Practical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Small and Large Intestine and Pancreas

This comprehensive resource for fellows/trainees and candidates for recertification in gastroenterology summarizes the field in a modern, fresh format. Prominent experts from around the globe write on their areas of expertise, and each chapter follows a uniform structure. The focus is on key knowledge, with the most important clinical facts highlighted in boxes. Color illustrations reinforce the text.

Contributors.

Preface.

Foreword.

Part 1: Pathobiology of the Intestine and Pancreas.

1 Clinical Anatomy, Embryology and Congenital Anomalies (Advitya Malhotra, Joseph H. Sellin).

2 Physiology of Weight Regulation (Louis Chaptini, Christopher Deitch, Steven Peikin).

3 Small Intestinal Hormones and Neurotransmitters (Nithin Karanth, James C. Reynolds).

4 Mucosal Immunology of the Intestine (Steven J. Esses, Lloyd Mayer).

5 Motor and Sensory Function (Eamonn M.M. Quigley).

6 Neoplasia (John M. Carethers).

Part 2: Colonoscopy, ERCP and Endoscopic Ultrasound.

7 Technique of Colonoscopy (Anna M. Buchner, Michael B.Wallace).

8 Advanced Endoscopic Techniques in the Colon (Douglas K. Rex).

9 Complications of Colonoscopy (Ana Ignjatovic, Brian Saunders).

10 Pancreatography (Including Pancreatic Sphincterotomy and Difficult Cannulation) (Nalini M. Guda, Martin L. Freeman).

11 Endoscopic Ultrasound (David J. Owens, Thomas J. Savides).

Part 3: Other Investigations of the Intestine and Pancreas.

12 Capsule Endoscopy (Blair Lewis).

13 Enteroscopy (G. Anton Decker, Jonathan A. Leighton).

14 Other Investigations of the Intestine and Pancreas: Diagnostic Imaging (Saravanan Krishnamoorthy, Bobby Kalb, Sonali Sakaria, Shanthi V. Sitaraman, Diego R. Martin).

15 Motility Testing of the Intestine (Eamonn M.M. Quigley).

16 Pancreatic Function Testing (John G. Lieb II, Chris E. Forsmark).

Part 4: Problem-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis.

17 General Approach to Relevant History Taking and Physical Examination (Sheryl A. Serbowicz, Suzanne Rose).

18 Acute Abdominal Pain (Robert M. Penner, Sumit R. Majumdar).

19 Acute Diarrhea (John R. Cangemi).

20 Chronic Diarrhea (Lawrence R. Schiller).

21 Loss of Appetite and Loss of Weight (Ronald L. Stone, Kanwar Rupinder S. Gill, James S. Scolapio).

22 Food Allergy and Intolerance (Sheila E. Crowe).

23 Abdominal Bloating and Visible Distention (Laura Hwang, Mark Pimental).

24 Obesity and Presentations after Anti-obesity Surgery (Patrick Gatmaitan, Stacy A. Brethauer, Philip R. Schauer).

25 Assessment of Nutritional Status (English F. Barbour, Mark DeLegge).

26 Hematochezia (Lisa L. Strate).

27 Obscure GI Bleeding (Lisa L. Strate).

28 Constipation (Erica N. Roberson, Arnold Wald).

29 Perianal Disease (David A. Schwartz, Brad E. Maltz).

30 Fecal Incontinence (Adil E. Bharucha, Karthik Ravi).

31 Colorectal Cancer Screening (Katherine S. Garman, Dawn Provenzale).

32 Endoscopic Palliation of Cancer (Todd H. Baron).

Part 5: Diseases of the Small Intestine.

33 Crohn’s Disease (Faten N. Aberra, Gary R. Lichtenstein).

34 Tumors of the Small Intestine (Nadir Arber, Menachem Moshkowitz).

35 Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (Monthira Maneerattanaporn, William D. Chey).

36 Celiac Sprue and Tropical Sprue (Alberto Rubio-Tapia, Joseph A. Murray).

37 Whipple’s Disease (George T. Fantry).

38 Short Bowel Syndrome (David M. Shapiro, Alan L. Buchman).

39 Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy (Lauren K. Schwartz, Carol E. Semrad).

40 Acute Mesenteric Ischemia (AMI) and Chronic Mesenteric Insufficiency (Timothy T. Nostrant).

41 Small Intestinal Ulceration (Reza Y. Akhtar, Blair S. Lewis).

42 Intestinal Obstruction and Pseudo-obstruction (Charlene Prather).

Part 6: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum.

43 Ulcerative Colitis (Timothy L. Zisman, Stephen B. Hanauer).

44 Infectious Proctocolitis (Disaya Chavalitdhamrong, Gary C. Chen, Rome Jutabha).

45 Microscopic and Collagenous Colitis (Darrell S. Pardi).

46 Colonic Ischemia (Timothy T. Nostrant).

47 Acute Diverticulitis (Chee-Chee H. Stucky, Tonia M. Young-Fadok).

48 Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction (Michael D. Saunders).

49 Colonic Polyps and Colon Cancer (John B. Kisiel, Paul J. Limburg).

50 Clostridium difficile Infection and Pseudomembranous Colitis (Alan C. Moss, J. Thomas LaMont).

51 Anorectal Testing (Karthik Ravi, Adil E. Bharucha).

52 Abdominal Abscesses and Gastrointestinal Fistula (Faten N. Aberra, Gary R. Lichtenstein).

53 Acute Appendicitis (Patricia Sylla, Richard Hodin).

54 Pregnancy and Luminal GI Disease (Nielsen Q. Fernandez-Becker, Jacqueline L. Wolf).

55 Consequences of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection (Vera Luther, P. Samuel Pegram).

Part 7: Diseases of the Pancreas.

56 Acute Pancreatitis and Peripancreatic Fluid Collections (Peter A. Banks, Koenraad J. Mortele).

57 Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Pseudocysts (Nison Badalov, Scott Tenner).

58 Pancreatic Cancer and Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms (Field F. Willingham, William R. Brugge).

59 Palliation of Malignant Obstruction (Yan Zhong, Nib Soehendra).

Part 8: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders.

60 Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Elizabeth J. Videlock, Lin Chang).

61 Functional Constipation and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (Ernest P. Bouras).

62 Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain (Samantha A. Scanlon, Madhusudan Grover, Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, Douglas A. Drossman).

63 Functional Abdominal Bloating and Gas (Fernando Azpiroz).

Part 9: Transplantation.

64 Small Bowel Transplantation (Juan P. Rocca, Jonathan P. Fryer).

65 Gastrointestinal Complications of Solid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation (Natasha Chandok, Kymberly D.S. Watt).

Part 10: Peritoneal and Other Abdominal Disease.

66 Peritonitis (Robert R. Cima).

67 Abdominal Hernia (Michael Cox).

Index.