Portal Hypertension: Causes and Complications (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789535102519)

Portal hypertension is a clinical syndrome defined by a portal venous pressure gradient, exceeding 5 mm Hg. In this book the causes of its development and complications are described. Authors have presented personal experiences on conducting patients with various displays of portal hypertension. Moreover, the book presents modern data about molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis, the information about the original predictor of risk of bleeding from gastro-esophageal varices and new methods for their conservative treatment.

Author: Dmitry Garbuzenko
ISBN-10: 9535102516
ISBN-13: 9789535102519
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 03/14/2012
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.44d