Portal hypertension is the most important complication of a
great variety of both acute and chronic liver diseases.
Nevertheless, hepatic cirrhosis is the most frequent cause of
portal hypertension. Gastrointestinal bleeding due to rupture of
oesophageal varices is, without doubt, the most severe complication
of portal hypertension. At present, great advances are being made
in the pathophysiology and in the development of new therapeutic
tools for controlling and preventing this severe clinical
event.
This book contains the papers presented and discussed during the
Symposium on 'Portal Hypertension in the 21st Century', held in
Montreal, Canada, in April 2004, and sponsored by Axcan Pharma Inc.
and NicOx S.A. There are eight sections covering basic mechanisms,
new drugs, prevention and current treatment of variceal bleeding,
prevention of recurrent bleeding and hepatic hemodynamic
monitoring.
An international faculty of authors have contributed chapters at
an outstanding scientific level which will be vital reading for
scientists and clinicians alike."
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