Advanced Therapy in Gastroenterology and Liver Disease

About this book

More than 140 short, treatment-focused chapters, mostly by Johns Hopkins and Duke authors, arranged from mouth to pancreas. After opening chapters on evidence-based practice, decision analysis, sedation and endoscope disinfection, it covers oesophageal disease, peptic ulcer and bleeding, functional and infectious bowel disorders, nutrition, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, anorectal problems, colorectal neoplasia, viral and metabolic liver disease, transplantation, gallstones and pancreatitis. Each chapter sets out a practical management plan with supplemental reading, for gastroenterologists and physicians wanting a quick therapeutic reference.