Ascites and Renal Dysfunction in Liver Disease: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment, 2nd Edition

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