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.
Table of Contents
1. Epidemiology of liver cirrhosis.
2. Diagnosis and risk stratification of liver cirrhosis.
3. Pathophysiology of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis.
4. Gut microbiota in liver cirrhosis.
5. Ascites in liver cirrhosis.
6. Gastrointestinal bleeding in liver cirrhosis.
7. Hepatic encephalopathy.
8. Acute kidney injury in liver cirrhosis.
9. Bacterial infections in liver cirrhosis.
10. Coagulation abnormality in liver cirrhosis.
11. Venous thromboembolism in liver cirrhosis.
12. Splenomegaly and hypersplenism in liver cirrhosis.
13. Pulmonary complications in liver cirrhosis.
14. Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy.
15. Acute-on-chronic liver failure in liver cirrhosis.
16. Hepatogenous diabetes in liver cirrhosis.
17. Nutrition in liver cirrhosis.
18. Sarcopenia in liver cirrhosis.
19. Osteoporosis in liver cirrhosis.
20. Hepatocellular carcinoma.