edited by Alan B.R. Thomson, L.R. DaCosta, William C. Watson.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston, MA
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer US
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1987
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(392 pages).
SERIES
Series Title
Topics in gastroenterology.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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 Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis --;8. Nutritional Support for the Gastroenterology Patient: Total Parenteral Nutrition, Enteral Feeding, or 'Home Cooking'? --;9. Traveler's Diarrhea: 'Doctor, What Should I Take before I Leave Home?' --;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.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
A fine team of state-of-the-art researcher/clinicians who know their fields, have contributed to the advancement of knowledge, and are in a position to judge what is truly important have here pooled their thoughts in a series of chapters on the cutting edges of gastroenterology.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Family medicine.
Internal medicine.
Medicine.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
RC801
Book number
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E358
1987
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
edited by Alan B.R. Thomson, L.R. DaCosta, William C. Watson.