Ascites and Renal Dysfunction in Liver Disease : Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment Book

	Contributors
	Preface
Pt. I	Clinical Aspects of Ascites and Renal Dysfunction in Liver Diseases
1	Historical Notes on Ascites in Cirrhosis	3
2	Characteristics of Ascites	14
3	Clinical Disorders of Renal Function in Cirrhosis with Ascites	36
4	Clinical Disorders of Renal Function in Acute Liver Failure	63
5	Renal Dysfunction and Postoperative Renal Failure in Obstructive Jaundice	79
6	Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis	99
7	Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Noncirrhotic Ascites	116
Pt. II	Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Volume and Renal and Splanchnic Circulation
8	Extracellular Fluid Volume Homeostasis	129
9	Physiology of the Renal Circulation	143
10	Physiology of the Gastrointestinal and Liver Circulation	161
Pt. III	Factors Involved in the Pathogenesis of Renal Dysfunction and Ascites in Cirrhosis
11	The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Cirrhosis	175
12	The Sympathetic Nervous System in Cirrhosis	198
13	Arginine Vasopressin in Cirrhosis	220
14	Atrial Natriuretic Peptide and Other Natriuretic Factors in Cirrhosis	231
15	Arachidonic Acid Metabolites and the Kidney in Cirrhosis	249
16	Nitric Oxide and Systemic and Renal Hemodynamic Disturbances in Cirrhosis	273
17	Endothelin and Systemic, Renal, and Hepatic Hemodynamic Disturbances in Cirrhosis	291
Pt. IV	Systemic and Splanchnic Hemodynamic Abnormalities in Cirrhosis
18	The Systemic Circulation in Cirrhosis	307
19	The Splanchnic Circulation in Cirrhosis	330
20	Alterations of Hepatic and Splanchnic Microvascular Exchange in Cirrhosis: Local Factors in the Formation of Ascites	351
Pt. V	Experimental Models of Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis with Ascites
21	Experimental Models in the Investigation of Portal Hypertension	365
22	Renal Dysfunction and Ascites in Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Cirrhosis in Rats	379
23	Bacterial Infection of the Ascitic Fluid in Rats with Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Cirrhosis	397
Pt. VI	Pathogenesis of Ascites and Renal and Circulatory Dysfunction in Cirrhosis
24	The Arterial Vasodilation Hypothesis of Ascites Formation in Cirrhosis	411
Pt. VII	Therapy of Ascites and Renal Dysfunction in Cirrhosis
25	Prognosis of Cirrhosis with Ascites	431
26	Medical Treatment of Ascites in Cirrhosis	442
27	Treatment of Ascites by Paracentesis	463
28	Treatment of Refractory Ascites in Cirrhosis	480
29	Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome in Cirrhosis	492
30	Drug-Induced Renal Failure in Cirrhosis	511
31	Liver Transplantation in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites	522
32	Treatment and Prophylaxis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis	538
	Index	551