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Gastrointestinal diseases and disorders : sourcebook / James Chambers, editorial director.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chambers, James.
- Series:
- Health reference series.
- Health Reference
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gastrointestinal system--Diseases--Popular works.
- Gastrointestinal system.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 850 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 5th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Omnigraphics, an imprint of Infobase, [2022]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Provides consumer health information about the various gastrointestinal diseases and disorders, their symptoms, causes, diagnosis, surgical procedures, and treatments. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
- Contents:
- Pt. 1. Introduction to the digestive system
- Pt. 2. Diagnostic and surgical procedures used for gastrointestinal disorders
- Pt. 3. Disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract
- Pt. 4. Disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract
- Pt. 5. Disorders of the digestive system's solid organs : the pancreas and liver
- Pt. 6. Cancers of the gastrointestinal tract
- Pt. 7. Food intolerances and infectious disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
- Pt. 8. Additional help and information.
- Notes:
- "Provides basic consumer health information about the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract disorders, including the esophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, liver, and pancreas, with facts about gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastritis, appendicitis, ulcers, celiac disease, diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome, hemorrhoids, gallstones, and other diseases and disorders related to the digestive system along with information about cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, food intolerances, and commonly used diagnostic and surgical procedures; a glossary of related terms; and a directory of information about gastrointestinal conditions."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Chambers, James Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook, Fifth Edition
- ISBN:
- 9781803161952
- 1803161957
- 9780780820036
- 0780820037
- OCLC:
- 1342595971
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