. 309
