Portal Hypertension III

Contributors, ix. Preface, XV. Lecture. What have we accomplished ? 1. Session 1. Definition of Key Events: Lets try again, 13. Baveno III Consensus Statements. Lecture. Stellate Cells: Do they have a role in portal hypertension?. Session 2. Diagnosis of Portal Hypertension: How and When, 36. Baveno III Consensus Statements. Session 3A. Portal Hypertension Gastrotherapy, 65. Session 3B. Gastric Varices, 76. Session 4. Preprimary Prophylaxis. Can (and should) we prevent the formation and growth of varices ?. Baveno III Consensus Statements. Lecture. Session 5. Primary Prophylaxis, 127. Session 6. Treatment of the acute bleeding episode, 134. Session 7. Prevention of Recurrent Variceal Haemorrhage(Secondary Prophylaxis), 170. Section 8. Complications in the Medical Treatment of Portal Hypertension, 180. Lecture. Quality of Randomized Clinical Trials in Portal Hypertension and other Fields Hepatology, 204. Session 9. Methodology of Future Trials: Prognostic Stratification, Health-Related Quality of Life and Health Economics, 219. Baveno III Consensus Statements. Index, 241