Title	Pancreatic Disease [electronic resource] : Towards the Year 2000 / edited by C. D. Johnson, C. W. Imrie
Imprint	London : Springer London, 1999
Edition	Second Edition
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0801-6
Descript	XVIII, 468 p. online resource

Pancreatic Disease: Towards the Year 2000 provides a clear picture of the current research activity in pancreatic disease and its related basic science. Experts currently contributing to advances in understanding and treatment have provided concise and clear reviews of their subject. Each contribution summarises the relevant literature and describes recent advances whilst highlighting those areas where current research will impinge on clinical practice in the next few years. The reader will find in this book all the latest material related to pancreatic disease, cancer, acute and chronic pancreatitis and a number of other topics including transplantation and the relationship between endocrine and exocrine disease and cystic fibrosis. The book will supplement existing texts and will be of value to practising specialists who deal with pancreatic disease as well as specialist trainees in surgery and medical gastroenterology

Section 1: Acute Pancreatitis -- 1 Intracellular Calcium in the Pathogenesis of Acute Pancreatitis -- 2 Monocytes and Mediators in Acute Pancreatitis -- 3 Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Severe Acute Necrotising Pancreatitis -- 4 Prediction of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis -- 5 Prophylactic Antibiotics and Selective Digestive Decontamination in Severe Acute Pancreatitis -- 6 Platelet-Activating Factor and Results of PAF Antagonist Therapy -- 7 Incidence, Mortality Rate and Underdiagnosis f Acute Pancreatitis -- 8 The Role of Magnetic Resonance in Acute Pancreatitis -- 9 Surgical Treatment of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis -- 10 Surgical Treatment of Infected Necrosis -- 11 The Management Costs of the Most Severe Acute Pancreatitis -- 12 Enteral Nutrition in Acute Pancreatitis -- 13 The Burden of Acute Pancreatitis -- Section 2: Transplantation -- 14 Pancreas Transplantation -- 15 Islet Transplantation -- Section 3: Chronic Pancreatitis -- 16 Growth Factors and Cytokines in Chronic Pancreatitis -- 17 Endoscopic Therapy of Chronic Pancreatitis -- 18 Endoscopic Treatment in Chronic Pancreatitis -- 19 Enzyme Therapy in Chronic Pancreatitis -- 20 Surgery in Chronic Pancreatitis -- 21 Pain Relief in Chronic Pancreatitis -- 22 The Lithostathine/PAP Family -- Section 4: Endocrine?โ{128}{148}Exocrine Interactions -- 23 Diabetes Mellitus and Exocrine Pancreatic Disease -- 24 The Role of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP) in the Diabetes and Anorexia of Pancreatic Cancer -- 25 Endocrine Tumours of the Pancreas -- Section 5: Pancreatic Cancer -- Laboratory Studies -- 26 Molecular Basis of Pancreatic Cancer: Strategies for Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy -- 27 Metalloproteinases and Stromal Biology in Cancer -- 28 Pancreatic Cancer: Growth Factors and Growth Factor Receptors -- 29 n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer Cachexia -- 30 Anticancer Effects of Essential Fatty Acids -- Clinical Studies -- 31 Imaging in Pancreatic Cancer: Spiral Computed Tomography (CT), CT Arterial Portography (CTAP) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- 32 Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Ultrasound in the Staging of Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer -- 33 The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Assessment of Pancreatic Tumours -- 34 Is Histological Diagnosis Essential Before Resection of Suspected Pancreatic Carcinoma? -- 35 Pancreatic Resection for Pancreatic Cancer: Outcome in Specialist Units -- 36 Resection in Cancer: Lymph Node Dissection -- 37 Results of Radical Lymphadenectomy in Pancreatic Carcinoma -- 38 Multimodal Therapies for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma -- 39 Adjuvant Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer -- 40 Quality of Life Assessment in Pancreatic Cancer