This highly successful text is written for the undergraduate and graduate student of gastrointestinal and liver disease, and for the practicing clinician providing digestive health care to patients. The disciplines of gastroenterology and hepatology, like all of medicine, are continuously evolving. This text provides a comprehensive and current review of these disciplines, and will serve as an invaluable resource for students and practitioners alike.
Table of Contents
PrefaceChapter 1 - Symptoms & Signs
Chapter 2 - Nutrition
Chapter 3- Research
Chapter 4 - The Esophagus
Chapter 5 - The Stomach
Chapter 6 - The Small Intestine
Chapter 7 - Ischemic Disease
Chapter 8 - HIV Infection
Chapter 9 - IBD
Chapter 10 - The Colon
Chapter 11 - The Pancreas
Chapter 12 - The Biliary System
Chapter 13 - The Liver
Chapter 14 - In the Child
Chapter 15 - DNA
List of Contributors
Index