title: Austrian consensus on the definition and treatment of portal hypertension and its complications (Billroth II).
abstract: In November 2004, the Austrian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ÖGGH) held for the first time a consensus meeting on the definitions and treatment of portal hypertension and its complications in the Billroth-Haus in Vienna, Austria (Billroth I-Meeting). This meeting was preceded by a meeting of international experts on portal hypertension with some of the proponents of the Baveno consensus conferences (http://www.oeggh.at/videos.asp). The consensus itself is based on the Baveno III consensus with regard to portal hypertensive bleeding and the suggestions of the International Ascites Club regarding the treatment of ascites. Those statements were modified by new knowledge derived from the recent literature and also by the current practice of medicine as agreed upon by the participants of the consensus meeting. In October 2011, the ÖGGH organized the second consensus meeting on portal hypertension and its complications in Vienna (Billroth II-Meeting). The Billroth II-Guidelines on the definitions and treatment of portal hypertension and its complications take into account the developments of the last 7 years, including the Baveno-V update and several key publications.
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. markus.peck@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peck-Radosavljevic
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Angermayr
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Datz
authors.forename: Arnulf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferlitsch
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferlitsch
authors.forename: Valentin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fuhrmann
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Häfner
authors.forename: Ludwig
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maieron
authors.forename: Berit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Payer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Reiberger
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stauber
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Steininger
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trauner
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thurnher
authors.forename: Gregor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ulbrich
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zoller
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Graziadei
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000592:standards*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*