Clinical experts synthesize for the practicing physician all the important developments that have occurred recently in the diagnosis and treatment of acid-related diseases. They address the evaluation of patients suspected of harboring both peptic ulcers and ulcers from other causes, with emphasis on novel aspects of H. pylori infection. New information is also provided to assist clinicians in efficiently managing patients with dyspepsia and in the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), including its extraesophageal manifestations and upper gastrointestinal...
Clinical experts synthesize for the practicing physician all the important developments that have occurred recently in the diagnosis and treatment of ...
Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding covers a wide range of topics with particular emphasis on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management and treatment of various acute bleeding disorders, and an emphasis on evidence-based medicine. The general approach to the acute GI bleeding patient is discussed in terms of supportive care, early detection and determination of upper vs lower GI bleed, when to transfuse, as well as early predictors of morbidity and mortality. It provides concise management, diagnostic and treatment algorithms for acute GI bleeding, determined by evidence based medicine and...
Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding covers a wide range of topics with particular emphasis on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management and treatment of ...
Few clinical disciplines have been transformed so dramatically by advancements in science and technology as gastrointestinal surgery. To begin with, modern ph- macology has virtually eliminated some kinds of surgery altogether. If one were to take a peek at a typical operating room schedule in a busy hospital of the 1960s, gastrectomies of one kind or another would have constituted a large block of the major surgeries. The advent of effective H2-histamine receptor antagonists and, more + + recently, the H, K -ATPase (proton pump) inhibitors led to a precipitous decline in those procedures...
Few clinical disciplines have been transformed so dramatically by advancements in science and technology as gastrointestinal surgery. To begin with, m...
Diseases of the pancreas have been extremely difficult to study. Until relatively recently, the pancreas was viewed by surgeons as an organ to be avoided, given its deep retroperitoneal location and the sometimes severe consequences of manipulation. Similar difficulties have plagued careful study of the pancreas. In humans, only inf- quently have we had the opportunity to evaluate the evolution of d- eases of the pancreas; instead, we are confronted with end-stage chronic pancreatitis or acute pancreatitis with extensive necrosis of the gland. Within the past decade, revolutionary techniques...
Diseases of the pancreas have been extremely difficult to study. Until relatively recently, the pancreas was viewed by surgeons as an organ to be avoi...
A cutting-edge review of the latest findings on key scientific topics and the best strategies for evaluation and management of portal hypertension in the clinic. Writing in an easy-to-read style, the authors review its pathobiology, the progress being made in its experimental understanding, the methodologies to assess it in humans, the treatment of its complications (esophageal varices, ascites, and hepatorenal syndrome), and its treatment in special circumstances (during pregnancy, in children, or when the portal vein is blocked). They also provide in-depth coverage of the pros and cons of...
A cutting-edge review of the latest findings on key scientific topics and the best strategies for evaluation and management of portal hypertension in ...
This volume serves as a hands-on, practical reference in nutrition support for the clinical gastroenterologist and for other clinicians with similar interests. The book offers expert nutritional knowledge and management ideas. It also provides methodology for combating problems such as short bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease and obesity.
This volume serves as a hands-on, practical reference in nutrition support for the clinical gastroenterologist and for other clinicians with simila...
Liver Transplantation: Challenging Controversies and Topics grew out of a need I perceived within the fields of transplant hepatology and liver transplantation. Liver transplantation has rightly gained recognition as an established therapy for end-stage liver disease. Few would argue that liver transplantation is one of the few truly lifesaving and life-altering treatments within medicine and surgery. Not many realize that 20 years passed from the time of the first human liver transplantation in 1963 to its acceptance as therapy by the 1983 NIH Consensus Conference on Liver Transplantation....
Liver Transplantation: Challenging Controversies and Topics grew out of a need I perceived within the fields of transplant hepatology and liver transp...
Endoscopic Therapy is emerging as the preferred therapy for early neoplasia in Barrett s Esophagus. This volume provides the key decision making factors in determining endoscopic therapy for an individual patient. All current techniques and complications of ET are provided including, photodynamic therapy (PDT), APC, multipolar electrocoagulation (MPEC), RF, ER, and cryotherapy. Each technique includes how to highlights, high quality color endoscopic images, line drawings and diagrams. Endoscopic imaging modalities to detect dysplasia, decision making in the clinical arena and...
Endoscopic Therapy is emerging as the preferred therapy for early neoplasia in Barrett s Esophagus. This volume provides the key decision making fa...
This book covers all aspects of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), from the basics to the interventional indications. Coverage includes the fundamentals of linear and radial EUS for the beginner ultrasonographer, and more advanced therapeutic procedures.
This book covers all aspects of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), from the basics to the interventional indications. Coverage includes the fundamentals ...
In recent years there have been huge advances in the understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of the fibrocystic diseases. This volume provides a thorough review of fibrocyctic diseases that affect the liver. It contains in-depth discussions of the genetics, molecular biology, pathogenesis, histology, clinical presentations, complications of, treatment, and prognosis of the conditions affecting children and adults, and hence will be the gold-standard reference for these conditions. In addition, the histological features that distinguish these conditions from other potentially...
In recent years there have been huge advances in the understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of the fibrocystic diseases. This volume prov...
