The Evolving Landscape of Liver Cirrhosis Management

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yoshiji, Hitoshi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kaji, Kosuke (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Gastroenterology .; Hepatology.; Gastroenterology.

This book comprehensively covers the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of liver cirrhosis, including molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies. It elaborates on and explores the relation between chronic liver disease (CLD) and its causes, including viral hepatitis, steatohepat...

Table of Contents:

• Liver cirrhosis with steatohepatitis-ASH and NASH
• Liver cirrhosis with autoimmune liver diseases-AIH and PBC
• Diagnostic imaging in liver cirrhosis
• Liver cirrhosis with inherited liver diseases-hemochromatosis
• Liver cirrhosis with inherited liver diseases-Wilson disease
• Nutrition in liver cirrhosis
• Microbiome in liver cirrhosis
• Hepatic encephalopathy in liver cirrhosis
• Hepatic ascites in liver cirrhosis
• Sarcopenia in liver cirrhosis
• Esophagogastric varices in liver cirrhosis
• Muscle cramps in liver cirrhosis
• Management of pruritus in liver cirrhosis
• Prevention of hepatocarcinogenesis in liver cirrhosis
• Antifibrotic therapy for liver cirrhosis
• Liver transplantation for liver cirrhosis
• Regenerative therapy for liver cirrhosis.