Complications of Cirrhosis (eBook)

Andrew P. Keaveny, MD, FRCPIAssociate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Department of Transplant, Jacksonville, FL, USAAndrés Cárdenas, MD, MMSc, AGAFUniversity of Barcelona, Institut de Malalties Digestives i Metaboliques, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

Part 1: Diagnosing and prediction – Getting it right now, predicting it right in the futureChapter 1: Pathogenesis and Evolution of Liver Fibrosis: Cirrhosis or Cirrhoses?Francesca Saffioti, Massimo PinzaniChapter 2: Natural History of CirrhosisGuadalupe Garcia-TsaoChapter 3: Prediction of Complications of Cirrhosis: Molecular BiomarkersMar Coll, Elsa Solà, Pau Sancho-BruChapter 4: Predictors of Clinical Complications of CirrhosisJoel P. Wedd, Avash Kalra, Scott W. BigginsChapter 5: Non-Invasive Markers of Fibrosis in the Assessment of CirrhosisNikhiel B. Rau, Nezam AfdhalChapter 6: Diagnosis of cirrhosis: ImagingSumit Kumar, Sumeet K Asrani, Jayant TalwalkarChapter 7: Measurement of Portal Pressure and Transjugular Liver BiopsyJuan G Abraldes, Philippe Sarlieve, Puneeta TandonPart 2: Current Management Strategies of the Complications of CirrhosisChapter 8: Reversal of CirrhosisGemma Odena, Eva Stein, Ramon BatallerChapter 9: Esophageal Varices: Primary and Secondary ProphylaxisHumberto Gonzalez, William SanchezChapter 10: Acute Variceal BleedingÀngels Escorsell, Virginia Hernández-Gea, Juan C. García-PagánChapter 11: Gastric and Ectopic VaricesDaniel Schmidt, P Aiden McCormickChapter 12: Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy and Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (GAVE)Mary Drinane, Vijay H. ShaChapter 13: Ascites and Refractory AscitesAngelo Paredes, Arun J. SanyalChapter 14: Hyponatremia in CirrhosisElliot B. Tapper, Andrés CárdenasChapter 15: Hepatorenal syndromeElsa Solà, Pere GinèsChapter 16: Hepatic EncephalopathyAnkit V. Patel, Jasmohan S. BajajChapter 17: Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Management StrategiesSam LeeChapter 18: Hepatopulmonary syndromeMichael Fallon, David GoldbergChapter 19: Portopulmonary HypertensionMichael Krowka, Rodrigo Cartin-CebaChapter 20: Portal Vein ThrombosisDominique-Charles VallaChapter 21: Coagulation Disorders in Patients with CirrhosisPatrick NorthupChapter 22: Hepatocellular CarcinomaLewis RobertsChapter 23: CholangiocarcinomaWilliam C. Palmer, Denise M. HarnoisChapter 24: Bacterial Infections in Patients with CirrhosisThierry Gustot, Richard MoreauChapter 25: Acute-on-Chronic Liver failure (ACLF)Vicente Arroyo, Javier FernandezChapter 26: Liver support systemsMansoor Bangash, Banwari Agarwal, Rajiv JalanChapter 27: Liver TransplantationNizar A. Mukhtar, Oren K. FixChapter 28: Assessment and management of the patient with cirrhosis undergoing surgeryDavid P. Nunes, Surakit PungpapongChapter 29: Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle, Managing Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension and Immunizations in Patients with CirrhosisDavid P. Nunes, Surakit PungpapongChapter 30: Malnutrition in Patients with CirrhosisJaime Aranda-MichelChapter 31: Bone disease in Patients with CirrhosisAlbert Parés, Núria GuañabensPart 3: Cost, Quality and End-of-Life Care in CirrhosisChapter 32: The Economic Cost of CirrhosisFasiha Kanwal, Michael VolkChapter 33: Delivering Quality Care to Patients with Cirrhosis: A Practical Guide for CliniciansMichael Volk, Fasiha KanwalChapter 34: Quality of life issues for patients with cirrhosisLinda Henry, Zobair YounossiChapter 35: Palliative Care in CirrhosisMaria Yataco, Robert Shannon, Andrew P. KeavenyChapter 36: Ethical Issues in End Stage Liver Disease: A Framework for Assessment and the ChallengesStephen Chris Pappas