The most frequent cause of portal hypertension is liver cirrhosis, and many of lethal
complications of cirrhosis such as ascites and gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage are …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the setting of cirrhosis (hepatorenal syndrome [HRS]–AKI) is a
severe and often fatal complication of end‐stage liver disease. The goals of treatment are to …

Portal hypertension develops as a result of increased intrahepatic vascular resistance often
caused by chronic liver disease that leads to structural distortion by fibrosis, microvascular …

Patients with cirrhosis have a high prevalence of renal dysfunction. The susceptibility to
renal dysfunction is due to both the severe splanchnic arterial vasodilation and the systemic …

Abstract Objective To produce French guidelines on Management of Liver failure in general
Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Design A consensus committee of 23 experts from the French …

Background It has been reported that transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting
(TIPS) might be utilized as a salvage option for hepatorenal syndrome (HRS), while …

Abstract Objectives: Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) is characterized by renal failure in
patients with advanced chronic liver disease (CLD) and is the leading cause of …

Portal hypertension (PHT) is the major driver for most complications of cirrhosis leading to
death or liver transplantation, for example, variceal hemorrhage (VH), ascites, and the …

Introduction: Renal failure is a common and serious complication in cirrhosis and represents
a wide spectrum of etiologies. The hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) represents a distinct type of …

Background: Patients with hepatorenal syndrome carry a high short-term mortality. Early
diagnosis and treatment are essential for patients' outcome. Nevertheless diagnosis of HRS …