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Gastrointestinal Oncology: Evidence and Analysis

CRC Press, 2007

This reference discusses best practices for the management of patients with cancers of the esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, and pancreas. Focusing on a wide variety of GI carcinomas by organ and tumor type, this source provides expert coverage of diagnostic, staging, and treatment procedures by seasoned oncologists and radiologists, and...

Hepatology: Diagnosis and Clinical Management

John Wiley & Sons, 2012

This book will be an affordable, highly practical handbook on hepatology, aimed at residents/trainees in gastroenterology, GI nurses, and recently qualified consultants to use as a quick reference when managing patients presenting with possible or overt liver disease.

It will be of particular use for those GI...

Atlas of Liver Pathology (Atlas of Anatomic Pathology)

Springer, 2013

The liver is a complex organ due to its unique microscopic structure, intricate metabolic functions and susceptibility to a wide variety of insults, manifesting in countless histological patterns. Atlas of Liver Pathology considers both changes seen in medical liver biopsies as well as lesional biopsies when the specimen...

Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food

Greenwood Press, 2006

Eating junk food and fast food is a great all-American passion. American kids and grownups love their candy bars, Big Macs and supersized fries, Doritos, Twinkies, and Good Humor ice cream bars. The disastrous health effects from the enormous appetite for these processed fat- and sugar-loaded foods are well publicized now. This was particularly...

Nutrition Support for Infants and Children at Risk: 59th Nestlé Nutrition Workshop, Pediatric Program, Berlin, April 2006 (Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop Series, Vol. 59)

Karger, 2007

Adequate nutrition is especially important during infancy and childhood, where even short periods of malnutrition have long-lasting effects on growth, development and health in adult life. There are several high-risk scenarios for the development of malnutrition, which are the focus of the current publication: Atopic diseases,...

Signaling Pathways in Liver Diseases

Springer, 2005

This book serves as a source of information to facilitate the reading of the literature and the planning of trials.

Supplies in one place all the information on this active and complex research topic and may stimulate more research that can lead to more exchanges between the laboratory, the clinical ward and the operating room.

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Glissonean Pedicle Transection Method for Hepatic Resection

Springer, 2007

This book presents a concept of hepatic segmentation with respect to the Glissonean pedicle tree. It also outlines surgical procedures for segmentectomy and cone-unit resection. Detailed illustrations depict every important action a surgeon must consider while performing these operations.

Professor Takasaki’s technique for liver...

Abdominal, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics, 1e (The Clinics: Radiology)

Saunders, 2008

Ultrasound plays an important role in imaging the abdomen. It can provide quick, life-saving information to the physician. Reviewed in this issue are topics such as imaging of abdominal pain in children, acute abdomen in adults, the aorta, biliary and pancreas, and mesentery. The liver is covered with separate articles on transplants,...

Organ Transplants: Making the Most of Your Gift of Life (Patient Centered Guides)

Patient Centered Guides, 2000

Over 64,000 people in the US are living in limbo, awaiting an organ transplant.The good news about organ transplants is that they are becoming fairly routine surgical procedures. The even better news is that they do work miracles. People who have been in ill health for years often describe a feeling of being reborn after a...

Atlas of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery

Springer, 2007

This atlas covers in detail the technical aspects of all important procedures of the upper abdomen (esophagus, duodenum, stomach, liver, biliary system, pancreas, portal hypertension and spleen) including general, oncologic and transplantation surgery. Each procedure is associated with a short comment regarding indications of the various...

Hepatitis, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics, 1e (The Clinics: Internal Medicine)

Saunders, 2006

Several viruses are capable of causing hepatic inflammation. These include the Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, mumps, rubella, rubeola and varicella-zoster viruses, yellow fever virus, Coxsackie viruses, and adenoviruses. In most cases, infection or inflammation of the liver is part of a systemic...

Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (Diseases of the Kidney (Schrier))

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006

The thoroughly updated Eighth Edition of this classic three-volume work provides the most comprehensive, current, and authoritative information on diseases of the kidney and urinary tract. This clinically oriented reference focuses on diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases, disorders, and complications and incorporates the...

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