Gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery

Radiology of the Pancreas discusses the diagnostic role of the various imaging modalities currently available for the assessment of pancreatic anatomy and disease.

Portal hypertension is a relatively common condition, the complications of which are frequently life threatening.

Gastrointestinal lymphomas have attracted increasing interest over the past few years and are a topic characterized by intensive and ongoing activity.

I would like to express my great appreciation to the editors of this volume, Prof.

The advent of spiral CT has brought about a major breakthrough in abdominal imaging.

Die neu überarbeitete und erweiterte Röntgenfibel dient dem angehenden Radiologen als Einführung und Hilfestellung in den verschiedenen Disziplinen seines Fachgebiets.

I have not embarked on the foreword to this scientific monograph by Armando and Gior- gio ROSSI in the expectation that it will be an easy task, because these two authors are the last remaining members of a family that has left its mark in the field of radiology in our country: therefore, the writer's enthusiasm and detachment could be jeopardized by mem- ories of his own teachers and elders and the respect he still feels towards them.

Colorectal cancer is one of the most frequent human tumors.

Whereas during the past decade endoscopy has become established as the leading means of diagnosis and management of diseases affecting the esophagus, starnach and large bowel, radiology has retained its pre-eminence for the clinical study and evaluation of the small bowel.

This volume provides a thorough and informative account of the use of diagnostic and interventional radiology in liver transplantation.

TONY AMERY In 1897, the Swiss surgeon Carl Schlatter carried must use this knowledge and experience to select out the first successful total gastrectomy for gas- the reconstruction procedure which will leave the tric cancer.

"e;Updates in Colo-Proctology"e; covers the proceedings of the Anglo-Swiss Colo-Proctology Meeting held in St Moritz in 1990.

Der Kongreßband enthält eine hervorragende und umfassende Darstellung der auf dem DEUTSCHEN CHIRURGENKONGRESS 1989 in München abgehandelten Themen.

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 Recent Results in Cancer Research volume contains the majority of the invited expert contributions from the First St.

The prevention of colorectal cancer is a subject of increasing medical importance, and there have been a number of promising recent developments.

As the population ages, clinicians are facing an increasing number of elderly patients with colorectal cancer.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common condition in children.

Radiology has seen dramatic technological advances in recent years.

Cancer of the digestive system, which includes the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas and gall bladder, represents a major cause of cancer mor- bidity and mortality worldwide.

While MRI has proved itself to be an excellent diagnostic noninvasive modality for imaging of the brain, medulla, and musculoskeletal system due to its high intrinsic con- trast resolution and tissue characterisation potential based on the judicious application of specific sequences, this has not been the case in the abdomen and pelvis.

The increasing prevalence of obesity in many countries means that it should now be considered a pandemic.

In this book a team of leading experts come together to provide a comprehensive overview of modern imaging of the abdomen and pelvis, with detailed sections on both gastrointestinal and genitourinary imaging.

Gastrointestinal Oncology is an evidence-based, practical reference intended to assist in the diagnosis and management of patients with gastrointestinal malignancies.

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.

Inflammation in gastrointestinal mucosa can remodel the topography of the overlying epithelium.

Basic research discusses the implication of pancreatic stress protein in acute pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer and their possible role as therapeutic targets.

Signaling Pathways in Liver Diseases, 2nd edition focuses on signaling pathways which are particularly important in liver diseases.

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.

CT of the Acute Abdomen provides a comprehensive account of the use of CT in patients with acute abdomen.

This book is an ideal introduction to the use of radiology in imaging diseases of the liver, gallbladder and biliary system, pancreas, spleen, and gastrointestinal tract.

This volume, which explains why, when, and how abdominal MRI should be used, focuses in particular on the most recent developments in the field.

MRI has become an important tool in the management of patients with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, such as rectal cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases.

Rapid progress in the technique and practice of virtual colonoscopy as well as the conti- ing clinical high interest for this radiodiagnostic procedure made this second edition, only 3 years after the publication of the ?

Incorporating and balancing advancing subspecialization is a significant challenge of modern surgery.

This second edition of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Techniques and Tips represents a comprehensive description of the current laparoscopic techniques.

In this book every urologic procedure is described in a step by step sequence of events and the text is supplemented with innumerous Tips, colored illustrations and high definition photographs depicting the main steps of the procedures.

"e;International Practices in Pancreatic Surgery"e; describes in great detail general and specific technical aspects of the standard resection procedures of the pancreas.

Developments in telesurgery are progressing at great speed.

Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology represents a comprehensive reference text accessible to the surgeon embarking on an academic career.

This volume builds on the success of the first edition of Imaging Pelvic Floor Disorders and is aimed at those practitioners with an interest in the imaging, diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction.

Although pancreatic cancer is one of the most serious forms of cancers, the outlook for patients could be improved.

EMM: Coloproctology presents the state-of-the-art in coloproctology.

"e;Pediatric Surgery, Diagnosis and Management"e; features contributions by leading experts in pediatric surgery and pediatric urology who have unique experience in their respective fields.

Sonography of the gastrointestinal tract in fetuses, neonates and children entails no known biological risk, permits serial scanning and can provide information unobtainable with any other imaging modality.

In March 1973, a short paper was published in Nature, entitled Image formation by induced local int- action; examples employing nuclear magnetic resonance.