systemic, renal, and hepatic hemodynamic disturbances in cirrhosis / Veit Gulberg and Alexander L. Gerbes -- Carbon monoxide and the heme oxygenase system in cirrhosis / Richard W. Lambrecht, Mercedes Fernandez, Ying Shan, and Herbert L. Bonkovsky -- The systemic circulation in cirrhosis / Sren Mller and Jens Henriksen -- The splanchnic circulation in cirrhosis / Jaime Bosch and Juan Carlos Garcia-Pagan -- Physiology of hepatic circulation in cirrhosis / Roberto J. Groszmann and Mauricio R. Loureiro-Silva -- Alterations of hepatic and splanchnic microvascular exchange in cirrhosis : local factors in the formation of ascites / Jens H. Henriksen and Sren Mller -- The heart in cirrhosis / Hongquin Liu and Samuel S. Lee -- Pathogenesis of sodium retention in cirrhosis : the arterial vasodilation hypothesis of ascites formation / Patricia Fernandez de la Llama, Pere Gines, and Robert W. Schrier -- Experimental models of cirrhosis and ascites / Joan Claria and Wladimiro Jimenez -- Medical treatment of ascites in cirrhosis / Paolo Angeli and Angelo Gatta -- Paracentesis for cirrhotic ascites / Rosa Maria Morillas, Justiniano Santos, Silvia Montoliu, and Ramon Planas -- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for the management of refractory ascites in cirrhosis / Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao -- Prognosis of patients with cirrhosis and ascites / Monica Guevara, Andres Cardenas, Juan Uriz, and Pere Gines -- Liver transplantation for patients with cirrhosis and ascites / Antoni Rimola, Miguel Navasa, Luis Grande, and Juan-Carlos Garcia-Valdecasas -- A practical approach to treatment of patients with cirrhosis and ascites / Andres Cardenas and Pere Gines -- Etiology, diagnosis, and management of non-cirrhotic ascites / Egbert Frick and Jurgen Scholmerich -- Pathogenesis of hyponatremia : the role of arginine vasopressin / San-e Ishikawa and Robert W. Schrier -- Management of hyponatremia in cirrhosis / Andres Cardenas and Pere Gines -- Pathogenesis of renal vasocontriction in cirrhosis / Monica Guevara, Rolando Ortega, Pere Gines, and Juan Rodes -- Hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis : clinical features, diagnosis, and management / Vicente Arroyo, Carlos Terra, Aldo Torre, and Pere Gines -- Glomerular disease in cirrhosis / Brian D. Poole, Robert W. Schrier, and Alkesh Jani -- Drug-induced renal failure in cirrhosis / Francesco Salerno and Salvatore Badalamenti -- Clinical disorders of renal function in acute liver failure / John G. O'Grady -- Renal dysfunction in obstructive jaundice / Antonio Sitges-Serra and Javier Padillo -- Experimental models of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis / Agustin Albillos, Antonio de la Hera, Melchor Alvarez-Mon -- Pathogenesis and clinical features of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis / Jose Such, Carlos Guarner, and Bruce Runyon -- Treatment and prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis / Alejandro Blasco Pelicano and Miguel Navasa. |