This 4th edition of Yamada's Handbook of Gastroenterology provides a portable, well-illustrated, rapid access handbook for gastroenterologists of all levels, perfect for quick and easy use while on the wards. Divided into 2 parts -- part 1 being symptom-focused and part 2 disease-focused, it gives 100% clinical assessment and practical management advice for the entire range of GI symptoms, complaints and conditions that patients present with. Every symptom you're likely to encounter is covered, every condition assessed.
This 4th edition of Yamada's Handbook of Gastroenterology provides a portable, well-illustrated, rapid access handbook for gastroenterologists of all levels, perfect for quick and easy use while on the wards.
Divided into 2 parts -- part 1 being symptom-focused and part 2 disease-focused, it gives 100% clinical assessment and practical management advice for the entire range of GI symptoms, complaints and conditions that patients present with. Every symptom you're likely to encounter is covered, every condition assessed.
JOHN M. INADOMI, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA RENUKA BHATTACHARYA, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA JOO HA HWANG, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA CYNTHIA KO, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Color Plates List vii
Preface ix
List of Abbreviations xi
Part 1 Approach to Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms or Signs
1 The Patient with Dysphagia or Odynophagia 3
2 The Patient with Heartburn or Chest Pain 13
3 The Patient with Gastrointestinal Bleeding 23
4 The Patient with Unexplained Weight Loss 37
5 The Patient with Nausea and Vomiting 47
6 The Patient with Abdominal Pain 57
7 The Patient with Gas and Bloating 69
8 The Patient with Ileus or Obstruction 79
9 The Patient with Constipation 89
10 The Patient with Diarrhea 99
11 The Patient with an Abdominal Mass 115
12 The Patient with Jaundice or Abnormal Liver Biochemical Tests 125
13 The Patient with Ascites 143
14 The Patient Requiring Nutritional Support 157
15 The Patient Requiring Endoscopic Procedures 171
Part 2 Specific Gastrointestinal Diseases
16 Motor Disorders of the Esophagus 187
17 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis 197
18 Esophageal Neoplasia 207
19 Disorders of Gastric Emptying 217
20 Acid Peptic Disorders 229
21 Functional Dyspepsia 239
22 Gastric Neoplasia 245
23 Celiac Disease 255
24 Short Bowel Syndrome 265
25 Small Intestinal Neoplasia 273
26 Diverticular Disease of the Colon 281
27 Irritable Bowel Syndrome 289
28 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 299
29 Colonic Neoplasia 317
30 Anorectal Diseases 327
31 Pancreatitis 335
32 Pancreatic Neoplasia 349
33 Biliary Tract Stones and Cysts 359
34 Viral Hepatitis 369
35 Genetic and Metabolic Diseases of the Liver 383
36 Cholestatic Liver Diseases 391
37 Alcoholic Liver Disease 401
38 Autoimmune Hepatitis 407
39 Complications of Cirrhosis 413
40 Primary Hepatic Neoplasms 423
41 Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract 431
42 Gastrointestinal Vascular Lesions 447
43 Medical, Surgical, and Endoscopic Treatment of Obesity 457
