Practical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Small and Large Intestine and Pancreas

by Talley, Nicholas J.; Kane, Sunanda V.; Wallace, Michael B.

• ISBN13: 9781405182744
• ISBN10: 1405182741
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-11
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Editor-in-Chief:

Nicholas J. Talley, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Associate editors:

Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Miles and Shirley Fitterman Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA

Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA

Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface

Foreword

Pathobiology of the Intestine and Pancreas

Clinical Anatomy, Embryology and Congenital Anomalies

Physiology of Weight Regulation

Small Intestinal Hormones and Neurotransmitters

Mucosal Immunology of the Intestine

Motor and Sensory Function

Neoplasia

Colonoscopy, ERCP and Endoscopic Ultrasound

Technique of Colonoscopy

Advanced Endoscopic Techniques in the Colon

Complications of Colonoscopy

Pancreatography

Endoscopic Ultrasound

Other Investigations of the Intestine and Pancreas

Capsule Endoscopy

Enteroscopy

Other Investigations of the Intestine and Pancreas: Diagnostic Imaging

Motility Testing of the Intestine

Pancreatic Function Testing

Problem-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis

General Approach to Relevant History Taking and Physical Examination

Acute Abdominal Pain

Acute Diarrhea

Chronic Diarrhea

Loss of Appetite and Loss of Weight

Food Allergy and Intolerance

Abdominal Bloating and Visible Distention

Obesity and Presentations after Anti-obesity Surgery

Assessment of Nutritional Status

Hematochezia

Obscure GI Bleeding

Constipation

Perianal Disease

Fecal Incontinence

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Endoscopic Palliation of Cancer

Diseases of the Small Intestine

Crohn's Disease

Tumors of the Small Intestine

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

Celiac Sprue and Tropical Sprue

Whipple's Disease

Short Bowel Syndrome

Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy

Acute Mesenteric Ischemia (AMI) and Chronic Mesenteric Insufficiency

Small Intestinal Ulceration

Intestinal Obstruction and Pseudo-obstruction

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Ulcerative Colitis

Infectious Proctocolitis

Microscopic and Collagenous Colitis

Colonic Ischemia

Acute Diverticulitis

Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction

Colonic Polyps and Colon Cancer

Clostridium difficile Infection and Pseudomembranous Colitis

Anorectal Testing

Abdominal Abscesses and Gastrointestinal Fistula

Acute Appendicitis

Pregnancy and Luminal GI Disease

Consequences of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

Diseases of the Pancreas

Acute Pancreatitis and Peripancreatic Fluid Collections

Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Pseudocysts

Pancreatic Cancer and Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms

Palliation of Malignant Obstruction

Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Functional Constipation and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain

Functional Abdominal Bloating and Gas

Transplantation

Small Bowel Transplantation

Gastrointestinal Complications of Solid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation

Peritoneal and Other Abdominal Disease

Peritonitis

Abdominal Hernia

Index

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