Surgical Atlas of Portal Hypertension

Author: Yang Zhen
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book systematically and comprehensively explains the anatomical basis and clinical experience of portal hypertension. It is divided into 16 chapters, featuring over 1,400 figures and photographs, with more than 200,000 words of text. It specifically covers the pathophysiology, clinical symptoms and signs, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis of portal hypertension. It provides a systematic explanation of its imaging studies and endoscopic examinations. The book emphasizes the surgical treatment of portal hypertension, various surgical procedures, and surgical complications and management, including portocaval shunt surgery, splenectomy, and portosystemic shunt surgery. Additionally, it introduces liver transplantation for treating portal hypertension, surgical treatment for Budd-Chiari syndrome, and surgical treatment for ascites in cirrhosis. The book is richly illustrated, highlights key points, and is easy to understand. All the surgeries selected in this book were personally conducted by the author. The surgical photographs and computer-generated color illustrations are all original. This book holds significant academic and practical value.