Gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery

This volume provides a concise overview of the most important and vital aspects of upper endoscopy.

This volume provides current protocols that can be used in various experimental settings involving bifidobacteria.

Crucial decisions concerning surgical treatment are often based on the results of various methods used for assessing colorectal function.

Dieses Buch befaßt sich ausschließlich mit dem Plattenepithelkarzinom der Speiseröhre, die Einzelartikel zahlreicher Autoren werden in 5 Abschnitten zusammengefaßt: Anatomie und Pathologie, Klinik und perioperative Maßnahmen, chirurgische Strategie und Therapiekonzept, spezielle Techniken - Komplikationen und palliative Therapieformen.

This comprehensive text provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), and presents a practical and readable evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of patients with this condition.

In 50 Landmark Papers every Acute Care Surgeon Should Know, editors Stephen Cohn and Peter Rhee have compiled a selection of the most influential recent contributions to the specialty of acute care surgery/emergency surgery.

Bile duct injuries (BDI) are considered the most serious surgical complication associated with cholecystectomy.

Small bowel obstruction is a common but difficult clinical problem in terms of appropriate diagnosis and timely management.

This book presents research outcomes, providing a big picture of rheumatic diseases as systemic conditions, and exploring the correlation between liver dysfunction and gastrointestinal lesions.

Drugs are often associated with adverse effects, and the digestive tract is the most frequent target.

Obesity is an epidemic - more than 40% of the United States population suffers from obesity and, as such, it has a high burden of weight-related conditions and diseases.

This clinical casebook provides a comprehensive yet concise state-of-the-art review of pancreatic disease.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of high resolution and high definition anorectal manometry (HRAM/HDAM), showing the possible benefits of a wider use of these techniques in clinical practice, as well as their limitations.

Alle chirurgisch relevanten Erkrankungen des Dünn- und Dickdarms und des Analbereichs sowie Hernien- und Milzchirurgie und weitere allgemeinchirurgische Themen sind systematisch mit Schwerpunkten auf dem diagnostischen Vorgehen, der Therapieplanung und -durchführung und dem perioperativen Management beschrieben.

Alle Aspekte der Chirurgie intestinaler Stomata sind in diesem Buch detailliert und praxisorientiert beschrieben.

We live in an era of personalized medicine and the knowledge about pathophysiology of diffuse gastric cancer has had many advances.

This text provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of Alagille syndrome.

Advanced Digestive Endoscopy: ERCP addresses some of the most complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for endoscopists.

In this book, leading international experts describe and discuss the various techniques available for the screening, diagnosis, management, and follow-up of digestive diseases, providing clinically useful, up-to-date reviews that draw upon their own experience and focus attention on the most recent advances in the field.

The past 20 years have seen a surge of research into colorectal cancer, which is a reflection of the need to improve our methods of treating patients suffering from this increasingly common form of cancer.

This fully updated second edition demonstrates the major impact that the gut microbiota has on human gastrointestinal health, with a special focus on children.

This guide focuses on the answers to patient questions that are frequently posed to providers who care for patients with GI motility disorders.

Chronic Abdominal Pain is a comprehensive resource focused on the management of chronic abdominal pain.

The explosion of new information on Helicobacter pylori-related disease, both in the basic sciences and in clinical medicine, has continued to progress at an unprecedented pace.

The book covers all aspects of endoscopic biopsies of the stomach inclusive of gastritis and gastropathies.

A specialist clinical monograph for thoracic and general surgeons who specialize in the treatment of esophageal cancer, supported by practical images and video.

The book covers all aspects of endoscopic biopsies of the stomach inclusive of gastritis and gastropathies.

This textbook on the digestive system was developed in collaboration with medical students to meet both students' and teachers' needs and objectives.

Biomechanics of the Gastrointestinal Tract is an up-to-date book for researchers on the study of the mechanical properties and the motor system of the gastrointestinal tract.

Edited by world-renowned bariatric surgeons, this comprehensive reference provides a clear overview of multidisciplinary approaches to bariatric surgery and clearly details the techniques and outcomes of commonly performed bariatric operations, potential complications associated with bariatric surgery, and practices in long-term follow-up and nutritional management.

There have been many advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, but it is still a feared disease with a lot of work left to be done.

A paradigm shift in contemporary practice favours the use of less intrusive approaches in abdominal surgeries over open methods.

The last decade or so has seen remarkable advances in our knowledge of cough.

This book offers a practical, evidence-based casebook on abdominal imaging.

A great single-source reference encompassing all aspects of colorectal surgery, Ambulatory Colorectal Surgery covers topics:patient evaluationanorectal anatomyanorectal ultrasoundbiofeedback techniquesfecal incontinence evaluation and managementwound managementstoma managementpain managementanal fissureanorectal abscessproctalgia fugax

This book describes the surgical bariatric procedures most frequently performed worldwide and examines their evolution in recent years both within Italy and internationally.

Bile acids occupy a central position in in the absorption, excretion and metab- olism of lipids within the body.

This book addresses the current understanding of the diagnosis and management of biliary disease across all ages, with emphasis on how the latest advances in clinical science may be integrated into current and future therapies.

Clinical Hepatology - Principles and Practice of Hepatobiliary Diseases provides clear and comprehensive coverage of the etiology, mechanisms of disease, diagnosis, and practical management of the entire spectrum of liver and biliary disorders.

Colorectal Surgery has continued to experience tremendous growth in both the community and academic settings over the past few years.

This book presents the latest insights into the role of nutrition and diet in the pathophysiology and clinical outcome of many digestive diseases, including gastrointestinal cancer, gastroesophageal reflux, gastroparesis, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, obesity, autism and other severe neurological diseases, and liver disease.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Anal and Rectal Diseases: A Concise Manual provides a succinct reference on the subject for clinicians, including primary care physicians, gastroenterologists, general surgeons, physician's assistants and nurse practitioners.

This book is designed as a guide for management of advanced clinical scenarios encountered by the contemporary pelvic floor surgeon.

In 22 Kapiteln fassen renommierte Autoren in diesem Buch den Wissensstand zur Chirurgie der Magenkarzinome und der Karzinome des gastroösophagealen Übergangs zusammen.