Ascites and Renal Dysfunction in Liver Disease

Professor Vincente Arroyo, Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Casanova 143, Barcelona 08036, Spain.

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.

Contributors. Preface to the Second Edition.Part 1. Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Volume and Renal and Splanchnic Circulation. 1. Extracellualr Fluid Volume Homeostasis (Brian D. Poole, William T. Abraham and Robert W. Schrier). 2. Physiology of the Renal Circulation (Roland C. Blantz and Francis B. Gabbai). 3. Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Circulation (Thomas Petnehazy, Thorsten Vowinkel and D. Neil Granger)Part 2. Factors Involved in the Pathogenesis of Renal Dysfunction and Ascites in Cirrhosis. 4. The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Cirrhosis (Mauro Bernardi and Marco Domenicali). 5. The Sympathetic Nervous System in Cirrhosis (Francis J. Dudley and Murray D. Esler). 6. Atrial Natriuretic Peptide and other Natriuretic Factors in Cirrhosis. 7. Arachidonic Acid Metabolites and the Kidney in Cirrhosis (Silvia Ippolito and Kevin P. Moore). 8. Nitric Oxide and Systemic and Renal Hemodynamic Disturbances in Cirrhosis (Manuel Morales-Ruiz and Wladimiro Jimenez). 9. Endothelin and Systemic, Renal and Hepatic Hemodynamic Disturbances in Cirrhosis (Veit Gulberg and Alexander L. Gernes). 10. Carbon Monoxide and the Heme Oxygenase System in Cirrhosis (Richard W. Lambrecht, Mercedes Fernandez, Ying Shan, and Herbert L. Bonkovsky)Part 3. Systemic and Splanchnic Hemo-dynamic Abnormalities in Cirrhosis. 11. The Systemic Circulation in Cirrhosis (Soren Moller and Jens Henriksen). 12. The Splanchnic Circulation in Cirrhosis (Jaine Bosch and Juan carlos Garcia-Ragan). 13. Physiology of Hepatic Circulation in Cirrhosis (Roberto J. Griszmann and maurico R. Loureiro-Silva). 14. Alterations of Hepatic and Splanchnic Microvascular Exchange in Cirrhosis: Local Factors in the Formation of Ascites (Jens H. Henriksen and Soren Moller). 15. The Heart in Cirrhosis (Hongqun Liu and Samuel S. Lee)Part 4. Ascites and Sodium Retention in Cirrhosis. 16. Pathogenesis of Sodium Retention in Cirrhosis. The Arterial Vasodilation Hypotheses of Ascites Formation (Patricia Fernandez de la Llama, Pere Gines and Robert W. Schrier). 17. Experimental Models of Cirrhosis and Ascites (Joan Claria and Wladimiro Jimenez). 18. Medical Treatment of Ascites in Cirrhosis (Paolo Angeli and Angelo Gatta). 19. Paracentesis for Cirrhotic Ascites (Rosa Maria Morillas, Justiniano Santos, Silvia Montoliu and Ramon Planas). 20. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts (TIPS) for the Management of Refractory Ascites in Cirrhosis (Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao). 21. Prognosis of Patients with Cirrhosis and Ascites (Monica Guevara, Andres Cardenas, Juan Uriz and Pere Gines). 22. Liver Transplantation for Patients with Cirrhosis and Ascites (Antoni Rimola, Miguel Navasa, Luis Grande and Juan-Carlos Garcia-Valdecasas). 23. A Practical Approach to Treatment of Patients with Cirrhosis and Ascites (Andres Cardenas and Pere Gines). 24. Etiology, Diagnosis, and Managment of Non-cirrhotic Ascites (Egbert Frick and Jurgen Scholmerich)Part 5. Hyponatremia and Water Retention in Cirrhosis. 25. Pathogenesis of Hyponatremia. The Role of Argenine Vasopressin (San-e Ishikawa and Robert W. Schrier). 26. Management of Hyponatremia in Cirrhosis (Andres Cardenas and Pere Gines)Part 6. Renal Failure and Hepatorenal Syndrome in Liver Disease. 27. Pathogenesis of Renal Vasoconstriction in Cirrhosis (Monica Guevara, Rolando Ortego, Pere Gines and Juan Rodes). 28. Hepatorenal Syndrome in Cirrhosis: Clinical, Features, diagnosis, and Management (Vincente Arroyo, Carlos Terra, Aldo Torre and Pere Gines). 29. Glomerular Disease in Cirrhosis (Brian D. Poole, Robert W. Schrier and Alkesh Jani). 30. Drug-induced Renal Failure in Cirrhosis (Francesco Salerno and Salvatore Badalamenti). 31. Clinical Disorders of Renal Function in Acute Liver Failure (John G. O'Grady). 32. Renal Dysfunction in Obstructive Jaundice (Antonio Sitges-Serra and Javier Padillo)Part 7. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhosis. 33. Experimental Models of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (Agustin Albillos, Antonio de la Hera and Melchor Alvarez-Mon). 34. Pathogenesis and Clinical Features of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (Jose Such, Carlos Guarner and Bruce Runyon). 35. Treatment and Prohylaxis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (Alejandro Blasco Pelicano and Miguel Navasa). Index.