Molecular Genetics of Liver Neoplasia, 1st ed. 2011

Molecular Genetics of Liver Neoplasia, 1st ed. 2011

Molecular Genetics of Liver Neoplasia, 2011

Xin Wei Wang, Joe W. Grisham, and Snorri S. Thorgeirsson

ISBN-10: 1441960813

ISBN-13: 978-1441960818

Springer

Primary liver cancer is the third most deadly and fifth most common cancer worldwide (~500,000 deaths annually), with a sharp increase of incidence in the United States in recent years. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC) are the major types of primary liver cancer. Risk factors include gender, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), cirrhosis, metabolism diseases, diabetes, obesity, toxins, excess alcohol consumption and smoking. Liver cancer arises most frequently in inflammatory livers with extensive oxidative stress due to viral hepatitis which causes over 80% of HCC cases worldwide. Currently, survival remains dismal for most HCC and CC patients, largely due to the tumor’s aggressiveness at the time of diagnosis and the lack of effective therapy.

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Diarrhea: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances, 1st ed. 2011

Diarrhea: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances

(Clinical Gastroenterology)

Stefano Guandalini and Haleh Vaziri

ISBN-10: 1607611821

ISBN-13: 978-1607611820

Humana Press

This volume provides in a conveniently accessible package a comprehensive collection of accurate and timely information on the management of patients with diarrhea, both in pediatric age and in the adult. As medical knowledge has recently expanded in this area, this volume is full of new practical, clinically useful material for the busy clinician. Illustrations are emphasized to permit rapid acquisition of practical information that is not readily available in the major texts. Each chapter is concise, concentrating on "clinical pearls," and new advances in diagnostic and therapeutic technology. Each chapter discusses the relative costs of diagnostic and therapeutic options to permit financial considerations to be taken into account in the decision making process. Additional unique features include, summaries of key points, recommendations, and indications for requesting GI subspecialty consultation. Providing a comprehensive but practical overview of the issues surrounding the diarrheal diseases, this volume will prove of great value and utility to gastroenterologists, surgeons, internists, primary care physicians.

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Chronic Liver Failure: Mechanisms and Management, 1st ed. 2011

Chronic Liver Failure: Mechanisms and Management, 1st ed. 2011

Chronic Liver Failure: Mechanisms and Management

(Clinical Gastroenterology)

Pere Ginès, Patrick S Kamath, and Vicente Arroyo

ISBN-10: 1607618656

ISBN-13: 978-1607618652

Humana Press

Chronic liver failure is a frequent condition in clinical practice that encompasses all manifestations of patients with end-stage liver diseases. Chronic liver failure is a multiorgan syndrome that affects the liver, kidneys, brain, heart, lungs, adrenal glands, and vascular, coagulation, and immune systems. Chronic Liver Failure: Mechanisms and Management covers for the first time all aspects of chronic liver failure in a single book, from pathogenesis to current management. Each chapter is written by a worldwide known expert in their area and all provide the latest state-of-the-art knowledge. This volume is specifically designed to provide answers to clinical questions to all doctors dealing with patients with liver diseases, not only clinical gastroenterologists and hepatologists, but also to internists, nephrologists, intensive care physicians, and transplant surgeons.

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Atlas of Virtual Colonoscopy, 2nd ed. 2011

Atlas of Virtual Colonoscopy

Abraham H. Dachman and Andrea Laghi

ISBN-10: 1441958517

ISBN-13: 978-1441958518

Springer

Atlas of Virtual Colonoscopy thoroughly revises and updates Abraham Dachman’s bestselling first edition. Joined in this edition by co-editor Andrea Laghi, Dr. Dachman has expanded the focus of the text to cover fundamental topics of this rapidly evolving technology, including the history of virtual colonoscopy, a review of clinical trial data from throughout the world, and a presentation of clinical background information. Also included are chapters covering patient preparation and tagging, performing and reporting virtual colonoscopy, viewing methods, MR colonography, and computer aided detection. The second part of the text presents an atlas of high-resolution images with detailed explanations of teaching points, covering normal anatomy; sessile, pedunculated, diminutive and flat lesions; masses; stool and diverticula; and common pitfalls. Atlas of Virtual Colonoscopy is a valuable resource for all radiologists and gastroenterologists interested in learning the fundamentals of this exciting technique.

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Surgical Management of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders, 2nd ed. 2011

Surgical Management of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders, 2nd ed. 2011   

Surgical Management of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders

(Oncologysurgery)

Graeme J Poston, Michael D'Angelica and Rene ADAM

ISBN-10: 1841846937

ISBN-13: 978-1841846934

Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) surgery is now firmly established within the repertoire of modern general surgery. This new edition has been completely rewritten by world-leading surgeons to reflect the considerable advances made in the surgical management of HPB disorders since the highly successful first edition. Surgical Management of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders, Second Edition, comprehensively covers the full spectrum of common HPB diseases and associated surgical techniques to assist not only the general surgeon in regular practice, but also surgical trainees and those in related specialties of oncology, radiology, gastroenterology, and anesthesia.

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