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CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY E-DITION
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology e-dition
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By
Wilfred Weinstein, MD, Professor of Medicine, Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Christopher Hawkey, DM, FRCP, Professor of Gastroenterology, Wolfson Digestive Diseases Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
Jaime Bosch, MD, Professor of Medicine, Liver Unit, Institut de Malalties Digestives i Metaboliques, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain

Description
A breakthrough reference - in the versatile, multimedia format CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY presents clinically focused, evidence-based coverage on the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive tract. An international team of leading experts provides a worldwide perspective on patient management, explaining step-by-step how to apply the latest advances in diagnosis and management. Succinct yet comprehensive explanations provide just the right amount of clinical detail. Plus, a consistent organization and stunning full-color art program enable readers to quickly and easily access the specific information they need.

Audience
Gastroenterologists, Internists, Hepatologists

Contents


Part One: SYMPTOMS, SYNDROMES AND SCENARIOS




Discomfort above the diaphragm


1. Differential diagnosis and management of burning mouth syndrome (BMS)

2. Heartburn and non-cardiac chest pain

3. Dysphagia and odynophagia



Discomfort below the diaphragm


4. Chronic or recurrent abdominal pain

5. Dyspepsia

6. Nausea and vomiting

7. Bloating and early satiety

8. Belching and rumination



Disorders of defecation


9. Diarrhea including acute, chronic and bloody

10. Fecal incontinence

11. Rectal bleeding

12. Anorectal pain



Generalized ill health


13. Anorexia and eating disorders

14. Weight loss

15. Gastrointestinal causes of anemia and occult bleeding

16. Pruritus

17. Jaundice

18. Spotting and dealing with signs of chronic liver disease

19. Ascites

20. Abnormal liver function tests



Urgent situations


21. Acute abdominal pain

22. Hematemesis and melena

23. Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding



Scenarios


24. Being infected with H. pylori

25. Being on NSAIDs

26. Gastrointestinal problems in primary care

27. Gastrointestinal problems in the elderly

28. Gastrointestinal problems in pediatrics



Part Two: DISEASES OF THE GUT AND LIVER




I. DISORDERS OF THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT




Esophageal: benign


29. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) including hiatus hernia and esophagitis

30. Benign esophageal strictures and caustic esophageal injury



Esophageal: malignant and premalignant


31. Barrett?s esophagus

32. Esophageal cancer



Upper gastrointestinal infections


33. Infections of the esophagus and stomach

34. H. pylori: Its diseases and management



Gastroduodenal: benign


35. Peptic ulcer

36. Gastritis



Gastroduodenal: malignant and premalignant


37. Adenocarcinoma

38. Gastric lymphoma

39. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and other gastroduodenal tumors



