A Colour Handbook of Gastroenterology
H. J. F. Hodgson, DM, FRCP
Professor of Medicine and Head of Gastroenterology Section, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
Ralph A. Boulton, MBBS (Hons), PhD, MRCP, Consultant Physician, North Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
Sanjeev Gupta, MD,
Associate Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.
Claire Cousins, BMS (Hons), BMBS, MRCP (UK), FRCR, Consultant Vascular Radiologist, Addenbrooke's Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK.
A convenient and user-friendly handbook of clinical gastroenterology providing systematic yet concise coverage of the diseases and disorders of the digestive tract. The wide experience of the authors' background in both clinical gastroenterology and imaging is reflected in the informative text which is illustrated with colour photos, imaging and diagrams of the highest quality.
The book will appeal to those preparing for higher qualifications in gastroenterology and general medicine, and to physicians and medical students who want a handy general reference source to problems of the digestive system.
Contents
Gastroenterological Problems
Major presenting complaints, Physical examination
Mouth and Pharynx
Oral Problems, Oral Cancer, Oral Keratoses and Leukoplakia, Bullous Lesions
Oesophagus
Anatomy, Investigating Achalasia, Columnar-lined Oesophagus, Carcinoma of the Oesophagus, Oesophageal Varices, Infections, Webs and Rings, Diverticulae and Pouches, Hiatus Hernia, Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease and Oesophagitis
Stomach
Anatomy, Investigation, Gastritis, Helicobacter Pylori, Gastric Cancer and Lymphoma, Complications of Gastric Surgery, Disorders of Gastric Motility, Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia, Gastric Polyps and Benign Gastric Tumours
Duodenum
Peptic Ulcers, Chronic Duodental Ulceration
Jejunum and Ileum
Investigations of Diarrhoe and Malabsorbtion, Coeliac Disease, Tropical Sprue, Whipples Disease Short Gut Syndrome, Protein-losing Enteropathy, Radiation Enteritis, Bacterial Overgrowth, Immunodeficiency States, Crohn's Disease, Ileostomies, Lymphoma of Small Intestine & Tumours, Anatomy, Intestinal Obstruction, Infections of Small Intestine, Vascular Disease of Small Intestine
Pancreas
Acute & Chronic Pancreatitis, Inherited Pancreatic Disorders. Inherited Pancreatic Disorders, Cancer of the Exocrine/Endocrine Pancreas
Biliary Conditions
Extrahepatic Biliary Disease, Choledochal Cysts, Gallbladder Cancer, Primary Schlerosing Cholangitis, Cholangiohepatitis, Cholangiocarcinoma
Colonic Disease
Colonic Polyps, Polyposis Syndromes, Colon Carcinoma, Ulcerative Colitis, Proctitis, Collagenous Colitis/Lymphocytic Colitis, Radiation, Infectious Colitis, Proctocolitis, Drug and Chemical Colitis, Cathartic Colon, Parasitic Infestations of Colon, Parasitic Infestations, Schistosomiasis, Chagas' Disease, Enterobius vermicularis, Hirschsprung's Disease and Congenital Megacolon, Diverticular Disease, Solitary Rectal Ulcer, Vascular Disorders, Haemorrhoids
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Upper GI Bleeding, Small Intestinal Bleeding, Lower Bleeding
Miscellaneous Conditions
Constipation, Miscellaneous, Ascites, Acute Peritonitis
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