Surgical pathology of the gastrointestinal system
Subtitle: bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections
By: Laura W. Lamps
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781441908605; 9781441908612; 9781603274623
Subjects: Surgical Pathology; Diseases; Methods; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Gastrointestinal system; Pathology; Gastrointestinal Tract
Description: This book provides a unique diagnostic reference text for the pathologic diagnosis of infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. This text combines the superior illustrations of an atlas with carefully written prose to create a useful diagnostic companion. The text is divided into four sections covering bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections of the gastrointestinal tract. The descriptive sections of each chapter are organized into short paragraphs for easy reference and include the use of tables to compare and contrast organisms and summarize differential diagnoses. Each chapter is extensively illustrated, and contains prose discussions of diagnostic features, differential diagnoses, brief clinical descriptions, and ancillary tests that help confirm the diagnosis (i.e. immunohistochemistry, special histochemical stains, and molecular diagnostic techniques).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.