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Portal Hypertension : Causes and Complications / edited by Dmitry V. Garbuzenko.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garbuzenko, Dmitry V., Editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Portal hypertension.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 158 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Portal hypertension
- Place of Publication:
- IntechOpen 2012
- Rijeka : IntechOpen, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (InTech, viewed October 17, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9789535168843
- 9535168843
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