Motility disorders


40. Esophageal motility disorders

41. Gastric motility disorders



II. DISORDERS OF THE SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL




Food, nutrition and malabsorption


42. Food allergy and intolerance

43. Maldigestion and malabsorption

44. Celiac sprue

45. Short bowel syndrome

46. Small bowel bacterial overgrowth

47. Bile acid malabsorption

48. Protein-losing disorders of the gastrointestinal tract



Intestinal infections and infestations


49. Infective diarrhea

50. Travelers? diarrhea

51. Abdominal tuberculosis

52. Parasites



Inflammatory bowel disease


53. Ulcerative colitis

54. Crohn?s disease

55. Indeterminate colitis

56. Microscopic colitis

57. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis

58. Pseudomembranous colitis

59. Ischemia and ischemic colitis



Malignant tumors


60a. Biology and genetics of colorectal cancer

60b. Colorectal cancer: screening and surveillance

60c. Polyps and polyposis

60d. Team approach to cancer management

61. Other gastrointestinal tumors



Motility disorders


62. Obstruction and volvulus

63. Constipation and constipation syndromes

64. Irritable bowel syndrome

65. Diverticular disease of the colon

66. Disorders of colorectal dysmotility



Other disorders of the small and large bowel


67. Splanchnic vascular disorders

68. Drug-induced damage to the small and large intestines

69. Appendicitis



Anorectal disorders


70. Anorectal diseases



III. DISEASES OF THE PANCREAS AND BILIARY TRACT




Pancreas


71. Acute pancreatitis

72. Chronic pancreatitis

73. Pancreatic exocrine tumors

74. Cysts of the pancreas

75. Development and miscellaneous abnormalities



Biliary tract


76. Cholelithiasis, choledocholithiasis and cholecystitis

77. Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction

78. Primary sclerosing cholangitis

79. Cholangiocarcinoma



Malformations


80. Congenital abnormalities of the biliary tract



IV. LIVER DISEASE




Infections


81. Acute viral hepatitis

82a. Chronic viral hepatitis B

82b. Chronic viral hepatitis C

82c. Chronic viral hepatitis D

83. Schistosoma and other parasites

84. Bacterial and fungal infections of the liver



Auto-immune and related disorders


85. Primary biliary cirrhosis

86. Chronic autoimmune hepatitis and overlap syndrome



Genetic and metabolic liver diseases


87. Alcoholic liver diseases

88. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)

89. Hemochromatosis

90. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

91. Wilson?s disease

92. Drug-induced and toxic liver disease

93. Genetic and metabolic liver diseases of childhood

94. Disturbances of bilirubin metabolism



Cirrhosis of the liver and its complications


95. Cirrhosis of the liver

96. Portal hypertension

97. Ascites and hepatorenal syndrome

98. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

99. Hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension

100. Episodic encephalopathy

101. Fulminant liver failure and acute encephalopathy



Other liver diseases


102. Tumors of the liver

103. Vascular disorders of the liver

104. Granulomas of the liver

105. Liver diseases and pregnancy



Liver transplantation


106. Liver transplantation: indications and selection of candidates and immediate complications

107. Long-term management and recurrence of primary liver disease



V. DISEASES OF MULTIPLE ORGAN SYSTEMS


108. Gastrointestinal tract in systemic disease

109. Gut/pancreatic endocrine tumors

110. The carcinoid syndrome

111. AIDS and the gut

112. Graft-versus-host disease

113. Radiation and other physico-chemical injury

114. Amyloidosis

115. Foreign bodies

116. Porphyria



VI. ABDOMINAL WALL AND CAVITY


117. Abscesses and other intra-abdominal diseases

118. Hernias and the abdominal wall



Part Three: PRIMER OF DIAGNOSTIC METHODS




Endoscopic imaging


119. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and mucosal biopsy

120. Lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and mucosal biopsy

121. Endoscopic ultrasound

122. Diagnostic and interventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

123. Capsule endoscopy



Percutaneous imaging


124. Percutaneous ultrasound

125. Barium radiology

126. Computed tomography (CT)

127. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

128. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

129. Virtual endoscopy imaging

130. Positron emission tomography (PET)



Functional testing


131. Functional evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract

132. Motility testing

133. Measurement of portal pressure



Tissue testing


134. Liver biopsy

135. Histopathology primer for gastroenterologists and hepatologists



Part Four: PRIMER OF TREATMENTS




Medical treatments


136. Drugs used in gastrointestinal and liver disease

137. Drug prescription in liver disease

138. An approach to nutritional assessment

139. Nutrition support

140. Complementary medicine for irritable and inflammatory bowel



Therapeutic endoscopy


141. Conscious sedation

142. Sclerotherapy, banding and other hemostatic techniques for varices and other lesions

143. Photodynamic therapy (PDT)

144. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and jejunostomy

145. Endoscopic resection of tumors and polyps

146. Dilation and stenting of the gastrointestinal tract



Percutaneous therapy


147. The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)

148. Interventional radiology

149. Paracentesis



A synopsis of surgical operations


150. Liver operations

151. Gastrointestinal operations

152. Minimally invasive surgery

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 1216 pages, publication date: AUG-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03596-5
ISBN-10: 0-323-03596-5
Imprint: MOSBY


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