Gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery

A century ago the Italian pathologist Bizzozero described the relationships between spiral bacteria and the mammalian gastro- intestinal tract.

The "e;Europe against Cancer"e; programme has, from its inception, emphasised the key role which general practitioners must play in the actions necessary to achieve its aim of reducing the incidence and the mortality from cancer in the European Community.

This volume is a compendium of the lectures, presentations, and workshops of the International Congress entitled "e;Facing the Pancreatic Dilemma"e; and of the 17th Meeting of the Italian Association for the Study of the Pancreas, held in Verona on 16 -19 June 1993.

Die hier zusammengefaßten Ergebnisse einer interdisziplinären Fachtagung vermitteln den aktuellen Wissensstand bei ausgewählten Darmerkrankungen.

Die vorliegende Pankreatitisfibel richtet sich an den in Praxis oder Klinik praktisch tätigen Arzt.

Major advances have been made in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of atherosclerosis, the disease that still affects more than 50 percent of the population in the highly industrialized countries.

The book presents articles of the International Symposium "e;Magen und Magenkrankheiten"e; held in Munster (18th and 19th September 1992).

Die Dysphagie als interdisziplinäres Problem hat bisher aufgrund der fachimmanenten Überschneidungen keine systematische Aufarbeitung erfahren.

Klinik und Therapie akuter und chronischer Darmerkrankungen.

Mit deutschen und englischen Beiträgen

Since the discovery of the pancreatic secretagogue secretin by W.

Since the beginnings of diagnostic ultrasound in the 1950s, each decade has seen significant advances in this technology.

In the rapidly evolving field of Helicobacter infection newdata on pathogenetic and pathophysiological mechanism haveappeared.

This book deals with all aspects of surgery of the pancreas.

Introducing this monograph by expressing our heartfeIt thanks to all those who have contributed to its success may seem no more than a rhetorical exercise.

Continuing progress has been made since the first edition of Artificial Liver Support was published.

For the first time four crucial aspects of gastrointestinalendoscopy are combined in a single text.

Studies on the colon not only serve medical interest or clinical purposes, but are also a highly interesting subject of comparative physiology, from which we can learn much about the basic principles in physiology.

Band 3 der Reihe Ökosystem Darm befaßt sich mit den Abwehrmechanismen im Magen-Darm-Trakt.

Based on the results of the latest congress of the EuropeanAssociation for the Study of the Liver (EASL), this volumemakes excellent reading since it explores in detail therole of free radical reactions in liver diseases.

The last few years have witnessed major developments in molecular biology which have had a significant impact on biomedical knowledge.

Die rasche Entwicklung der Erkenntnisse über peptische Magen-Darm-Erkrankungen macht für den gastroenterologisch interessierten Arzt eine stetige Weiterbildung erforderlich.

Pioneering work on hepatitis B virus and hepatitis delta virus, and the discovery of hepatitis B-like virus in animals during the 1970's has been followed, over the past ten years, by an explosion of interest in how these viruses replicate, maintain chronic infections, and cause liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma.

In about 5% of all organ (kidney, liver) transplant recipients, malignancies occur as a late complication of the massive immunosuppression.

A new presentation of physiological regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic applications is given in this book.

A book that compiles symposia papers from the "e;International Journal of Colorectal Disease"e; on issues that are highly controversial and hotly debated.

Ökosystem Darm II setzt den interdisziplinären Dialog fort, der mit dem vor einem Jahr erschienenen Band "Ökosystem Darm: Morphologie, Mikrobiologie, Immunologie - Klinik und Therapie akuter und chronischer entzündlicher Darmerkrankungen" begonnen wurde.

Eine signifikante Verbesserung der Heilungs- und Überlebensraten war in den letzten Jahren bei metastasierten gastrointestinalen Tumoren nicht zu beobachten.

This book reviews the special role of pancreatic enzymes in normal digestion and gives practical advice for pancreatic enzyme treatment in pancreatic disorders.

This book describes the techniques of percutuneous access to the gallbladder for the treatment of gallstones.

Gastroenterology is one of the branches of medicine that can profit most from modem technology, whether this involves the advances in diagnostic instrumentation, in data and image processing and management, or in computer applications like expert systems.

Da die Diagnostik und Therapie allergischer Krankheiten des Magen-Darm-Traktes in den letzten 30 Jahren weitgehend in Vergessenheit geraten ist, besteht in Klinik und Praxis eine Informationslücke.