The clinician's guide to inflammatory bowel disease / [edited by] Gary R. Lichtenstein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lichtenstein, Gary R., 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inflammatory bowel diseases--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Inflammatory bowel diseases.

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

382 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Inflammatory bowel disease

Place of Publication:

Thorofare, N.J. : Slack, [2003]

Summary:

The Clinician's Guide to Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a user-friendly quick reference manual on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

Inside this state-of-the-art guide, you will find line drawings and photos, tables, algorithms, and bulleted text with key facts. Some topics that are covered inside this essential learning tool are Epidemiology, Disease Modifiers, Extraintestinal Manifestations, Nutrition, Pregnancy and Fertility, Surgical and Medical Therapy, as well as Considerations for the Pediatric and Adolescent Patient. An internationally respected group of physicians, who specialize in IBD, have also contributed to The Clinician's Guide to Inflammatory Bowel Disease, making it an essential reference for those that practice in the field.

Contents:

Epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease / Brian Feagan and Richmond Sy

Imaging in inflammatory bowel disease / Enrico Souto and Norman E. Marcon

Clinical features, course, and laboratory findings in ulcerative colitis / Peter Legnani and Asher Kornbluth

Clinical features, course, and laboratory findings in Crohn's disease / Brian Brauer and Joshua R. Korzenik

Postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease / Mohammed Al Haddad and Jean-Paul Achkar

Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease / David G. Forcione and Lawrence S. Friedman

Cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's and ulcerative colitis) / Brett A. Lashner

Complications of the ileoanal pouch-anal anastomosis / Thomas Lee and Alan L. Buchman

Nutritional support in inflammatory bowel disease / Alan L. Buchman and James S. Scolapio

Pregnancy and fertility with inflammatory bowel disease / Jeffry A. Katz

Indications for surgery in inflammatory bowel disease / David Black and Alain Bitton

Surgical therapy for inflammatory bowel disease / Lisa Poritz and Walter Koltun

Medical therapy for Crohn's disease / Radhika Srinivasan, Chinyu Su, and Gary Lichtenstein

Medical therapy for ulcerative colitis / Radhika Srivinasan, Chinyu Su, and Gary Lichtenstein

Disease modifiers in inflammatory bowel disease / Jaime Oviedo and Francis A. Farraye

Evaluation of the patient suspected of having inflammatory bowel

disease / L. Arturo Batres and Robert N. Baldassano

Special considerations for pediatric and adolescent patients with inflammatory bowel disease / L. Arturo Batres and Robert N. Baldassano

Medical approach to the patient with inflammatory bowel disease / Peter D. Han and Russell D. Cohen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1556425546

OCLC:

50685298