Recent Advances in Liver Cirrhosis Related Complications

Table of Contents

• 1. Epidemiological insights into liver cirrhosis
  Nahum Mendez-Sanchez, Mariana M. Ramírez-Mejía and Deyanira Kusulas-Delint
• 2. Diagnosis and risk stratification of liver cirrhosis
  Hitoshi Maruyama
• 3. Pathophysiology of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis
  Mauro Bernardi and Giacomo Zaccherini
• 4. Gut microbiota in liver cirrhosis
  Cyriac Abby Philips and Tharun Tom Oommen
• 5. Ascites in liver cirrhosis
  Xianxian Zhang, Cai’e Wang, Alastair O’Brien and Xingshun Qi
• 6. Gastrointestinal bleeding in liver cirrhosis
  Amerah Taleb and Mostafa Ibrahim
• 7. Hepatic encephalopathy
  Jessica Faccioli, Stefania Gioia, Silvia Nardelli and Lorenzo Ridola
• 8. Acute kidney injury in liver cirrhosis
  Florence Wong
• 9. Bacterial infections in liver cirrhosis
  Massimo Primignani
• 10. Coagulation abnormality in liver cirrhosis
  Elisa Zanatta, Marco Senzolo, Elena Campello, Paolo Simioni and Alberto Zanetto
• 11. Splanchnic vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis
  Erica Villa and Stefano Gitto
• 12. Splenomegaly and hypersplenism in liver cirrhosis
  Rita Noversa de Sousa and Filipe Gaio Nery
• 13. Pulmonary complications in liver cirrhosis
  Thierry Thevenot, Sarah Raevens, Avinash Aujayeb, Jean-François Cadranel, Bubu A. Banini and Hilary M. Dubrock
  • 13.1 Portopulmonary
  • 13.2 Hepatic hydrothorax
• 14. Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy
  Olivia Greenham and Rajeshwar Prosad Mookerjee
• 15. Acute-on-chronic liver failure
  Shahid Habib
• 16. Hepatogenous diabetes in liver cirrhosis
  Jose K. Hernandez Roman, Michael Attanasi and Sanjaya K. Satapathy
• 17. Sarcopenia in liver cirrhosis
  Sara Haj Ali, Tarek Mazzawi, Awni Abu Sneineh and Faten Marji
• 18. Osteoporosis in liver cirrhosis
  Talles Bazeia Lima, Livia Alves Amaral Santos and Fernando Gomes Romeiro
• 19. Hepatocellular carcinoma
  Lampros Chrysavgis and Evangelos Cholongitas
• 20. Prognostic models of cirrhotic patients
  Xiaoting Song, Yue Yinast, Hong You and Xingshun Qi

Description

Recent Advances in Liver Cirrhosis Related Complications provides comprehensive coverage on the contemporary management of liver cirrhosis related complications and future directions for the field. Content covers epidemiology, diagnosis, risk stratification, and pathophysiology. Contents include coverage of the gut microbiota, ascites, and gastrointestinal bleeding as well as the challenges of hepatic encephalopathy, acute kidney injury, bacterial infections, coagulation abnormality, and venous thromboembolism, amongst others. This is the perfect resource for practicing gastroenterologists and hepatologists as well as family physicians and investigators who are skilled at the management of liver cirrhosis and its complications.

Key Features

• Outlines the contemporary management of various liver cirrhosis complications and provides future directions of the field
• Includes the most updated research findings
• Contains comprehensive coverage of the complications related to liver cirrhosis