Overview

This is the state-of–the-art book on inflammatory bowel disease you have been waiting for Written and edited by international experts in gastroenterology this up-to-date volume provides a complete review of the basic science behind inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as well as evidence-based clinical guidance on diagnosis, treatment and long-term management of IBD. In 50 chapters the authors cover the latest and most promising treatment modalities and the science behind them. There are chapters which cover the advances in the medical and surgical treatment of conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as chapters focusing on nutrition, imaging and complementary medicine. This is an invaluable information resource for all those in the medical team treating patients with IBD. Whether you are a gastroenterologist, gastrointestinal surgeon or GI nurse specialist this book deserves a place in your library.

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9781405157254

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Reviews

The quality of the text is excellent ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease serves as a superb resource for students, trainees, and practitioners interested in the basic research underpinnings as well as the current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. (Gastroenterology, 2011) However this is a comprehensive text book with up to date data and information embracing the gamut of inflammatory bowel disease with much of interest for the family practitioner and specialist dealing daily with this wide spectrum of disease. The infectious origin chapter gives extensive cover to the cause, diagnosis and management of diarrhoea which can plague returning world travellers and be a difficult diagnostic problem for gps. and those working in the travel health field. It will prove a useful library resource for professionals looking for state of the art advice on diagnosis and management relating to these conditions. (British Travel Health Association, July 2010)

However this is a comprehensive text book with up to date data and information embracing the gamut of inflammatory bowel disease with much of interest for the family practitioner and specialist dealing daily with this wide spectrum of disease. The infectious origin chapter gives extensive cover to the cause, diagnosis and management of diarrhoea which can plague returning world travellers and be a difficult diagnostic problem for gps. and those working in the travel health field. It will prove a useful library resource for professionals looking for state of the art advice on diagnosis and management relating to these conditions. (British Travel Health Association, July 2010)

Author Information

Stephan R. Targan, MD Director, Cedars-Sinai Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute, and Division of Gastroenterology, Los Angeles, CA, USA Fergus Shanahan, MD Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine and Director, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, National University of Ireland; Professor, Department of Medicine, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland Loren C. Karp Researcher/Specialist, Cedars-Sinai Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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