Portal hypertension : a multidisciplinary approach to current clinical management

Foreword L.F. Rikkers Introduction S.J. Knechtle 1. Natural History of Esophageal Varices R.L. Gebhard 2. Medical Management of Portal Hypertension J. Korula 3. Endoscopic Therapy of Variceal Hemorrhage K.P. Block, M. Reichelderfer 4. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts I.A. Sproat 5. Surgical Shunts for Portal Hypertension S.J. Knechtle 6. Peritoneovenous Shunting for Ascites P.D. Greig 7. Devascularization Procedures in the Treatment of Portal Hypertension J.E. Tuttle-Newhall, P.A. Clavien 8. Liver Transplantation for Portal Hypertension S.J. Knechtle 9. Impact of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts on Liver Transplantation J.S. Odorico 10. Portal Hypertension in Children A.D. Kirk, M. Kalayoglu 11. Integrating a Multidisciplinary Approach to Management of Portal Hypertension S.J. Knechtle