CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy

The most practical, authoritative guide to managing digestive and liver diseases

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Authored by expert physicians at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Endoscopy offers a streamlined, templated presentation that simplifies the diagnosis and medical management of digestive and liver diseases.



Clinically relevant, up-to-date coverage of digestive and liver disorders, and related medical and surgical procedures, including endoscopy:

* High-yield coverage of the entire spectrum of gastroenterology and hepatology, from stomach and esophageal to pancreatic and liver disorders
* Complete review of advances in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
* ?Essentials of Diagnosis? bulleted lists deliver instant guidance on identifying both common and rare digestive disorders
* Over 90 full-color endoscopic and other images of GI disorders
* Over 50 radiographic images clarify the use of the many currently available imaging techniques
* Key information from related fields, including GI surgery, and subspecialities such as liver transplantation, bariatric surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, and motility disorder

Table of contents

Authors
Preface
SECTION I: GENERAL CONCERNS
1. Acute Abdominal Pain: Basic Principles & Current Challenges, Frederick L. Makrauer and Norton J. Greenberger
2. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Immunologic Considerations, Richard S. Blumberg
3. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Medical Considerations, Robert Burakoff and Scott Hande
4. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Surgical Considerations, Jennifer L. Irani, Anthony Ramsanahie, and Ronald Bleday
5. Acute Diarrheal Disorders, Jerry S. Trier
6. Mesenteric Ischemia, Elena M. Stoffel and Norton J. Greenberger
7. Gastrointestinal & Biliary Complications of Pregnancy, Jaya R. Agrawal and Sonia Friedman
8. Hepatic Complications of Pregnancy, Chinweike Ukomadu
9. State-of-the-Art Imaging of the Gastrointestinal System, Koenraad J. Mortele
10. Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Immunodeficiency, Zhenglun Zhu
SECTION II: ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES
11. Gastroesophageal Reflex Disease, John R. Saltzman and John M. Poneros
12. Barrett Esophagus, John M. Poneros
13. Oropharyngeal & Esophageal Motility Disorders, Raj K. Goyal, Arun Chaudhury, and Hiroshi Mashimo
14. Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Norton J. Greenberger
SECTION III: DISEASES OF THE STOMACH
15. Peptic Ulcer Disease, Edward Lew
16. Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (Gastrinoma), Edward Lew
17. Functional (Nonulcer) Dyspepsia, Victor S. Wang and Robert Burakoff
18. Disorders of Gastric & Small Bowel Motility, Victor S. Wang and Robert Burakoff
19. Treatment of Obesity: The Impact of Bariatric Surgery, Malcolm K. Robinson and Norton J. Greenberger
SECTION IV: SMALL BOWEL DISEASES
20. Intestinal Malabsorption, Jerry S. Trier
SECTION V: COLORECTAL DISEASES
21. Diverticular Disease of the Colon, Anne C. Travis and Richard S. Blumberg
22. Colorectal Cancer Screening, Fay Kastrinos and Sapna Syngal
23. Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes, Elena M. Stoffel and Sapna Syngal
24. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Sonia Friedman
SECTION VI: PANCREATIVE DISEASES
25. Acute Pancreatitis, Vikesh Singh, Darwin L. Conwell, and Peter A. Banks
26. Chronic Pancreatitis, Bechien Wu, Darwin L. Conwell, and Peter A. Banks
27. Autoimmune Pancreatitis, Norton J. Greenberger
28. Tumors of the Pancreas, Ashish Sharma
SECTION VII: THERAPEUTIC ENDOSCOPY & NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
29. Polypectomy, David L. Carr-Locke
30. Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, John R. Saltzman
31. Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleedind, Linda S. Lee and John R. Saltzman
32. Endoscopic Management of Acute Biliary & Pancreatic Conditions, Christopher C. Thompson
33. Wireless Capsule Endoscopy & Double-Balloon Enteroscopy, Anne C. Travis and John R. Saltzman
34. Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies, Christopher C. Thompson
35. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), David L. Carr-Locke
36. Endoscopic Ultrasound, Linda S. Lee
SECTION VIII: LIVER DISEASES
37. Approach to the Patient with Jaundice & Abormal Liver Tests, Norton J. Greenberger
38. Acute Liver Failure, Jaya R. Agrawal and Amir A. Qamar
39. Viral Hepatitis, Anna Rutherford and Jules L. Dienstag
40. Chronic Nonviral Hepatitis, Chinweike Ukomadu
41. Hereditary Hemochromatosis, Bechien Wu, Benjamin Smith, and Norman D. Grace
42. Alcoholic Liver Disease, Timothy T. Kuo and Norman D. Grace
43. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, David E. Cohen and Frank A. Anania
44. Portal Systemic Encephalopathy & Hepatic Encephalopathy, Norton J. Greenberger
45. Ascites & Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Norton J. Greenberger
46. Hepatorenal Syndrome, Norton J. Greenberger
47. Portal Hypertension & Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage, Melissa A. Minor and Norman D. Grace
48. Drug-Induced Liver Disease, Willis C. Maddrey
49. Liver Neoplasms, Amir A. Qamar and Chinweike Ukomadu
50. Liver Transplantation, Amir A. Qamar
51. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Daniel S. Pratt
SECTION IX: BILIARY TRACT DISEASES
52. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Norton J. Greenberger and John R. Saltzman 53. Gallstone Disease, Gustav Paumgartner and Norton J. Greenberger
Index