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Other authors / contributors: | Eghtesad, Bijan, editor.
Fung, John, editor.
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ISBN: | 9783319523965 3319523961 9783319523941 3319523945
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Digital file characteristics: | text file PDF
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Notes: | Includes index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 9, 2017).
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Summary: | This volume provides a concise yet comprehensive overview on surgical procedures performed on the cirrhotic patient. The text explains the underlying pathophysiologic alterations in liver disease and cirrhosis, provides assessment of disease severity and risk factors, and helps to predict potential outcomes based on the nature of the operation. Operations discussed in detail include bariatric surgery, colorectal surgery, hepatic surgery, kidney transplantation, gynecological procedures, neurosurgical procedures, and ophthalmic surgery. The book is also supplemented with instructive color illustrations and tables. Written by experts in the field, Surgical Procedures on the Cirrhotic Patient is a valuable, multidisciplinary resource for clinicians who treat the cirrhotic patient. With a Foreword by Thomas E. Starzl, the father of liver transplantation.
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Other form: | Print version: Surgical procedures on the cirrhotic patient. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017 3319523945 9783319523941
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Standard no.: | 10.1007/978-3-319-52396-5
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