Abstract
The Billroth III guidelines were developed during a consensus meeting of the Austrian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ÖGGH) and the Austrian Society of Interventional Radiology (ÖGIR) held on 18 February 2017 in Vienna. Based on international guidelines and considering recent landmark studies, the Billroth III recommendations aim to help physicians in guiding diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in patients with portal hypertension.
Keywords:
Ascites; Austria; Billroth; Cirrhosis; Guidelines; Portal hypertension; TIPS; Varices.
Publication types
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Consensus Development Conference
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Practice Guideline
MeSH terms
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Austria
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Carbazoles / therapeutic use
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Carvedilol
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Comorbidity
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Early Medical Intervention
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Esophageal and Gastric Varices / prevention & control
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / prevention & control
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Humans
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Hypertension, Portal / diagnosis
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Hypertension, Portal / therapy*
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Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
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Liver Cirrhosis / therapy
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Mass Screening
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Propanolamines / therapeutic use
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Propranolol / therapeutic use
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Timolol / therapeutic use
Substances
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Carbazoles
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Propanolamines
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Carvedilol
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Timolol
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Propranolol