In recent years functional gastrointestinal disorders have attracted much interest. These disorders are extremely common. They are characterized by symptoms and the lack of structural lesions that can be identified with clinically available routine diagnostic tests. Several functional abnormalities are now believed to play a role in the development of the symptoms. This book summarizes the presentations at the International Falk Symposium No. 99 Functional Dyspepsia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Concepts and Controversies' that took place on May 27-28, 1997. This symposium brought together...

Das Thema dieses Buches mag auf den ersten Blick verwundern und die Frage nach seiner Notwendigkeit aufwerfen. Behandelt nichtjeder Arzt chronische Erkrankungen des Magen-Darm-Trakts, der Leber und des Pankreas? Bei genauerer Betrachtung aber bieten viele gastroenterolo gische Erkrankungen schwierige Probleme u. a. in der langfristigen Therapie. Haufig muB eine abgewogene Entscheidung zwischen kon servativer und chirurgischer Therapie getroffen werden. Neue thera peutische Moglichkeiten haben z. B. einen Wandel in der Behandlung der peptischen Lasionen mit sich gebracht. Die Literatur zu...

In May 1975 more than 50 scientists - research workers and clinician- from 12 countries spent three days at Titisee in the Black Forest discussing problems relating to lipid absorption and ways of promoting closer liaison in the field. In this book all the papers presented at this symposium are published in full, together with the ensuing discussions. We should all like to thank Dr Falk for his generous sponsorship of this meeting which enabled us to work in such a charming atmosphere. We should also like to thank the authors and the other participants for the rapid preparation and correction...