Main description:

This convenient and user friendly handbook combines the advantages of a color atlas with those of a short text. The authors provide systematic coverage of the diseases and disorders of the digestive tract. Each condition is described and illustrated on a single page or spread of pages. This edition includes the latest developments in investigation and management, and over 200 new illustrations reflecting refinements in endoscopy and other imaging techniques.

Contents:

Gastroenterological Problems: Major presenting complaints. Physical examination. Mouth and Pharynx. Oral Problems. Oral Cancer. Oral Keratoses and Leukoplakia. Bullous Lesions. Oesophagus: Anatomy. Investigating Achalasia. Columnar-lined Oesophagus. Carcinoma of the Oesophagus. Oesophageal Varices. Infections. Webs and Rings. Diverticulae and Pouches. Hiatus Hernia. Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease and Oesophagitis. Stomach: Anatomy. Investigation. Gastritis. Helicobacter Pylori. Gastric Cancer and Lymphoma. Complications of Gastric Surgery. Disorders of Gastric Motility. Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia. Gastric Polyps and Benign Gastric Tumours. . Duodenum: Peptic Ulcers. Chronic Duodental Ulceration. Jejunum and Ileum. Investigations of Diarrhoe and Malabsorbtion: Coeliac Disease. Tropical Sprue. Whipples Disease. Short Gut Syndrome. Protein-losing Enteropathy. Radiation Enteritis. Bacterial Overgrowth. Immunodeficiency States. Crohn's Disease. Ileostomies. Lymphoma of Small Intestine & Tumours. Anatomy. Intestinal Obstruction. Infections of Small Intestine. Vascular Disease of Small Intestine. Pancreas: Acute & Chronic Pancreatitis. Inherited Pancreatic Disorders. Inherited Pancreatic Disorders. Cancer of the Exocrine/Endocrine Pancreas. Biliary Conditions: Extrahepatic. Biliary Disease. Choledochal Cysts. Gallbladder Cancer. Primary Schlerosing Cholangitis. Cholangiohepatitis. Cholangiocarcinoma. Colonic Disease: Colonic Polyps. Polyposis Syndromes. Colon Carcinoma. Ulcerative Colitis. Proctitis. Collagenous Colitis/Lymphocytic Colitis. Radiation. Infectious Colitis. Proctocolitis. Drug and Chemical Colitis. Cathartic Colon. Parasitic Infestations of Colon. Parasitic Infestations. Schistosomiasis. Chagas' Disease. Enterobius vermicularis. Hirschsprung's Disease and Congenital Megacolon. Diverticular Disease. Solitary Rectal Ulcer. Vascular Disorders. Haemorrhoids. Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Upper GI Bleeding. Small Intestinal Bleeding. Lower Bleeding. Miscellaneous Conditions: Constipation. Miscellaneous. Ascites. Acute Peritonitis
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