Pathophysiology of variceal bleeding in cirrhotics
SUMMARY Liver cirrhosis is frequently complicated by the development of portal hypertension. This syndrome is characterised by a pathological increase of the portal venous pressure, which leads to the...
View ArticleHemodynamic assessment in clinical practice in portal hypertensive cirrhotics
SUMMARY With the advent of the balloon catheter technique for the measurement of HVPG, portal hemodynamics can be studied safely, conveniently and accurately. Evaluation of portal hemodynamics not only...
View ArticlePrimary prevention of portal hypertensive bleeding in cirrhosis
SUMMARY Variceal bleeding due to portal hypertension represents the major complication that develops in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. The mortality of the first bleeding episode is still very...
View ArticleOptimal treatment in acute variceal bleeding
SUMMARY Different treatment strategies have been used to control variceal haemorrhage including drugs, oesophageal tambonade, endoscopie sclerotherapy or ligation, TIPS, and surgery. Optimal therapy...
View ArticlePrevention of recurrent variceal bleeding. Endoscopic and pharmacologic...
SUMMARY Bleeding from esophageal and gastric varices is the most severe complication of portal hypertension. The long-term probability of rebleeding of patients surviving a variceal bleed is about 60%,...
View ArticlePortal hypertensive gastropat a clinically significant puzzle
SUMMARY In this review the updated information concerning the influence of portal hypertension on gastric mucosa is presented. The term portal hypertensive gastropathy [PHG] defines a wide spectrum of...
View ArticleBacterial infection in the pathogenesis of variceal bleeding. Is there any...
SUMMARY Bacterial infections are frequent in cirrhotic patients particularly in those admitted to hospital. Several risk factors have been implicated to explain the propensity of cirrhotic patients to...
View ArticleRenal and circulatory dysfunction in liver cirrhosis. Pathogenesis and treatment
SUMMARY The clinical course of patients with cirrhosis is complicated by several disorders independent of the cause of the underlying liver disease. These include portal hypertension with development...
View ArticleEUS in portal hypertension
SUMMARY The mechanisms involved in the development and natural history of Portal Hypertension are far away to be clearly known. Endoscpic Ultrasonography is a branch of gastrointestinal endoscopy, that...
View ArticlePathophysiology of variceal bleeding in cirrhotics
SUMMARY Liver cirrhosis is frequently complicated by the development of portal hypertension. This syndrome is characterised by a pathological increase of the portal venous pressure, which leads to the...
View ArticleHemodynamic assessment in clinical practice in portal hypertensive cirrhotics
SUMMARY With the advent of the balloon catheter technique for the measurement of HVPG, portal hemodynamics can be studied safely, conveniently and accurately. Evaluation of portal hemodynamics not only...
View ArticlePrimary prevention of portal hypertensive bleeding in cirrhosis
SUMMARY Variceal bleeding due to portal hypertension represents the major complication that develops in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. The mortality of the first bleeding episode is still very...
View ArticleOptimal treatment in acute variceal bleeding
SUMMARY Different treatment strategies have been used to control variceal haemorrhage including drugs, oesophageal tambonade, endoscopie sclerotherapy or ligation, TIPS, and surgery. Optimal therapy...
View ArticlePrevention of recurrent variceal bleeding. Endoscopic and pharmacologic...
SUMMARY Bleeding from esophageal and gastric varices is the most severe complication of portal hypertension. The long-term probability of rebleeding of patients surviving a variceal bleed is about 60%,...
View ArticlePortal hypertensive gastropat a clinically significant puzzle
SUMMARY In this review the updated information concerning the influence of portal hypertension on gastric mucosa is presented. The term portal hypertensive gastropathy [PHG] defines a wide spectrum of...
View ArticleBacterial infection in the pathogenesis of variceal bleeding. Is there any...
SUMMARY Bacterial infections are frequent in cirrhotic patients particularly in those admitted to hospital. Several risk factors have been implicated to explain the propensity of cirrhotic patients to...
View ArticleRenal and circulatory dysfunction in liver cirrhosis. Pathogenesis and treatment
SUMMARY The clinical course of patients with cirrhosis is complicated by several disorders independent of the cause of the underlying liver disease. These include portal hypertension with development...
View ArticleEUS in portal hypertension
SUMMARY The mechanisms involved in the development and natural history of Portal Hypertension are far away to be clearly known. Endoscpic Ultrasonography is a branch of gastrointestinal endoscopy, that...
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