Essentials of Gastroenterology

Foreword, xvi

Preface, xix

Acknowledgments, xxi

Luminal Gastrointestinal Tract – Jan-Michael A. Klapproth and Shanthi Srinivasan

1. Gastroesophageal Refl ux Disease – Jennifer Christie, 3

2. Dysphagia – Emad Qayed and Shanthi Srinivasan, 17

3. Peptic Ulcer Disease – Shanthi V. Sitaraman and Lawrence S. Friedman, 32

4. Common Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeries – Marc B. Sonenshine and Edward Lin, 43

5. Acute Diarrhea – Sagar Garud and Jan-Michael A. Klapproth, 60

6. Chronic Diarrhea – Robin E. Rutherford, 79

7. Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Shanthi Srinivasan, 96

8. Infl ammatory Bowel Disease – Jan-Michael A. Klapproth, 103

9. Constipation – Shanthi Srinivasan, 121

10. Colorectal Neoplasms – Muhammad Fuad Azrak and Vincent W. Yang, 132

Liver – Frank A. Anania

11. Liver Anatomy and Histopathology – Frank A. Anania, 149

12. Liver Biochemical Tests – Nader Dbouk and Samir Parekh, 158

13. Viral Hepatitis – Shanthi V. Sitaraman and Lawrence S. Friedman, 174

14. Alcoholic Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – Andrew J. Simpson and Ryan M. Ford, 190

15. Chronic Liver Disease – Preeti A. Reshamwala, 205

16. Portal Hypertension – Sonali S. Sakaria and Ram Subramanian, 222

Pancreas and Biliary System – Field F. Willingham

17. Pancreatic Anatomy and Function – Field F. Willingham, 247

18. Acute Pancreatitis – Steven Keilin, 260

19. Chronic Pancreatitis – Anthony Gamboa, Xuan Zhu, and Qiang Cai, 277

20. Bile Acid Metabolism – Nicole M. Griglione and Field F. Willingham, 291

21. Gallstones and Complications – Julia Massaad, 300

Common Problems in Gastroenterology – Jan-Michael A. Klapproth and Shanthi V. Sitaraman

22. Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding – Tanvi Dhere, 317

23. Abdominal Pain – Kamil Obideen, 335

24. Jaundice – Nader Dbouk and Preeti A. Reshamwala, 344

25. Abdominal Emergencies – Mohammad Wehbi, 357

Picture Gallery – Shanthi Srinivasan and Shanthi V. Sitaraman

26. Classic Pathology – Neal R. Patel, Meena Prasad, Douglas C. Parker, Charles W. Sewell, and Henry C. Olejeme, 377

27. Classic Images – Abhijit Datir, William Small, and Pardeep Mittal, 399

28. Classic Skin Manifestations – Melanie S. Harrison, Robert A. Swerlick, and Zakiya P. Rice, 418

Index, 429