Abraham H. Dachman Editor 2005 It is my pleasure to present the “fundamentals” version of Atlas of Virtual Colonoscopy, which was first published in 2003 in two parts. The first, which is reprinted here, consists of nine expertly authored chapters that serve as an educational module and reference for a rapid review of critical areas of study.
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John W. L. Fielding and Michael T. Hallissey 2005 Surgical practice and training are undergoing a worldwide revolution, with increased super-specialisation, at the expense of the generalist, giving rise to much heated debate. The pathway towards specialisation has been accompanied by an increase in interdisciplinary care, with the development of the multidisciplinary team approach. This has included expansion of […]
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Edited by CHRIS E. FORSMARK 2005 Diseases of the pancreas have been extremely difficult to study. Until relatively recently, the pancreas was viewed by surgeons as an organ to be avoided, given its deep retroperitoneal location and the sometimes severe consequences of manipulation.
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K. Okita (Ed.) 2005 Fatty liver disease including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) involves the accumulation of triglycerides in hepatocytes with necrosis, inflammation, and often fibrosis with progression to cirrhosis. The two-hit model summarizes the important early metabolic events leading to hepatocellular necrosis in NASH.
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Steven D.Wexner (Ed) Andrew P. Zbar Mario Pescatori 2005 Investigation and Management The recent profusion of colorectal and anal surgical techniques and investigative procedures has made it comparatively difficult for both the general surgeon with a colorectal interest and the specialist coloproctologist to keep up with the body of new literature and the regular appearance of new surgical procedures.
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By JOHN M. DUGGAN ANNE E. DUGGAN 2006 In offering this book to what we hope will be interested readers, we have several aspirations. We have aspired to present to students and clinicians a rather narrow view of epidemiology concentrating on the causal factors and setting of the more usual gastroenterological problems and giving greater […]
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L. M. Portnoy 2006 A new Outlook This book deals with problems which are sufficiently important to become the subject of studies. Cancer of the stomach remains one of the most pressing medical problems. Meanwhile, scientific and practical interest in this problem has markedly diminished during recent years.
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Carin L. Cunningham Gerard A. Banez 2006 Biopsychosocial Assessment and Treatment As a postdoctoral fellow in pediatric psychology at a large tertiary medical center, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, in Cleveland, Ohio, I was assigned to the pediatric gastroenterology clinic for a rotation. My responsibilities included direct patient care with pediatric and adolescent patients, consultation with pediatric gastroentrologists, and the […]
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Stephen K. Tyring (Ed.) 2006 Mucosal immunity plays a very prominent role in protection against viruses and other infectious agents in the gastrointestinal tract, in the eyes, in the anogenital mucosa and in the respiratory tract. Because the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the largest and most complex of these systems, the greatest attention in this text has been given to […]
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L.Van Hoe · D.Vanbeckevoort K.Mermuys · W.Van Steenbergen 2006 Atlas with Cross-Sectional Imaging Correlation When we started preparing the first edition of this book in 1998, MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) was a newly developed technique successful only on high-end MRI machines equipped with strong gradients. Now, in 2005, most MRI units are capable of providing high quality images of the upper abdomen, and […]
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