Austrian consensus guidelines on the management and treatment of portal hypertension (Billroth III)

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2017 Nov;129(Suppl 3):135-158. doi: 10.1007/s00508-017-1262-3. Epub 2017 Oct 23.

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

  • Consensus Development Conference
  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Austria
  • Carbazoles / therapeutic use
  • Carvedilol
  • Comorbidity
  • Early Medical Intervention
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / prevention & control
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal / diagnosis
  • Hypertension, Portal / therapy*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
  • Liver Cirrhosis / therapy
  • Mass Screening
  • Propanolamines / therapeutic use
  • Propranolol / therapeutic use
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Timolol / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Carbazoles
  • Propanolamines
  • Carvedilol
  • Timolol
  • Propranolol