Portal Hypertension : Imaging , Diagnosis and Endovascular Management , 3rd Edition (PDF)

Portal Hypertension : Imaging , Diagnosis and Endovascular Management , 3rd Edition (PDF)

written by Wael E.A. Saad

This third edition of Portal Hypertension : Imaging , Diagnosis and Endovascular Management , previously published by

the Society for Interventional Radiology (SIR) , is the first book produced in cooperation between Thieme and the SIR . This authoritative text , edited by Wael Saad and written by specialists from around the world , is a thorough reference to the diagnosis and therapeutic management of portal hypertension .

Portal hypertension a potentially dangerous illness , poses significant clinical difficulties since the affected organs , veins and capillaries are so sensitive . Five main sections include diagnostic , medical , endoscopic , non-vascular , surgical , percutaneous , endovascular and balloon-occluded techniques , including indications , complications and clinical trial findings .

These topics range from pathophysiology to the most recent state-of-the-art approaches . A Who’s Who of well-known interventional radiologists share clinical gems and step-by-step procedure instructions across the book’s 33 chapters .

Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) , Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO) , Balloon-Occluded Antegrade Transvenous Obliteration (BATO) and variations on TIPS are just a few of the procedures that have seen significant advancements since the second edition was published .

All of these procedures are discussed here .

Important Points

Procedures in relation to the architecture of the liver and portal veins
A little over 250 figures clarify anatomical structures and technical processes .
TIPS : Use of intravascular ultrasound guiding, Doppler monitoring, impact on renal and liver function, hemodynamic alterations and Budd-Chiari Syndrome and liver transplantation
TIPS BRTO and BATO procedures, clinical research outcomes and use for stomach varices. Clinical study outcomes for variceal hemorrhage, ascites and hydrothorax .
Treatment of hypersplenism, mesenteric and portal vein stenosis and thrombosis
This outstanding book is a must-have resource for interventional radiologists and for all clinicians , from trainees to practicing professionals , who treat patients with portal hypertension .

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