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A Doody's Core Title for 2015! Everything clinicians must know to diagnose and treat digestive tract and liver disorders in a streamlined, consistent presentation Great for board review! For more than 70 years, professors, students, and clinicians have trusted LANGE for high-quality, current, concise medical information in a convenient, affordable, portable format. Whether for coursework, clerkships, USMLE prep, specialty board review, or patient care, there's a LANGE book that guarantees success. Striking the perfect balance between comprehensiveness and ease of use, CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Endoscopy, 2e, is essential for gastroenterologists, general internists, family physicians, and surgeons.The second edition has been updated to reflect the latest advances in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy and the content is delivered in an easy-access, find-it-now presentation. High-yield coverage of the entire spectrum of gastroenterology and hepatology, from stomach and esophageal to pancreatic and liver disorders Essentials of Diagnosis bulleted lists deliver instant guidance on identifying both common and rare digestive disordersMore than 60 full-color radiographic and endoscopic images of GI disordersNumerous tables encapsulate important informationKey information from related fields, including GI surgery, and subspecialties such as liver transplantation, bariatric surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, and motility disorderUpdated to include the latest therapeutic considerations

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Author:   Norton Greenberger ,  Richard Blumberg ,  Robert Burakoff
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Medical
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.964kg
ISBN:  

9780071768481

ISBN 10:   0071768483
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   16 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780071837729
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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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 & Therapeutic Implications, Richard S. Blumberg & Scott Snapper 3. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Medical Considerations, Jonathan S. Levine & Robert Burakoff 4. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Surgical Considerations, Jennifer L. Irani, Anthony Ramsanahie, and Ronald Bleday 5. Acute Diarrheal Disorders, Jerry S. Trier 6. Mesenteric Vascular Disease, Elena M. Stoffel and Norton J. Greenberger 7. Gastrointestinal & Biliary Complications of Pregnancy, Sonia Friedman & Jaya R. Agrawal 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 Reflux Disease, John R. Saltzman and John M. Poneros 12. Barrett Esophagus, Kunal Jajoo & John R. Saltzman 13. Oropharyngeal & Esophageal Motility Disorders, 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, Walter W. Chan and Robert Burakoff 18. Disorders of Gastric & Small Bowel Motility, Walter W. Chan 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, Sapna Syngal & Fay Kastrinos 23. Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes, Elena M. Stoffel and Sapna Syngal 24. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Sonia Friedman SECTION VI: PANCREATIC DISEASES 25. Acute Pancreatitis, Bechien U. Wu, Darwin L. Conwell, & Peter A. Banks 26. Chronic Pancreatitis, Darwin L. Conwell, Bechien Wu, & Peter A. Banks 27. Autoimmune Pancreatitis, Norton J. Greenberger 28. Tumors of the Pancreas, Ashish Sharma SECTION VII: THERAPEUTIC ENDOSCOPY & DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES 29. Polypectomy, Junal Jajoo 30. Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, John R. Saltzman 31. Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Linda S. Lee and John R. Saltzman 32. Endoscopic Management of Acute Biliary & Pancreatic Conditions, Christopher C. Thompson 33. Wireless Capsule Endoscopy & Deep Small Bowel Enteroscopy, Anne C. Travis and John R. Saltzman 34. Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies, Christopher C. Thompson 35. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Linda S. Lee & 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, Sonal Kumar & Amir A. Qamar 39. Viral Hepatitis, Anna Rutherford & Jules L. Dienstag 40. Chronic Nonviral Hepatitis, Chinweike Ukomadu 41. Hereditary Hemochromatosis, Benjamin Smith & Norman D. Grace 42. Alcoholic Liver Disease, Timothy T. Kuo and Norman D. Grace 43. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, David E. Cohen & 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, Norman D. Grace & Melissa A. Minor 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

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Editor Norton J. Greenberger, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Senior Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA Associate Editors Richard S. Blumberg, MD Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Clinical Chief of Gastroenterology Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA

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