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Clinical Investigation of Portal Hypertension

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Editors:
  1. Katsutoshi Obara

    1. Department of Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

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  • Covers various diseases induced by portal hypertension
  • llustrates the diagnosis and treatment options available for complications induced by portal hypertension
  • A valuable guide for beginning and experienced gastroenterological physicians, endoscopists, liver physicians, radiologists, gastroenterological surgeons, liver surgeons, etc

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Table of contents (61 chapters)

  1. Complications of Portal Hypertension: Gastrointestinal Varices

    1. Conservative Treatment: Pharmacological Therapy

      • Hisashi Hidaka
      Pages 195-202

    2. Conservative Treatment: Balloon Tamponade

      • Masayuki Ohta, Masafumi Inomata, Seigo Kitano
      Pages 203-209

    3. Conservative Treatment: Nutritional Treatment

      • Ryujin Endo, Yasuhiro Takikawa
      Pages 211-219

    4. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Selection of Treatment Method

      • Katsutoshi Obara
      Pages 221-234

    5. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Obara Method

      • Katsutoshi Obara
      Pages 235-244

    6. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Kitano Method

      • Masayuki Ohta, Masafumi Inomata, Seigo Kitano
      Pages 245-252

    7. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Takase Method

      • Fumio Chikamori, Yasuhiro Takase
      Pages 253-256

    8. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Suzuki Method

      • Hiroaki Suzuki, Manabu Yamamoto
      Pages 257-264

    9. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Consolidation Method Following Ethanolamine Oleate-Aethoxysklerol Combination Therapy

      • Katsutoshi Obara
      Pages 265-274

    10. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Eradicative Endoscopic Variceal Ligation

      • Shigeru Nakano, Yoshinori Igarashi
      Pages 275-280

    11. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Bimonthly Endoscopic Variceal Ligation

      • Hiroshi Yoshida, Hiroshi Makino, Tadashi Yokoyama, Hiroshi Maruyama, Atsushi Hirakata, Junji Ueda et al.
      Pages 281-288

    12. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Endoscopic Variceal Ligation Using a Multi-Band Ligator

      • Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Naoya Murashima
      Pages 289-294

    13. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Simultaneous Combination of Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy and Endoscopic Variceal Ligation

      • Tomoharu Yoshida, Yasuyuki Shirai, Koji Aoyama, Tatsuya Noguchi
      Pages 295-299

    14. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Combination of Endoscopic Variceal Ligation and Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy

      • Manabu Yamamoto, Hiroaki Suzuki
      Pages 301-309

    15. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Endoscopic Variceal Ligation Followed by Argon Plasma Coagulation

      • Shinichi Nakamura
      Pages 311-317

    16. Endoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Varices: Simultaneous Combination of Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy and Endoscopic Variceal Ligation for Prevention of Recurrence

      • Fumio Chikamori
      Pages 319-325

    17. Choice of Therapy for Gastric Variceal Bleeding: Results from a Cohort Study in Japan

      • Naoya Murashima
      Pages 327-338

    18. Endoscopic Treatment of Gastric Varices: Histoacryl Method

      • Hiroaki Iwase
      Pages 339-346

    19. Endoscopic Treatment of Gastric Varices: α-Cyanoacrylate Monomer Method

      • Katsutoshi Obara
      Pages 347-357

    20. Endoscopic Treatment of Gastric Varices: Indwelling Snare Method

      • Tomoharu Yoshida, Yasuyuki Shirai, Koji Aoyama, Syunnsuke Itoh
      Pages 359-363
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About this book

This book thoroughly covers various diseases induced by portal hypertension, and introduces novel information for the treatment of patients. Individual chapters address the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment options available for the complications induced by portal hypertension. The book fosters practical understanding and provides more evidence-based treatment options in order to improve physicians’ ability to select optimal treatment methods for their patients. Further, it offers readers the latest information concerning developments of the disease such as esophaogastric varices, ectopic varices, portal thrombosis, refractory ascites and hepatic encephalopathy.

Clinical Science of Portal Hypertensions is an indispensible resource for both beginning and experienced gastroenterological physicians, endoscopists, liver physicians, radiologists, gastroenterological surgeons, liver surgeons, etc. who treat patients with portal hypertension on a clinical or research basis.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

    Katsutoshi Obara

About the editor

Katsutoshi Obara, Department of Advanced Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Clinical Investigation of Portal Hypertension

  • Editors: Katsutoshi Obara

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7425-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-7424-0Published: 21 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-7425-7Published: 06 February 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 599

  • Number of Illustrations: 90 b/w illustrations, 172 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Abdominal Surgery, Imaging / Radiology

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