In this issue of Clinics in Liver Disease, guest editor Dr. Pierre M. Gholam brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Portal Hypertension and Its Complications. Portal hypertension is often one of the major complications seen in advanced liver disease. Patients can be asymptomatic for years and considered compensated. How to manage patients prior to the point of hepatic decompensation is of utmost importance, due to the impact on life expectancy and quality. The timely clinical reviews in this issue will help hepatologists manage these patients and improve outcomes.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xiii 7. Preface - p. xv 8. The Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension - p. 369 9. Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient: Measurement and Pitfalls - p. 383 10. Noninvasive Assessment of Portal Hypertension - p. 401 11. Pharmacologic Treatment of Portal Hypertension - p. 417 12. Radiological and Surgical Treatments of Portal Hypertension - p. 437 13. Porto-sinusoidal Vascular Disease and Portal Hypertension - p. 455 14. Pulmonary Complications of Portal Hypertension - p. 467 15. Bleeding Complications of Portal Hypertension - p. 483 16. Renal Complications in Portal Hypertension - p. 503 17. Infectious Complications of Portal Hypertension - p. 525 18. Cerebral Aspects of Portal Hypertension: Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 541 19. Surgical Considerations in Portal Hypertension - p. 555
In this issue of Clinics in Liver Disease, guest editor Dr. Pierre M. Gholam brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Portal Hypertension and Its Complications. Portal hypertension is often one of the major complications seen in advanced liver disease. Patients can be asymptomatic for years and considered compensated. How to manage patients prior to the point of hepatic decompensation is of utmost importance, due to the impact on life expectancy and quality. The timely clinical reviews in this issue will help hepatologists manage these patients and improve outcomes.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xiii 7. Preface - p. xv 8. The Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension - p. 369 9. Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient: Measurement and Pitfalls - p. 383 10. Noninvasive Assessment of Portal Hypertension - p. 401 11. Pharmacologic Treatment of Portal Hypertension - p. 417 12. Radiological and Surgical Treatments of Portal Hypertension - p. 437 13. Porto-sinusoidal Vascular Disease and Portal Hypertension - p. 455 14. Pulmonary Complications of Portal Hypertension - p. 467 15. Bleeding Complications of Portal Hypertension - p. 483 16. Renal Complications in Portal Hypertension - p. 503 17. Infectious Complications of Portal Hypertension - p. 525 18. Cerebral Aspects of Portal Hypertension: Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 541 19. Surgical Considerations in Portal Hypertension - p. 555
