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.
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Contributors. Preface. Foreword. Part 1: Pathobiology of the Intestine and Pancreas. 1 Clinical Anatomy, Embryology and Congenital Anomalies ( Advitya Malhotra, Joseph H. Sellin ). 2 Physiology of Weight Regulation ( Louis Chaptini, Christopher Deitch, Steven Peikin ). 3 Small Intestinal Hormones and Neurotransmitters ( Nithin Karanth, James C. Reynolds ). 4 Mucosal Immunology of the Intestine ( Steven J. Esses, Lloyd Mayer ). 5 Motor and Sensory Function ( Eamonn M.M. Quigley ). 6 Neoplasia ( John M. Carethers ). Part 2: Colonoscopy, ERCP and Endoscopic Ultrasound. 7 Technique of Colonoscopy ( Anna M. Buchner, Michael B.Wallace ). 8 Advanced Endoscopic Techniques in the Colon ( Douglas K. Rex ). 9 Complications of Colonoscopy ( Ana Ignjatovic, Brian Saunders ). 10 Pancreatography (Including Pancreatic Sphincterotomy and Difficult Cannulation) ( Nalini M. Guda, Martin L. Freeman ). 11 Endoscopic Ultrasound ( David J. Owens, Thomas J. Savides ). Part 3: Other Investigations of the Intestine and Pancreas. 12 Capsule Endoscopy ( Blair Lewis ). 13 Enteroscopy ( G. Anton Decker, Jonathan A. Leighton ). 14 Other Investigations of the Intestine and Pancreas: Diagnostic Imaging ( Saravanan Krishnamoorthy, Bobby Kalb, Sonali Sakaria, Shanthi V. Sitaraman, Diego R. Martin ). 15 Motility Testing of the Intestine ( Eamonn M.M. Quigley ). 16 Pancreatic Function Testing ( John G. Lieb II, Chris E. Forsmark ). Part 4: Problem-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis. 17 General Approach to Relevant History Taking and Physical Examination ( Sheryl A. Serbowicz, Suzanne Rose ). 18 Acute Abdominal Pain ( Robert M. Penner, Sumit R. Majumdar ). 19 Acute Diarrhea ( John R. Cangemi ). 20 Chronic Diarrhea ( Lawrence R. Schiller ). 21 Loss of Appetite and Loss of Weight ( Ronald L. Stone, Kanwar Rupinder S. Gill, James S. Scolapio ). 22 Food Allergy and Intolerance ( Sheila E. Crowe ). 23 Abdominal Bloating and Visible Distention ( Laura Hwang, Mark Pimental ). 24 Obesity and Presentations after Anti-obesity Surgery ( Patrick Gatmaitan, Stacy A. Brethauer, Philip R. Schauer ). 25 Assessment of Nutritional Status ( English F. Barbour, Mark DeLegge ). 26 Hematochezia ( Lisa L. Strate ). 27 Obscure GI Bleeding ( Lisa L. Strate ). 28 Constipation ( Erica N. Roberson, Arnold Wald ). 29 Perianal Disease ( David A. Schwartz, Brad E. Maltz ). 30 Fecal Incontinence ( Adil E. Bharucha, Karthik Ravi ). 31 Colorectal Cancer Screening ( Katherine S. Garman, Dawn Provenzale ). 32 Endoscopic Palliation of Cancer ( Todd H. Baron ). Part 5: Diseases of the Small Intestine. 33 Crohn's Disease ( Faten N. Aberra, Gary R. Lichtenstein ). 34 Tumors of the Small Intestine ( Nadir Arber, Menachem Moshkowitz ). 35 Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth ( Monthira Maneerattanaporn, William D. Chey ). 36 Celiac Sprue and Tropical Sprue ( Alberto Rubio-Tapia, Joseph A. Murray ). 37 Whipple's Disease ( George T. Fantry ). 38 Short Bowel Syndrome ( David M. Shapiro, Alan L. Buchman ). 39 Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy ( Lauren K. Schwartz, Carol E. Semrad ). 40 Acute Mesenteric Ischemia (AMI) and Chronic Mesenteric Insufficiency ( Timothy T. Nostrant ). 41 Small Intestinal Ulceration ( Reza Y. Akhtar, Blair S. Lewis ). 42 Intestinal Obstruction and Pseudo-obstruction ( Charlene Prather ). Part 6: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 43 Ulcerative Colitis ( Timothy L. Zisman, Stephen B. Hanauer ). 44 Infectious Proctocolitis ( Disaya Chavalitdhamrong, Gary C. Chen, Rome Jutabha ). 45 Microscopic and Collagenous Colitis ( Darrell S. Pardi ). 46 Colonic Ischemia ( Timothy T. Nostrant ). 47 Acute Diverticulitis ( Chee-Chee H. Stucky, Tonia M. Young-Fadok ). 48 Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction ( Michael D. Saunders ). 49 Colonic Polyps and Colon Cancer ( John B. Kisiel, Paul J. Limburg ). 50 Clostridium difficile Infection and Pseudomembranous Colitis ( Alan C. Moss, J. Thomas LaMont ). 51 Anorectal Testing ( Karthik Ravi, Adil E. Bharucha ). 52 Abdominal Abscesses and Gastrointestinal Fistula ( Faten N. Aberra, Gary R. Lichtenstein ). 53 Acute Appendicitis ( Patricia Sylla, Richard Hodin ). 54 Pregnancy and Luminal GI Disease ( Nielsen Q. Fernandez-Becker, Jacqueline L. Wolf ). 55 Consequences of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection ( Vera Luther, P. Samuel Pegram ). Part 7: Diseases of the Pancreas. 56 Acute Pancreatitis and Peripancreatic Fluid Collections ( Peter A. Banks, Koenraad J. Mortele ). 57 Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Pseudocysts ( Nison Badalov, Scott Tenner ). 58 Pancreatic Cancer and Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms ( Field F. Willingham, William R. Brugge ). 59 Palliation of Malignant Obstruction ( Yan Zhong, Nib Soehendra ). Part 8: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. 60 Irritable Bowel Syndrome ( Elizabeth J. Videlock, Lin Chang ). 61 Functional Constipation and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ( Ernest P. Bouras ). 62 Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain ( Samantha A. Scanlon, Madhusudan Grover, Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, Douglas A. Drossman ). 63 Functional Abdominal Bloating and Gas ( Fernando Azpiroz ). Part 9: Transplantation. 64 Small Bowel Transplantation ( Juan P. Rocca, Jonathan P. Fryer ). 65 Gastrointestinal Complications of Solid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation ( Natasha Chandok, Kymberly D.S. Watt ). Part 10: Peritoneal and Other Abdominal Disease. 66 Peritonitis ( Robert R. Cima ). 67 Abdominal Hernia ( Michael Cox ). Index.
