9.29: Postliver transplant complications and interventions M.C. Uthappa, Soumil Singhal Introduction Liver transplantation is performed in patients with end-stage liver disease or patients with acute liver failure. The world’s first…
11.7: Intersex disorders: Concepts, types and diagnostic approach Devasenathipathy Kandasamy, Govind B. Chavhan Introduction Disorders of sex development (DSD) are a heterogeneous group of congenital disorders which are characterized by…
10.1: Imaging techniques: Plain radiograph, conventional imaging, fluoro–cine techniques, USG doppler, CT/MR Roma Rai, Namita Singh Introduction The imaging techniques employed in an adult’s urinary system are vast with varied…
1. Hydronephrosis and obstructive uropathy Introduction Hydronephrosis refers to the dilatation of renal pelvis and calyces. It can result from both obstructive and nonobstructive pathologies in the urinary tract. Obstructive…
7.17: Vascular interventions in gastrointestinal tract Munawwar Ahmed, Vikash Jain, Santhosh Babu K.B.,Shyamkumar N. Keshava Introduction Vascular interventions of gastrointestinal tract include recanalization and occlusive procedures. These are minimally invasive…
10.9: Renal masses in children Naren Hemachandran, Devasenathipathy Kandasamy, Geetika Khanna Introduction Renal neoplasms are rare in children, accounting for less than 10% of childhood cancers. Nonneoplastic conditions like hydronephrosis,…
1. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage The relief of obstructive jaundice following the placement of a percutaneous transhepatic catheter was first described by Dr William Molnar and Dr Alfred Stockum in…
9.26: Interventions in portal hypertension Amar Mukund, Shaleen Rana Portal hypertension Portal hypertension (PH) is an inevitable complication of chronic liver disease. Chronic liver disease results in increased vascular resistance…
2. Acute renal failure Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a heterogeneous syndrome which is defined as a decline in the glomerular filtration rate rapidly (hours to days) leading to…
