Portal Hypertension

Level 200 (intermediate)

Categorical Course

Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension: How much do we really know?

Coordinator(s)

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  Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor of Radiology
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Radiology Division, United States
• 

  George Behrens, MD

  Interventional Radiology
  VIR Chicago, United States

The session will define Non Cirrhotic portal hypertenion, etiologies, pathophysiology , diagnostic , and treatment strategies.

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM CT

  Etiology and Pathophysiology of Non Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension
  

  Speaker: Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Radiology Division
• 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM CT

  Clinical Manifestations and Complications of NCPH
  

  Speaker: George Behrens, MD – VIR Chicago
• 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM CT

  Diagnostic Challenges to NCPH
  

  Speaker: Khashayar Farsad, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Oregon Health and Science University
• 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM CT

  How and When to Treat
  

  Speaker: Bartley Thornburg, MD – Northwestern Medicine
• 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT

  Q&A