| Topic: |
Digestive Diseases (DD) |
| Title: |
Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Diseases. |
| Author: |
Afdhal, N.H., ed. |
| Source: |
New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, Inc. 2000. 928 p. |
| Availability: |
Available from Marcel Dekker, Inc. Cimarron Road, P.O. Box 5005, Monticello, NY 12701. (800) 228-1160 or (845) 796-1919. Fax (845) 796-1772. E-mail: custserv@dekker.com. International E-mail: intlcustserv@dekker.com. Website: www.dekker.com. PRICE: $250.00 plus shipping and handling. ISBN: 0824703111. |
| Abstract: |
The gallbladder and biliary tract are the 'orphan' organs of the digestive system, falling between the realms of the solid organ liver specialist and the hollow organ intestinal expert. This comprehensive text covers the gallbladder and biliary tract disease, noting that the management of gallbladder and biliary disease is truly multidisciplinary, involving gastroenterologists, surgeons, endoscopists, and radiologists. The text attempts to translate advances in basic science into clinically relevant treatment and to bridge the gap between clinical disciplines. Parts I and II focus on important physiological and pathophysiological principles, with a special emphasis on gallstones. In Parts III to V, the authors focus on clinical disorders of the gallbladder and biliary tree, with input on management from surgeons, endoscopists, and radiologists. New imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance cholangiography and endoscopic ultrasound, are discussed from both the radiologist's and endoscopist's perspective, and their role in disease management is defined. The 37 chapters cover the neurobiology of the gallbladder, gallbladder mucosal function, gallbladder smooth muscle function and dysfunction, canalicular lipid secretion, bile ductal secretion and its regulation, the pathogenesis of gallstones, pigment gallstones, cholesterol crystallization in bile, normal gallbladder motor functions, gallbladder motility and gallstones, the role of intestinal transit, prevention of gallstones, the gallbladder and biliary tree in cystic fibrosis, the silent gallstone, biliary crystals and sludge, biliary colic and acute cholecystitis (gallbladder infection), laparoscopic cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder), nonsurgical therapy of gallstones, biliary lithotripsy, topical contact dissolution of gallbladder stones, common bile duct stones, acalculous cholecystitis, gallbladder cancer, primary sclerosing cholangitis, vanishing bile duct syndrome, cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer), ampullary tumors, infections of the bile ducts, and bile duct injuries. Each chapter includes extensive references and the text concludes with a detailed subject index. |
| Format: |
Monograph/Book |
| Language: |
English. |
| Major Keywords: |
Digestive System Diseases. Gallbladder. Bile Duct. Diagnosis. Therapy. Patient Care Management. Physiology. Pathology. Biliary Tract Diseases. Gallbladder Diseases. |
| Minor Keywords: |
Diagnostic Tests. Drug Therapy. Gastrointestinal Motility. Cholecystitis. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Gallstones. Common Bile Duct Stones. Surgery. Cancer. Prevention. Neurophysiology. |
| Publication Number: |
DDBK08082 |
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