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Surgical Procedures on the Cirrhotic Patient /

This volume provides a concise yet comprehensive overview on surgical procedures performed on the cirrhotic patient. The text explains the underlying pathophysiologic alterations in liver disease and cirrhosis, provides assessment of disease severity and risk factors, and helps to predict potential...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Eghtesad, Bijan; Fung, John
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Medicine
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
Surgery
Medicine & Public Health
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52396-5
Summary: This volume provides a concise yet comprehensive overview on surgical procedures performed on the cirrhotic patient. The text explains the underlying pathophysiologic alterations in liver disease and cirrhosis, provides assessment of disease severity and risk factors, and helps to predict potential outcomes based on the nature of the operation. Operations discussed in detail include bariatric surgery, colorectal surgery, hepatic surgery, kidney transplantation, gynecological procedures, neurosurgical procedures, and ophthalmic surgery. The book is also supplemented with instructive color ill
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (XVIII, 352 pages): illustrations
ISBN: 9783319523965
Index Number: RC799
CLC: R57
Contents: Pathophysiology of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension -- Coagulopathy in Cirrhosis -- The Impact of Liver Disease on Drug Metabolism -- Imaging in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures -- Anesthesia for Surgical Procedures in Cirrhotic Patients, Other than Liver Transplantation -- Nutritional Support of Patient with Cirrhosis -- Surgery in Patients with Hepatic Cirrhosis: Management of Portal Hypertension -- Perioperative Critical Care of the Patient with Liver Disease Undergoing Non-Hepatic Surgery -- Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Patients with Cirrhosis -- Cholecystitis,

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