Title | Modern Concepts in Gastroenterology [electronic resource] / edited by Alan B. R. Thomson, L. R. DaCosta, William C. Watson |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 1986 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1789-0 |
Descript | 392 p. online resource |
1. A Physiological Basis for the Rational Therapy of Peptic Ulcer -- 2. Peptic Ulcer Disease: Is There a Need to Be Selective or Superselective? -- 3. Disordered Gastrointestinal Motility Syndromes: Is the Gastrointestinal Tract Inflamed or Irritable? -- 4. Medical Dissolution of Gallstones: When Is Cholecystectomy Indicated? -- 5. Interventional Endoscopy: Sclerotherapy, Sphincterotomy, and Laser Coagulation -- 6. Diarrhea and Malabsorption Syndromes -- 7. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Distinction between Crohnโs Disease and Ulcerative Colitis -- 8. Nutritional Support for the Gastroenterology Patient: Total Parenteral Nutrition, Enteral Feeding, or โHome Cookingโ? -- 9. Travelerโs Diarrhea: โDoctor, What Should I Take before I Leave Home?โ -- 10. Sexually Transmitted Gastrointestinal Infections: An Update -- 11. Medical Treatment of Variceal Bleeding -- 12. Premalignancy of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Strategies for the Early Detection of Gastrointestinal Malignancy -- 13. Recent Advances in Gastrointestinal Radiology -- 14. Gastrointestinal Disorders of the Elderly: A General Approach, Examples, and Caveats -- 15. Hepatitis and Immunization -- 16. Iatrogenic Aspects of Gastroenterological Practice -- 17. The Development of Current Surgical Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- 18. Food Allergy and Adverse Reactions -- 19. The Pathogenesis of Infectious Diarrhea -- 20. Dilemmas and Decisions in Digestive Disease