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Chronic Pancreatitis : From Basic Research to Clinical Treatment / edited by Zhao-Shen Li, Zhuan Liao, Jian-Min Chen, Claude Férec.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine.
- Gastroenterology.
- Medicine & Public Health.
- Local Subjects:
- Medicine & Public Health.
- Gastroenterology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XIV, 207 pages 61 illustrations, 24 illustrations in color.)
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This book is a concise guide to the clinical diagnosis and management of chronic pancreatitis, presenting the latest research into the disease. It focuses on pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, diagnosis, endoscopic and surgical treatment, and prognosis. It also offers comprehensive descriptions of 4 diagnostic methods and discusses the contemporary management of chronic pancreatitis, including conservative, ESWL, interventional and surgical treatments. The final chapter includes 6 typical case presentations, which taken together provide a standard description of this condition.
- Contents:
- The history of chronic pancreatitis research
- Definition and classification of chronic pancreatitis
- The epidemiology of chronic pancreatitis
- The etiology of chronic pancreatitis
- The histopathology of chronic pancreatitis
- The pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis
- The genetics of chronic pancreatitis
- Interventional/endoscopic management
- Surgical treatment
- Special types of chronic pancreatitis
- Chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer
- The future developments of chronic pancreatitis research
- Case presentations.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 9789811045158
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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