Gastrointestinal Emergencies

The definitive reference guide for the management of gastrointestinal emergencies and endoscopic complications When you are caring for a patient with a gastrointestinal emergency during a procedure or after emergency stabilization you can count on this updated reference to supply the specific how-to guidance you need. Written and edited by leading international experts in the field, the second edition of Gastrointestinal Emergencies: now reflects the many diagnostic and therapeutic advances since publication of the first edition covers the full range of gastrointestinal emergencies encountered in daily clinical practice gives evidence-based approaches to the presentation, diagnosis, investigation, and management of patients features the important contributions of new editor Roy Soetikno, Associate Professor of Medicine at the VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, California All practitioners involved in gastrointestinal emergency care will find clear and succinct advice in this concise reference. Every Emergency Department and every endoscopy unit should keep a copy close at hand for quick reference.

The definitive reference guide for the management ofgastrointestinal emergencies and endoscopic complicationsWhen you are caring for a patient with a gastrointestinalemergency - during a procedure or after emergencystabilization - you can count on this updated reference tosupply the specific how-to guidance you need.Written and edited by leading international experts in thefield, the second edition of Gastrointestinal Emergencies:* * now reflects the many diagnostic and therapeutic advances sincepublication of the first edition* covers the full range of gastrointestinal emergenciesencountered in daily clinical practice* gives evidence-based approaches to the presentation, diagnosis,investigation, and management of patients* features the important contributions of new editor RoySoetikno, Associate Professor of Medicine at the VA Health CareSystem, Palo Alto, CaliforniaAll practitioners involved in gastrointestinal emergency carewill find clear and succinct advice in this concise reference.Every Emergency Department and every endoscopy unit should keep acopy close at hand for quick reference.

Section 1: Approach to Specific Presentations.1. Approach to Dysphagia (John Collins).2. Approach to Vomiting (Bee Chan Lee, John Collins).3. Approach to Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (PatrickAllen, Tony Tham).4. Approach to Acute Abdominal Pain (Tony Tham).5. Approach to Jaundice (Tony Tham).6. Acute Severe Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (TonyaKaltenbach, Roy Soetikno).7. Diarrhea (John Collins).Section 2: Complications of GastrointestinalProcedures.8. Complications of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (RezaShaker, Colm O`Loughlin).9. Complications of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy(Freddy Vandenbussche, Jo Vandervoort).10. Complications of Variceal Sclerotherapy, Ligation andBalloon Tamponade (Yan Zhong, Stefan Seewald, NibSoehendra).11. ERCP Complications (Victor Chen, Richard Wong).12. Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery (StephenAttwood).13. Liver biopsy (Ramsey Cheung).14. Complications of Colonoscopy (Sybile Van Lierde, JoVandervoort).15. Capsule Endoscopy Complications (Ma. Cecilia Sison,Andres Sanchez Yagüe, Kenneth Binmoeller, RoySoetikno).16. Endoscopic Ultrasound Complications (Ma. Cecilia Sison,Andres Sanchez Yagüe, Kenneth Binmoeller, RoySoetikno).Section 3: Specific Conditions.17. Foreign Body Impaction in the Esophagus (GeorgeTriadafilopoulos).18. Esophageal Perforation (Peter Siersema).19. Perforation of the GI tract (John Moorehead, IanMcAllister).20. Intestinal Obstruction (Andrew Crumley, RobertStuart).21. Management of Acute Upper Non-Variceal GastrointestinalHaemorrhage (Kelvin Palmer).22. Acute Pancreatitis (David Lichtenstein).23. Biliary Emergencies (David Carr-Locke, BhavaniMoparty).24. Variceal Hemorrhage (Yan Zhong, Stefan Seewald, NibSoehendra).25. Acute Liver Failure (Aijaz Ahmed, Emmet Keeffe).26. Management of Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis(Andrés Cárdenas, Pere Ginès).27. Alcoholic Hepatitis (David Patch).28. Acute Appendicitis (John Moorehead, IanMcAllister).29. Ischemic Bowel (Shai Friedland, Roy Soetikno).30. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Subrata Ghosh).31. Infectious Diarrhea (John Collins, GrahamMorrison).32. Diverticular Disease (Tonya Kaltenbach, RoySoetikno).33. Gastrointestinal Complications of HIV Disease (WallaceDinsmore, Afshin Nasoodi).