Giulio Aniello Santoro • Giuseppe Di Falco 2006 Diagnosis with Endoanal and Endorectal Ultrasound and New Treatment Options Benign anorectal and perineal diseases occur very frequently and should be considered a social problem, constituting an important economic burden to health care resources. Fecal incontinence has a major impact on quality of life. The true prevalence of this devastating condition is […]
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Jovitas Skucas 2006 This book is an attempt to bridge the interface between referring clinicians and radiologists when faced with a patient suspected of having a complex or unusual abdominal condition. The emphasis is on the choice of imaging procedures, expected diagnostic yield, a discussion of pertinent imaging findings, and the possible differential diagnosis.
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G. Maconi · G. Bianchi Porro (Eds.) 2007 In recent decades technological advances, scientific innovations and improved skills of operators have made sonography of the gastrointestinal tract increasingly important in diagnostic work-up and medical decision-making for gastrointestinal disorders, both in acute and non-acute conditions. Thanks to its non-invasiveness, ready availability, repeatability and accuracy, ultrasonographic examination of the gastrointestinal tract is […]
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M. Kusano, S. Shioda (Eds.) 2007 This book examines many of the unresolved problems as well as future applications of regenerative medicine. In the first chapter, we focus on the digestive and integumentary system, dealing with hepatocyte transplantation, pancreatic regeneration, and skin and hair regeneration.
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Edited by M. Eric Gershwin John M. Vierling and Michael P. Manns 2007 Recognition of the importance of the liver to health by Babylonians in the 19th century BCE stands in stark contrast to the relative obscurity of the liver in the minds of most educated adults today. Medical appreciation of the vital nature of the liver’s diverse functions continues […]
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Carlo Ratto • Giovanni B.Doglietto 2007 Diagnosis and Treatment Fecal incontinence (FI) is a frequent, distressing condition that has a devastating impact on patients’ lives.However, patients are typically embarrassed and reluctant to acknowledge this disability, so they relinquish the possibility of being cured and remain socially isolated.
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Michael Korenkov Christoph-Thomas Germer Hauke Lang (Hrsg.) 2013 Jeder Chirurg scheint zu wissen, was eine „schwierige intraoperative Situation“ ist, jedoch gabes bisher hierzu keine Definition. Um auch in diesen Situationen eine systematische Entscheidungsfindung zu ermöglichen, schlugen wir die folgende Definition vor, um den Anfang zu machen und eine Diskussionsgrundlage zu schaffen, damit sich dieses Thema entwickeln kann: Jedes intraoperative Problem, das zu einem […]
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Christophe Faure • Carlo Di Lorenzo Nikhil Thapar Editors 2013 Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders in Children In the past 20 years, major advances have been achieved in the care of children with pediatric gastrointestinal motility and sensitivity disorders. This is a reflection of the progress that has been made understanding such conditions at the developmental and molecular […]
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Keith C. Meyer • Ganesh Raghu Editors 2013 Considerable advances have been made over the past decade in understanding the physiology and pathophysiology of swallowing and foregut function, and a considerable amount of knowledge has accumulated that links swallowing disorders or gastroesophageal reflux (GER) to a variety of upper and lower respiratory tract syndromes and […]
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Farmington, CT, USA Jane M. Grant-KelsGeorge Y. Wu • Nathan Selsky • Jane M. Grant-Kels Editors 2013 The idea for the atlas arose from a need made apparent by frequent questions from students and residents. It is not uncommon for diseases to present with abnormalities in more than one organ system. Depending on which organ […]
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