Gastroenterology category: 849 books
Pediatric Neurogastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders in Children
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Neurogastroenterology is devoted to "study the interface of all aspects of the digestive system with the different branches of the nervous system". Over the past 15 years advances in this field has greatly improved our understanding in primary functional and motility disorders in children....
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Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
The SAGES Manual of Hernia Repair will serve as a state-of-the-art resource for hernia surgeons and residents alike who are interested in the rapidly evolving area of abdominal wall hernia repair. This manual captures and summarizes the current trends in the field, as well as describing the new ideas,...
Colorectal Cancer
Textbook for General Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The "Europe against Cancer" programme has, from its inception, emphasised the key role which general practitioners must play in the actions necessary to achieve its aim of reducing the incidence and the mortality from cancer in the European Community. General practitioners, because of their...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
This volume provides a comprehensive summary of the field, with expert recommendations on prediction and management. It details the recent consensus guidelines (2012) updating the definition of pancreatitis and its complications. The text thoughtfully summarizes the current prediction models for...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
This text is designed to present a comprehensive and state-of the-art approach to the current and future status of POEM. Sections address preliminary issues faced by surgeons and gastroenterologists who are interested in implementing this procedure into their treatment armamentarium. These areas include...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2010
Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology represents a comprehensive reference text accessible to the surgeon embarking on an academic career. Key themes emphasize and summarize the text. Four key elements are covered, i.e. Surgical Research, Research Methodology, Practical Problems and Solutions...
by Wendy Green
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2016
In this easy-to-follow book, Wendy Green explains how food intolerances, gut infections, bacterial imbalance, stress and hormones contribute to IBS, and offers practical advice and a holistic approach to help you deal with the symptoms. From simple dietary and lifestyle changes to DIY complementary...
Gastrointestinal Motility
The Integration of Physiological Mechanisms
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The basis of this book is a ten-lecture course on the control of gastrointesti nal motility given each year to the final year undergraduate students in Physiology at Sheffield University. A naive thought led me to believe that the conversion of my lecture notes into the present book would be a relatively...
Acing the IBD Questions on the GI Board Exam
The Ultimate Crunch-Time Resource
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
The world of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) knowledge is vast. Within that world is a sub-set of knowledge that is especially important for everyday clinical care. And a sub-set of that is testable for the Board exam. The testable material includes time-honored, locked-in-stone, mostly uncontroversial...
by Peter R McNally, DO, MSRF
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
Stay up to date on today's most common GI and liver disorders and their management with GI/Liver Secrets Plus. This enhanced medical reference book is an excellent resource for understanding the physiology and therapy in hepatic and digestive disease. Whether preparing for an exam or quickly checking...
Molecular Genetics of Colorectal Neoplasia
A Primer for the Clinician
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Molecular Genetics of Colorectal Neoplasia A Primer for the Clinician provides the latest information on the genetics of colorectal cancer within a context of basic genetics, describing the subject in understandable language and making it clinically relevant. In this way, clinicians can become familiar...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
Liver disease has been identified as a leading cause of death in HIV-infected patients since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 1996. The HIV treatment community has been caught largely unaware of this emerging dilemma. Many HIV care providers are ill-equipped to understand...
CT of the Retroperitoneum
From Conventional to Multi-energy Imaging
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the continuously evolving field of dual-energy CT (DECT). An introductory section presents information on the physical and technical background of DECT and considers nonspecific and specific software advantages. Clinical applications of...
Campylobacter pylori
Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Campylobacter pylori, Kronberg, June 12–13th, 1987
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Campy/o/meler pylori was described for the first time in 1983. Up to now more than 100 papers have been published dealing with its microbiological properties and its clinical implications. The lime has come to survey the field, to evaluate the hith erto accumulated information, and 10 discuss the...