The field of hepatobiliary diseases has advanced enormously in the
past 3 decades. The incorporation of new diagnostic and therapeutic
interventions in clinical hepatology as well as liver
transplantation has exponentially grown and specialty fields have
emerged within the liver disease arena. Interventional procedures
play a critical role in the management of patients with
hepatobiliary diseases as they offer diagnostic and definite
treatment options for an array of conditions. Interventions include
those that directly measure portal pressure, perform transjugular
liver biopsy and place transjugular intrahepatic portsosystemic
shunts as therapy for complications of portal hypertension. Other
commonly performed intervention is digestive and hepatobiliary
endoscopy which offers not only diagnostic but also therapeutic
choices in various areas such as portal hypertension and
hepatobiliary disease. Endoscopy plays a fundamental role in the
management of patients with almost all types of liver disease.
Additionally, both the fields of hepatology and endoscopy have
become very specialized and thus a thorough knowledge of the
indications, findings, therapeutic possibilities and complications
that arise from endoscopic interventions is a must for the
practicing clinician. The rising incidence of liver cancer has also
placed radiofrequency ablation and chemoembolization of liver
lesions at the forefront of interventional therapies for
hepatocellular carcinoma. Finally the management of acute liver
failure has certainly evolved with new therapeutic options such as
liver assist devices that can help manage these patients in the
intensive care unit. This issue of Clinics in Liver Disease devoted
to Interventional Hepatology is a timely and unique one. The Guest
Editors have assembled an outstanding group of experts in several
fields that can provide practitioners with state of the art and
evidence based articles that help manage patients with
hepatobiliary disease.
General
Imprint: |
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Clinics: Internal Medicine |
Release date: |
2015 |
Authors: |
Andres Cardenas
|
Dimensions: |
160 x 237 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
ISBN-13: |
978-0-323-32658-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Clinical & internal medicine >
Hepatology
|
LSN: |
0-323-32658-7 |
Barcode: |
9780323326582 |
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