Management of Small GIST
Fig. 1 Submucosal mass (1.5 cm) in the cardia viewed on retroflexion Fig. 2 Echoendosonographic image of a hypoechoic 1.5 cm submucosal mass lesion arising from the muscularis propria layer…
Imaging in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures
Fig. 4.1 Spectrum of morphologic changes in the cirrhotic liver. (a) Nodular liver contour and fissural widening, in this case the fissure for the ligamentum venosum (*). Ascites is also…
Surgery in Patients with Hepatic Cirrhosis: Management of Portal Hypertension
Fig. 7.1 The different routes to measure the portal pressure. Catheterization of one of the hepatic veins via the transjugular approach to measure the free and wedged hepatic venous pressure…
Non-transplant Management of Portal Hypertension in Children
Fig. 26.1 Hepatic vein measurements and gradients Diseases causing PH in children can be classified according to the aforementioned pressure-gradient table, which places patients into two principle groups – those…
Endocrine Surgery in Cirrhotic Patients
Sonographic risk Sonographic features Risk of malignancy (%) Size threshold for FNA High Hypoechoic solid or solid component with one or more of following findings: infiltrative margins, microlobular margins, MC,…
Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Cirrhosis
Fig. 14.1 Common bariatric procedures. Reprinted with permission, Cleveland Clinic Center for Medical Art & Photography © 2006-2016. All Rights Reserved Fig. 14.2 Outcome of bariatric surgery in obesity-related comorbidities….
Trauma in the Patient with Cirrhosis
Injury severity score Cirrhotic pts Noncirrhotic pts Odds ratio ≤15 29% 5% 8.00* 16–25 56% 11% 10.00* >25 70% 75% NS *p < 0.05 Fig. 27.1 Survival in cirrhotic trauma…
Neurosurgical Procedures in Patients with Cirrhosis and Acute Liver Failure: Indications, Safety, and Feasibility of Intracranial Pressure Monitor Devices
Fig. 21.1 Hypothetical scheme of ammonia-HE-induced astrocyte swelling. Note the interconversion between ammonia and glutamine and that both result in the formation of ROS. While the role of aquaporin-4 (AQP-4)…
