Chapter-35 Portal Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Management
BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Hepato-Gastroenterology
Author
1. Misra Debashis
2. Chowdhury Abhijit
ISBN
9789351523789
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12555_36
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2015
Pages
17
Author Affiliations
1.
School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2.
School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter keywords
portal hypertension (PH),
clinical syndrome,
cirrhosis of liver,
noncirrhotic liver diseases,
extrahepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO),
gastric varices (GV),
variceal hemorrhage,
ascites,
renal dysfunction,
cerebral abnormalities,
chronic liver disease,
endoscopic therapies,
transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent (TIPS)