Gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery

The development and improvement of new technologies have made pancreatic disease more accessible to diagnosis in the last decade.

Die Erkrankungen des Kolons und Anorektums haben in der Allgemeinchirurgie und der Gastroenterologie einen so großen Stellenwert gewonnen, daß bereits die kolorektale Chirurgie inzwischen als Spezialgebiet anerkannt wird und viele Krankenhäuser eine eigene Abteilung eingerichtet haben.

Cell surface receptors are multifunctional proteins with binding sites towards the external environment and effector sites which mediate intracellular events.

The following papers were presented at an international symposium on the mechanisms and treatment of nausea and vomiting in man held in Oxford in 1984.

It is a great pleasure for me to introduce and to recommend this much needed text on double contrast examination of the colon.

This book has its roots in a monograph on cancer of the esophagus and gastric cardia edited by us in 1965 and published in Chinese on- ly.

The aim of this symposium was to provide a framework for fruitful discussion on intestinal transport, not only for advanced scientists but also for younger people starting in this field of research.

This book of diagnostic exercises cannot be used to good advantage without a good grasp of elementary sonoanatomy and the most common pathologic l images .

More than a century ago, Cripps successfully employed the direct and complete division of the anal sphincters as a means of approaching the lower rectum and anal canal, and reported on a series of 36 patients who had been treated in that fashion.

Hepatology has come of age in the last decades.

Nonsurgical Biliary Drainage is a survey of the currentstatus of the endoscopic and percutaneous transhepaticapproaches.

Howard C.

In der letzten Auflage des Handbuchs der inneren Medizin aus dem Jahre 1953 wurden im Rahmen der Abhandlung der Verdauungskrankheiten dem Dünn- und Dickdarm von NORBERT HENNING und W.

It was our aim to place at the disposal of radiologists within a short time an atlas of high-quality, valuable pictures of abdominal CT without We felt that, the image degradation inherent to slower scanning apparatus.

The first portion of this work is devoted to a consideration of the practical aspects of the proctoscopic examination and thus presents the indications for performing a proctologic evaluation, the information that may be obtained from the patient's medical history, an example of a preprinted data form for use in the recording of the physician's findings, the preparation and positioning of the patient, and the preliminary examination of the anus including the digital rectal examination.

It is my pleasure to introduce you to this new Atlas by Professor DEMLING and his colleagues on the very timely subjects colonoscopy, duodenoscopy and endoscopic cannu- lation of the bile and pancreatic ducts.

The secretion of bioactive products by tumors of the gastroenteropancreatic system results in the development of watery diarrhea that can lead to death in a very short period if not brought under control.

Biliary tract complications are still the major cause of morbidity following orthotopic liver transplantation.

For the new English edition, this highly popular book has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the enormous progress seen recently in the field of ultrasonography.

The second edition of this book is devoted entirely to the exocrine pancreatic tumours.

Der hier vorliegende Band 2 der zweiten Auflage der Pathologie, der der ersten Hälfte des zweiten Bandes der ersten Auflage entspricht, enthält alle Kapitel zu den Verdauungsorganen.

Surgical Diseases of the Spleen written and edited by internationally renowned scientists will be a masterpiece for any institution.

During the years that have intervened since the third volume of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Monographs on Pathology of Laboratory Animals, Digestive System, was published, new information of interest to pathologists has developed at a rather remarkable pace.

This book, edited by Prof.

Die bildgebende Diagnostik der Dünndarmerkrankungen ist in einem Wandel begriffen.

Few fields have witnessed such impressive advances as the application of computer technology to radiology.

The pathology of the pancreas, which was a "e;hidden"e; retroperitoneal organ for many years, can now be marvelously depicted by the modern sectional imaging techniques.

This superbly illustrated and well referenced book presents the latest advances in imaging of the alimentary tube.

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

This book, written by leading experts from throughout the world, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the role of diagnostic and interventional radiology in respect of liver malignancies.

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.