Author: Wael E.A. Saad Full Title: Portal Hypertension: Imaging, Diagnosis, And Endovascular Management, 3rd Edition Publisher: Thieme; 3 edition (September 8, 2017) Year: 2018 ISBN-13: 9781626233270 (978-1-62623-327-0), 9781626233263 (978-1-62623-326-3) ISBN-10: 1626233276, 1626233268 Pages: 344 Language: English Genre: Medicine: Radiology File type: PDF (True, but nonnative Cover) Quality: 9/10 Price: 139.99 € Previously published by the Society for Interventional Radiology (SIR), this fully revised and updated third edition of Portal Hypertension: Imaging, Diagnosis, and Endovascular Management 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. From 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. Several 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. Key Highlights: ✓ Hepatic and portal venous anatomy relative to procedural approaches ✓ Nearly 250 figures elucidate anatomical structures and technical methodologies ✓ TIPS: patient selection, effects on kidney and liver function, hemodynamic changes, intravascular ultrasound guidance, Doppler surveillance, and utilization for Budd-Chiari Syndrome and liver transplantation ✓ TIPS clinical study outcomes for variceal bleeding, ascites, and hydrothorax ✓ BRTO and BATO techniques, clinical study outcomes, and utilization for gastric varices ✓ Management of mesenteric and portal vein stenosis, thrombosis, and hypersplenism This 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. ------------- Our members see more. Join us!
