Handbook of gastroenterology
By: editor, Tadataka Yamada ; special editors, William L. Hasler, John M. Inadomi ; assistant special editors, Michelle A. Anderson, Robert S. Brown, Jr.
Contributors: Yamada, Tadataka.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 768
Subjects: Gastroenterology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Gastrointestinal system -- Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Gastrointestinal Diseases -- Handbooks
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Handbooks.
Description: Text based on the author's Textbook of Gastroenterology, 2nd ed., and the gastroenterology section of Kelley's Textbook of Internal Medicine, 3rd ed. Quickreference format. For gastroenterologists, internists, and residents.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Psychosocial factors in the care of patients with gastrointestinal disorders; title: Approach to the patient with dysphagia or odynophagia; title: Approach to the patient with chest pain; title: Approach to the patient with gross gastrointestinal bleeding; title: Approach to the patient with occult gastrointestinal hemorrhage; title: Approach to the patient with unexplained weight loss; title: Approach to the patient with nausea and vomiting; title: Approach to the patient with abdominal pain; title: Approach to the patient with acute abdomen; title: Approach to the patient with gas and bloating; title: Approach to the patient with ileus or obstruction; title: Approach to the patient with diarrhea; title: Approach to the patient with constipation; title: Approach to the patient with an abdominal mass; title: Approach to the patient with ileostomy or ileal pouch; title: Approach to the patient with jaundice; title: Approach to the patient with abnormal liver chemistry levels; title: Approach to the patient with ascites; title: Approach to gastrointestinal problems in the elderly; title: Approach to gastrointestinal and liver diseases in a female patient; title: Approach to the patient requiring nutritional support; title: Approach to the patient with alcohol or drug dependency; title: Advice to travelers; title: Nosocomial infections and risks to health care providers; title: Structural anomalies and miscellaneous disorders of the esophagus; title: Motor disorders of the esophagus; title: Reflux esophagitis and esophageal infections; title: Esophageal tumors; title: Structural disorders and miscellaneous disorders of the stomach; title: Disorders of gastric emptying; title: Acid-peptic disorders and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; title: Surgery for peptic ulcer disease and postgastrectomy syndromes; title: Functional dyspepsia; title: Gastritis, duodenitis, and associated ulcerative lesions; title: Tumors of the stomach; title: Structural anomalies and miscellaneous diseases of the small intestine; title: Dysmotility and bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine; title: Infections of the small intestine with bacterial and viral pathogens; title: Celiac disease; title: Disorders of epithelial transport in the small intestine; title: Short bowel syndrome; title: Tumors and other neoplastic diseases of the small intestine; title: Structural anomalies and diverticular disease of the colon; title: Irritable bowel syndrome and motor disorders of the colon; title: Bacterial infections of the colon; title: Inflammatory bowel disease; title: Miscellaneous inflammatory and structural disorders of the colon; title: Colonic polyps and polyposis syndromes; title: Malignant tumors of the colon; title: Anorectal diseases; title: Structural anomalies and hereditary diseases of the pancreas; title: Acute pancreatitis; title: Chronic pancreatitis; title: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma; title: Endocrine neoplasms of the pancreas; title: Structural anomalies, tumors, and diseases of the biliary tract; title: Biliary tract stones and postcholecystectomy syndrome; title: Abdominal cavity: structural anomalies, hernias, intra-abdominal abscesses, and fistulae; title: Diseases of the mesentery, peritoneum, and retroperitoneum; title: Cholestatic syndromes; title: Drug-induced hepatic injury; title: Viral hepatitis; title: Nonviral hepatitis; title: Autoimmune liver disease; title: Alcoholic liver disease; title: Cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and end-stage liver disease; title: Primary hepatic neoplasms; title: Gastrointestinal complications of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; title: Parasitic diseases: protozoa and helminths; title: Gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic diseases; title: Gastrointestinal manifestations of immunologic disorders; title: Skin lesions associated with gastrointestinal and liver diseases; title: Vascular lesions: ectasias, tumors, and malformations; title: Mesenteric vascular insufficiency; title: Radiation injury; title: Endoscopy; title: Imaging procedures.