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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 Designed for daily practice, 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.
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
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
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
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. Pancreatric
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.
Cholangiacarcinoma
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
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. Absesses and other intra-abdominal diseases 118. Hernias and the abdominal wall
Part
Three: PRIMER OF DIAGNOSTIC METHODS
Endoscopic imaging
19. 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
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
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