Main description:

This book concisely summarises non-neoplastic gastrointestinal (GI) pathology and provides histopathologists aiming to refresh or expand their knowledge with a practical approach to the interpretation of biopsies. It focuses on GI biopsies, but also covers the pathology of resections and other organs where appropriate. The editor and contributors bring their expertise as practicing diagnostic pathologists across Europe and the US. Examples of topics include inflammatory bowel disease, infections, vascular disorders, and inflammatory conditions specific to various anatomical sites. Fact sheets, practice points and tables facilitate rapid assimilation of information and enhance the reader's experience, and with additional access to the full online version, including expandable images on Cambridge Core, achieve accuracy every time. High-quality illustrations are also numerous, and references are relevant and reliable. This book is a practical, readable and up-to-date asset for any pathologist encountering GI biopsies.

Contents:

Introduction; Acknowledgements; Dedication; 1. The value of gastrointestinal (GI) biopsy Constantinos Parisinos, Vinay Sehgal and Gareth Parkes; 2. Gastrointestinal involvement by systemic disease Adrian Bateman; 3. Radiation effect Roger Feakins; 4. Transplantation, immunodeficiency and immunosuppression Newton Wong; 5. Drug-induced disease Aoife McCarthy and Kieran Sheahan; 6. Ischaemia and vascular disorders Romulo Celli and Xuchen Zhang; 7. Paediatric conditions Paula Borralho-Nunes; 8. Dysplasia Magali Svrcek and Roger Feakins; 9. Normal oesophageal, gastric and duodenal mucosa Roger Feakins; 10. Gastro-oesophageal reflux and Barrett's oesophagus Naziheh Assarzadegan and Maryam Kherad Pezhouh; 11. Infective oesophagitis and special types of oesophagitis Shaun Walsh; 12. Assessment of gastric biopsies Tim Andrews and Fiona Campbell; 13. Types of gastritis Tim Andrews and Fiona Campbell; 14. Duodenitis and related conditions Lindsey Clarke and Roger Feakins; 15. Coeliac disease and its mimics Colan Ho-Yen and Fuju Chang; 16. Involvement of the upper gastrointestinal tract by inflammatory bowel disease Roger Feakins; 17. Normal lower gastrointestinal mucosa Roger Feakins; 18. Infective disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract Nicole Panarelli; 19. Jejunitis and ileitis Karel Geboes and Anne Jouret-Mourin; 20. Microscopic colitis Maurice Loughrey; 21. Inflammatory bowel disease: diagnosis Roger Feakins; 22. Inflammatory bowel disease: histological mimics Roger Feakins; 23. Inflammatory bowel disease: complications Roger Feakins; 24. Inflammatory bowel disease: an approach to reporting Roger Feakins; 25. Ileal pouch anal anastomosis Shaun Walsh and Roger Feakins; 26. Diverticular disease, mucosal prolapse and related conditions Lukasz Adamczyk and Neil Shepherd; 27. Anal lesions Morgan Moorghen; Index.