Contributors
Preface
SectionⅠ.General Approach to Gastrointestinal Diseases
1.Approach to the Patient with Gastrointestinal Disorders
2.Aids & the Gastrointestinal Tract
3.Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
4.Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
5.Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding
6.Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
7.Inflammatory Bowel Disease
8.Acute Diarrheal Diseases
9.Mesenteric Vascular Disease
10.Miscellaneous Diseases of the Peritoneum & Mesentery
11.Gastronitestinal Complications of Pregnancy
12.Nutritional Disorders & Their Treatment in Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract
13.Minimally Invasive Surgery for Gastrointestinal Diseases
14.Imaging Studies in Gastrointestinal & Liver Diseases
15.Endoscopic Management of Biliary & Pancreatic Diseases
Section Ⅱ.Esophageal Diseases
16.Gastroesophageal Reflux & Its Complications
17.Esophageal Motility Disorders & Noncardiac Chest Pain
18.Esophageal Tumors
19.Miscellaneous Disorders of the Esophagus
Section Ⅲ.Diseases of the Stomach & Small Intestine
20.Peptic Ulcer Disease
21.Dyspepsia & Nonulcer Dyspepsia
22.Motility Disorders of the Stomach & Small Intestine
23.Malabsorption Disorders
24.Tumors of the Stomach & Small Intestine
25.Miscellaneous Disorders of the Stomach & Small Intestine
Section Ⅳ.Diseases of the colon & Rectum
26.Malignant & Premalignant Lesions of the Colon
27.Diverticular Disease of the Colon
28.Anorectal Diseases
29.Miscellaneous Diseases of the Colon
Section Ⅴ.Diseases of the Pancreas
30.Acute Pancreatitis
31.Chronic Pancreatitis & Pancreatic Insufficiency
32.Tumors of the Pancreas
Section Ⅵ.Diseases of the Liver & Biliary System
33.Approach to the Patient with Suspected Liver Disease
34.Acute Liver Failure
35.Viral Hepatitis
36.Chronic Nonviral Hepatitis
37.Infections of the Liver
38.Liver & Biliary Disease in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
39.Alcoholic Liver Disease
40.Iron Overload Diseases
41.Copper Overload Diseases
42.Hepatric Porphyrias
43.Complications of Chronic Liver Disease
44.Drug-Induced Liver Disease
45.The Liver in Systemic Disease
46.Mass Lesions & Neoplasia of the Liver
47.Liver Disease in Pregnancy
48.Pediatric Liver Disease
49.Hepatic Complications of Marrow & Stem Cell Transplantation
50.Gallstones
51.Premary Disease of the Bile Ducts
52.Tumors of the Ampulla & Bile Ducts
53.Cystic Diseases of the Bile Duct & Liver
54.Liver Transplantation
Index