Pancreatitis and Its Complications

About this book

Seventeen chapters by pancreatologists, endoscopists and surgeons, in two parts. The acute pancreatitis part covers epidemiology and pathophysiology, diagnosis and risk stratification, gallstone and other causes, treatment of mild and severe disease, prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis, necrosis and infection, and fluid collections and pseudocysts. The chronic pancreatitis part covers epidemiology, genetic and other risk factors, natural history, diagnosis, pain management, endoscopic and surgical treatment, exocrine insufficiency and complications. Intended for clinicians and for scientists wanting a clinical background, as part of the Clinical Gastroenterology series.