Gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery

This text offers an up-to-date, evidence-based overview of a challenging disease, which affects one in ten women and is often compounded by delayed diagnosis and significant impact on quality of life.

This volume provides an overview of the current evidence-based medical and surgical practice in emergency conditions in colorectal cancer patients.

Vaccines have historically been considered to be the most cost-effective method for preventing communicable diseases.

This book provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art overview on the established knowledge in the field of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as well as a current insight into new algorithms involving new diagnostic tools and new endoscopic and surgical techniques.

This volume contains the papers presented in the International Summer Course on "e;Cirrhosis, Hyperammonemia and Hepatic Encephalopathy,"e; which was one of the prestigious Summer Course, of the Complutense University of Madrid held in EI Escorial, Spain, during August 10-14, 1992.

by Dr.

Clinical Imaging of the Small Intestine offers a complete review of small bowel radiology and its applications.

A physician with a broad consultative practice, Dr.

Landmark Papers in General Surgery will give surgeons, surgical trainees and other healthcare professionals an expert appraisal of key papers, and fast access to the evidence base behind current clinical practice in General Surgery.

The liver is an exceptionally complex and diverse organ that functions both as an exocrine and an endocrine gland.

Since the publication of the first edition, there have been advances in both the diagnosis and the management of many of the cholestatic liver diseases.

Emergent general surgical diseases are the most frequent causes of in-hospital deaths and are the most costly diseases to treat.

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Gastric cancer is one of the most common and potentially lethal gastrointestinal malignancy, but it is now at the forefront of modern oncology due to new discoveries.

This book highlights the work of pioneers in this field, in order to inspire their peers, healthcare leaders and an interested audience.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the clinical management of hereditary colorectal cancer.

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.

Surgical oncology is now a recognized specialty in the US and several European countries, and cancer surgery takes up a significant part of any general surgeon's workload.

The majority of the obese population still does not take advantage of the available surgical possibilities.

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of frailty and sarcopenia in the cirrhotic patient.

Quality measures and outcomes are receiving greater attention by the lay and medical communities.

Leading experts in the fields of gastroenterology, surgery, and radiology comprehensively review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and treatment of acute bleeding disorders of the GI tract.

Surgical Treatment of Haemorrhoids is a high level text covering both recent advances and traditional treatments in this field.

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most common bariatric procedure performed worldwide, more than 55% of bariatric procedures are sleeve gastrectomies.

Colorectal Surgery meets the needs of surgeons in higher training and practising consultants for a contemporary and evidence-based account of this sub-specialty that is relevant to their general surgical practice.

The Royal College of Surgeons' of England two-day "e;definitive surgical trauma skills course"e; is run by the authors.

Gastrointestinal motility has evolved from an esoteric laboratory tool into a sophisti- cated diagnostic technique that is now widely used clinically to guide in management of complex gastrointestinal problems.

This unique reference in laparoscopic colorectal surgery starts by looking at the establishment of the Lapco training programme in the UK.

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.

Although dyspepsia has been investigated for a long period of time, there is no international agreement on what constitutes this condition nor any standardized guidelines.

This text provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH).

This new edition is a comprehensive yet concise text that combines current treatment protocols and practical pharmacological information for GI Disease.

This book is a compilation of endoscopic images of the upper gastrointestinal tract.

Hepatitis viruses research started more than fifty years ago.

The aim of Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease is to provide comprehensive information regarding adipose tissue, its physiological functions and its role in disease.

This book is a compilation of endoscopic images of the upper gastrointestinal tract.

This book presents up-to-date, practically oriented information on major topics in chronic hepatitis C.

This book focuses on the management of children with fecal incontinence and constipation.

The first book to cover the groundbreaking development and clinical applications of Magnetic Resonance Elastography, this book is essential for all practitioners interested in this revolutionary diagnostic modality.

To date, diet programs and medical therapies for the treatment of obesity have had limited success.

Bariatric surgery has led to improved health outcomes including significant weight loss and reduction in co-morbidities among patients with obesity.

In the past 15 years much evidence has accumulated which indicates the paramount importance of sensory nerves in reg- ulating functions of the gastrointestinal tract.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Bench to Bedside is a detailed and comprehensive story of the local and systemic pathophysiology of intestinal inflammation including management strategies.

Because of the increasing burden of hepatitis C and fatty liver disease, there is an explosion in the prevalence of chronic liver failure and hence its complications.

The meeting that provided the material for this book was the 58th Symposium of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) entitled MOLECULAR PATHOGENESIS OF GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTIONS which was held in Helsingor, Denmark from 2nd to 4th September, 1990.

Venous thrombo-embolism, venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are common complications in postoperative patients.

As aging trends in the United States and Europe in particular are strongly suggestive of increasingly older society, it would be prudent for health care providers to better prepare for such changes.

This volume is a complete manual of operative techniques for battling a severe liver injury.

This book presents a multispecialty and multidisciplinary approach on Amyloidosis and Fabry disease.