Portal Vein Thrombosis (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book covers major knowledge and recent advance regarding portal vein thrombosis. Portal vein thrombosis, a potentially life-threatening vascular disorder of the liver, refers to the development of thrombosis within main portal vein trunk and intrahepatic portal vein branches with or without splenic and mesenteric veins. In patients with acute portal vein thrombosis, if a thrombus extends into the mesenteric veins, there is a risk of intestinal ischemia and necrosis; in patients with chronic portal vein thrombosis, portal hypertension and its complications develop.

The book includes chapters on the topics of epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and prognostic impact, pharmacological, interventional with surgical treatment of this disease. Concepts of early diagnosis of portal vein thrombosis and extensive assessment of its severity are fully introduced. The book is beneficial for physicians to establish standard treatment strategy, for researchers to launch creative clinical and experimental studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Singapore
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789813365384
• Artikelnr.: 61920791

Autorenporträt

Xingshun Qi

General Hospital of Northern Theater Command

Department of Gastroenterology

Shenyang, China

[e-mail]

Weifen Xie

Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University

Department of Gastroenterology

Shanghai, China

[e-mail]

Inhaltsangabe

1 Anatomy of Portal Vein System.- 2 Epidemiology of Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 3 Risk factors for portal vein thrombosis.- 4 Imaging of Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 5 Classification of Non-malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 6 Impact of Non-malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis on Outcomes of Liver Cirrhosis.- 7 Anticoagulation for Nontumoral Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 8 Thrombolysis for Non-malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 9 Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for Non-malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 10 Liver Transplantation in the Setting of Non-Malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 11 Management Of Portal Vein Thrombosis In Liver Cancer.- 12 Future Directions.

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1 Anatomy of Portal Vein System.- 2 Epidemiology of Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 3 Risk factors for portal vein thrombosis.- 4 Imaging of Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 5 Classification of Non-malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 6 Impact of Non-malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis on Outcomes of Liver Cirrhosis.- 7 Anticoagulation for Nontumoral Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 8 Thrombolysis for Non-malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 9 Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for Non-malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 10 Liver Transplantation in the Setting of Non-Malignant Portal Vein Thrombosis.- 11 Management Of Portal Vein Thrombosis In Liver Cancer.- 12 Future Directions.