Gastrointestinal Bleeding : A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management / edited by Aurora D. Pryor, Theodore N. Pappas, M. Stanley Branch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pryor, Aurora D., Editor.

Pappas, Theodore N., 1955- Editor.

Branch, Malcolm Stanley, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gastroenterology.

Endoscopic surgery.

Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Local Subjects:

Gastroenterology.

Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 224 p. 72 illus., 51 illus. in color.)

Edition:

2nd ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Summary:

The latest edition of this text provides a practical reference for physicians and other health care providers caring for patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. Similar to the previous edition, this volume addresses common problems associated with gastrointestinal bleeding and discusses in a logical and step-wise fashion appropriate options for patient care. The text is structured based on the location of bleeding, with common, rare and unknown sources being addressed. It also includes updated and new chapters focusing on the newest advances in imaging and interventional modalities in the care of patients with GI bleeding, as well as highly practical presentations of typical patients seen in clinical practice. Written by world renowned experts in gastrointestinal diseases, Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition is a valuable resource in the management of gastrointestinal bleeding both for those currently in trainingand for those already in clinical practice. .

Contents:

Stabilization of Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Urgent Workup for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Management of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding

Management of Dieulafoy’s Lesions

Management of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease

Management of Unusual Sources of Upper GI Bleeding

Mallory–Weiss Syndrome

Diagnosis and Management of Bleeding Small Bowel Tumors

Management of Bleeding from the Bile Duct

Management of Bleeding from the Pancreas

Urgent Workup of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Bleeding Hemorrhoids

Management of Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Bleeding Colitis

Colonic Arteriovenous Malformations

Bleeding Colorectal Tumors

Evaluation of the Guaiac Positive Patient

Endoscopic Techniques for Evaluating Small Bowel Blood Loss: Video Capsule and Device-Assisted Enteroscopy

Provocative Angiography

The Unstable Patient with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Surgical and Non-surgical Management. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

9783319406466

3319406469