{"product_id":"portal-hypertension-wael-e-a-saad-9781626233270","title":"Portal Hypertension: Imaging, Diagnosis, and Endovascular Management","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive work on the diagnosis and treatment of portal hypertension\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously published by the Society for Interventional Radiology (SIR), this fully revised and updated third edition of \u003ccite\u003ePortal Hypertension: Imaging, Diagnosis, and Endovascular Management\u003c\/cite\u003e is the first volume in collaboration between Thieme and the SIR. Edited by Wael Saad and written by internationally recognized experts, this authoritative volume is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and interventional management of portal hypertension. A potentially serious condition, portal hypertension presents considerable clinical challenges due to the delicate nature of the impacted organs, veins, and vessels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom pathophysiology to the latest state-of-the-art approaches, five major sections encompass diagnostic, medical, endoscopic, non-vascular, surgical, percutaneous, endovascular, and balloon-occluded methodologies, including indications, complications, and clinical trial results. Throughout this book's 33 chapters, a Who's Who of world-renowned interventional radiologists share clinical pearls and step-by-step procedural guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral techniques have undergone significant advances since the second edition was published, including Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS), Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO), Balloon-Occluded Antegrade Transvenous Obliteration (BATO), and variations on TIPS, and all these are featured herein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Highlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHepatic and portal venous anatomy relative to procedural approaches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNearly 250 figures elucidate anatomical structures and technical methodologies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTIPS: patient selection, effects on kidney and liver function, hemodynamic changes, intravascular ultrasound guidance, Doppler surveillance, and utilization for Budd-Chiari Syndrome and liver transplantation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTIPS clinical study outcomes for variceal bleeding, ascites, and hydrothorax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBRTO and BATO techniques, clinical study outcomes, and utilization for gastric varices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManagement of mesenteric and portal vein stenosis, thrombosis, and hypersplenism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis remarkable book is a must-have tool for interventional radiologists and for all those who care for patients with portal hypertension, from residents to practicing clinicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wael E. a. Saad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626233276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626233270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thieme Medical Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.80w x 0.90d","brand":"Wael E. a. Saad","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065762033919,"sku":"9781626233270","price":166.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17154dd7-f276-43d3-b575-7f6e5e973f84.jpg?v=1768677100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/portal-hypertension-wael-e-a-saad-9781626233270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}