"As a specialist with a strong interest in the topics covered in this book, I consider it to be the best available book in the field. I also strongly recommend it as the ultimate manual for any physician who is interested in guidance in mastering the art and science of diagnosis and management of ascites and renal dysfunction in cirrhosis." NEJM - Nathan M Bass, MD, PhD
"This book is a great resource for researchers and clinicians interested in this topic" Heliobacter - Bhupinderjit S Anand, MD
"This is a very useful text that will be helpful to clinicians caring for patients with liver disease. Anyone in the field of internal medicine, gastroenterology, hepatology, and nephrology who decides to buy this book can be sure of having done the right thing." Digestive and Liver Disease - M. Lazzaroni
Reviews of first edition:
‘There is no doubt that this textbook is essential, even for confirmed practitioners’ Acta Gastro-enterologica Belgica
‘Current information regarding treatment and therapy for patients with cirrhosis and ascites is clearly and effectively presented by the top international experts within this field’. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
From the Back Cover
With the four editors based in the leading clinic in the field, Ascites and Renal Dysfunction in Liver Disease, 2nd edition still represents the only comprehensive book available in the subject area. The book is not only aimed at clinical researchers interest in complications of cirrhosis but also for those clinicians, whether they be gastroenterologists, transplant hepatologists, nephrologists, or internists caring for patients with liver diseases.
This second edition has been extensively revised and updated
- More clinically orientated than the first edition
- Contents place a greater emphasis on therapy
- International author team
- Contains 8 new chapters, including:
- Physiology of the hepatic circulation
- The heart in cirrhosis
- TIPS for the management of refractory ascites in cirrhosis
- A practical approach to treatment of patients with cirrhosis and ascites
- Management of Hyponatremia in cirrhosis
- The aquaretic drugs
About the Author
Professor Vincente Arroyo, Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Casanova 143, Barcelona 08036, Spain.
Dr Pere Gines, Liver Unit, School of Medicine, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Casanova 143, Barcelona 08036, Spain.
Professor Juan Rodes, Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Casanova 143, Barcelona 08036, Spain.
Professor Robert W. Schrier, Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine, University Hospital, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, USA.
