Main description:

The Sixth Edition continues the tradition of this great book by applying anatomic knowledge to state-of-the-art imaging. Chapters have been reorganized to help the reader better interpret imaging studies by clearly demonstrating what to expect and where to look for disease spread from each individual organ. Up-to-date chapters explore the dynamic concept, explain its embryologic and anatomic basis, and classify the mechanisms of disease progression. The latest imaging modalities, including CT, MRI, ultrasound, and PET, are incorporated throughout.

Contents:

1. A New Paradigm 2. Clinical Embryology of the Abdomen 3. Clinical Anatomy of the Abdomen 4. Mechanisms of Spread of Disease in the Abdomen and Pelvis 5. Intraperitoneal Spread of Infections and Seeded Metastases 6. The Extraperitoneal Spaces: Normal and Pathologic Anatomy 7. The Extraperitoneal Pelvic Compartments 8. Patterns of Spread of Disease from the Liver 9. Patterns of Spread of Disease from the Distal Esophagus and Stomach 10. Patterns of Spread of Disease from the Pancreas 11. Patterns of Spread of Disease from the Small Intestine 12. Patterns of Spread of Disease from the Large Intestine 13. Spread of Renal, Upper Urothelial, and Adrenal Pathology 14. Patterns of Spread of Disease of the Pelvis and Male Urogenital Organs 15. Spread of Gynecologic Disease 16. Patterns of Extraabdominal and Extrapelvic Spread 17. Internal Abdominal Hernias