Practical gastroenterology and hepatology
Subtitle: Esophagus and stomach
By: editor-in-chief, Nicholas J. Talley ; editors, Keith D. Lindor, Hugo E. Vargas
Contributors: Wiley online library
Series: Practical gastroenterology and hepatology
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
ISBN-13: 9781444327311; 9781444327328
Subjects: Medicine; Esophagus; Stomach; Diseases
Other titles: Esophagus and stomach
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Matter; title: Pathobiology of the Esophagus and Stomach. Anatomy, Embryology, and Congenital Malformations of the Esophagus and Stomach / Lori A Orlando, Roy C Orlando; title: Esophageal and Gastric Motor Function / Kenneth R DeVault, Ernest P Bouras, Nicholas J Talley; title: Gastric Acid Secretion and Hormones / Geoffrey Spencer, David C Metz; title: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Preparation and Sedation / Benjamin E Levitzky, John J Vargo; title: Endoscopic Anatomy and Postsurgical Anatomy / Mark E Stark; title: Technique of Esophagogastroduodenoscopy / David Greenwald, Jonathan Cohen; title: Complications of Esophagogastroduodenoscopy / Herbert C Wolfsen; title: Advanced Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Techniques / Heiko Pohl, Stuart Gordon, Richard I Rothstein; title: Esophageal Dilation Technique / David A Johnson; title: Endoscopic Mucosal Resection / Hendrik Manner, Oliver Pech; title: Ablation of Upper Gastrointestinal Neoplasia / Virender K Sharma; title: Benefits and Delivery of Enteral Nutrition / Stephen A McClave; title: ^; title: Foreign Bodies in the Esophagus and Stomach / Gregory G Ginsberg; title: Endoluminal Surgery (NOTES) / C Daniel Smith; title: Other Diagnostic Modalities. Radiologic Approach to Diagnosis in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract / Stephen W Trenkner, James E Huprich; title: Esophageal Motility Testing / Jason R Roberts, Donald O Castell; title: Ambulatory Reflux Monitoring / Philip O Katz, Ellen Stein; title: Gastric Motility Testing / Jan Tack; title: Capsule Endoscopy for Esophageal Disease / Roberto de Franchis; title: Unsedated Endoscopy / Deepak Agrawal, Amitabh Chak; title: Problem-based Approach to Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis. General Approach to History Taking and Physical Exam of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract / Evan S Dellon, Eugene M Bozymski; title: Heartburn and Regurgitation / Joel E Richter; title: Chest Pain / Ronnie Fass, Guy D Eslick; title: Dysphagia / Dawn L Francis; title: Rumination / H Jae Kim; title: Halitosis / Ganesh R Veerappan, James H Lewis; title: Hiccups / Ganesh R Veerappan, James H Lewis; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Dyspepsia and Indigestion / Neelendu Dey, Kenneth McQuaid; title: Nausea and Vomiting / John K DiBaise; title: Hematemesis / Thomas OG Kovacs, Dennis M Jensen; title: Diseases of the Esophagus. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease / Kenneth R DeVault; title: Extraesophageal Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease / Christen Klochan, Michael F Vaezi; title: Barrett Esophagus / Yvonne Romero, Vikneswaran Namasivayam, Kee Wook Jung; title: Eosinophilic Esophagitis / Jeffrey A Alexander; title: Esophageal Motility Disorders / Kenneth R DeVault; title: Infections in the Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Patient / Colin Brown, C Mel Wilcox; title: Strictures, Rings, and Webs / Peter D Siersema; title: Medication-induced Esophageal Disease / Peter Bytzer; title: Radiation Injury / Matthew D Callister; title: Caustic Esophageal Injury / David A Katzka; title: Surgery for Benign Esophageal Disease / Roger P Tatum, Carlos A Pellegrini; title: Esophageal Cancer / Michael S Smith, Charles J Lightdale; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Diseases of the Stomach. Peptic Ulcer Disease / Vincent WS Wong, Francis KL Chan; title: Helicobacter pylori / Barry J Marshall, Helen M Windsor, Kazufumi Kimura; title: Gastritis / Massimo Rugge, David Y Graham; title: Gastroparesis / Henry P Parkman; title: Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Thomas J Savides; title: Gastric Adenocarcinomas / Kazuki Sumiyama, Hisao Tajiri; title: Other Gastric Tumors (Benign and Malignant) / Yasser M Bhat, Michael L Kochman; title: Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis / Joseph Y Chang, Nicholas J Talley; title: Hernias and Volvulus / Rebecca R Cannom, Rodney J Mason, Tom R DeMeester; title: Surgery for Peptic Ulcer Disease / Henry Lin, Daniel B Jones; title: Esophageal and Gastric Involvement in Systemic and Cutaneous Diseases / John M Wo; title: Functional Disease. Functional Esophageal Disorders / Sami R Achem, Kenneth R DeVault; title: Functional Gastroduodenal Disorders / Gerald Holtmann; title: Index.; title: ^^