Diseases of the Abdomen and Pelvis 2023-2026
Juerg Hodler • Rahel A. Kubik-Huch Justus E. Roos • Gustav K. von Schulthess Editors 2023 Diagnostic Imaging
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Giuseppe Maria Ettorre Editor 2023 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rising disease. The etiology of this tumor depends on its geographical distribution, and in most cases it is strictly related to diseased parenchyma, with fewer tumors growing on normal liver. As a young student, I remember when anti-viral therapies were being studied as a potential […]
Continue reading →Anal Incontinence
Ludovico Docimo • Luigi Brusciano Editors 2022 Clinical Management and Surgical Techniques Although benign, anal incontinence is a highly invalidating condition causing an important impairment to the patients’ quality of life. Its related social stigma concurs in the underestimation of its prevalence. Nowadays, a high number of patients still tend to avoid seeking medical care […]
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Editors: Virendra Singh, Akash Roy 2022
Continue reading →Atlas of Minimally Invasive Techniques in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
M. Asunción Acosta · Miguel A. Cuesta · Marcos Bruna Editors 2021 Since the first interventions of laparoscopic antireflux surgery in the early 1990 our interest has been the implementation of minimally invasive procedures in all Upper Gastrointestinal (Upper GI) pathology, benign and malignant. Surgeons continually strive to provide the best care possible for their […]
Continue reading →Russische Errungenschaften in der Physiologie der Verdauung
Dmitry A. Balalykin 2021 Vom späten 19. bis zum beginnenden 20. Jahrhundert Die Geschichte der Magenchirurgiebeinhaltet noch viele offene Fragen. Besonders unzureichend sind ihre Grundlagen, die Umstände ihrer Ausgliederung in eine selbständige klinische Fachrichtung sowie die Herausbildung ihrer Methoden untersucht. Von hoher Bedeutung ist zudem die Rekonstruktion der russischen Vorrangstellung auf diesem Gebiet, ebenso wie […]
Continue reading →Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy for Pancreatico-Biliary Diseases
Tetsuya Mine • Rikiya Fujita Editors 2019 Professor Rikiya Fujita asked me to write a book regarding the pancreatico-biliary system, and I accepted his offer, settling on the title Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy for Pancreatico-biliary Disease. The editors were Rikiya Fujita and me. We divided the entire book into nine parts. Part I is about ERCP […]
Continue reading →Essential Medical Disorders of the Stomach and Small Intestine
Editors: Brian E. Lacy, John K. DiBaise, Mark Pimentel, Alexander C. Ford 2019 Medical disorders of the stomach and small intestine are quite common in the general population. Community-based surveys consistently demonstrate that up to 20% of the Western population suffers from symptoms of dyspepsia, while 10% report symptoms of recurrent nausea and vomiting, and […]
Continue reading →Clinical Investigation of Portal Hypertension
Editor Katsutoshi Obara 2019 Portal Hypertension is a progressive complication due to chronic liver disease, and is responsible for the pathogenesis of most frequent and fatal complications of cirrhosis such as variceal bleeding, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy. Over the past two decades, research in the field of portal hypertension has progressed dramatically and has contributed […]
Continue reading →Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases
Editors: Hiromasa Ohira, Kiyoshi Migita 2019 The first edition of Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases includes state-of-the-art knowledge of the field of digestive and hepatobiliary complications of the most common rheumatic disorders. Rheumatic diseases are disorders of systemic connective tissue and are thought to be caused by autoimmunity. They present with a diverse […]
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