Yamada’s Handbook of Gastroenterology

Are you a gastroenterologist with patients presenting with jaundice, dysphagia or abdominal pain? Need practical guidance on how to manage GERD, IBD and viral hepatitis? Whatever the symptom or disease, Yamada's Handbook of Gastroenterology, Third Edition, is the book for you. Portable, practical, and entirely clinical, this brand new edition of this popular handbook once again provides you with an affordable, rapid-reference guide to the assessment and management of all GI symptoms, complaints and conditions you re likely to encounter in daily practice. With a logical, well-structured and consistent approach from chapter to chapter and packed full of handy pedagogic features to enable quick and easy learning, the book offers: Key practice points Essentials of diagnosis Potential pitfalls Self-assessment multiple choice questions, to improve competence levels Case studies Perfect for daily use on the wards and also as a study aid, Yamada s Handbook of Gastroenterology, Third Edition, is the ideal consultation tool and an essential purchase for the modern-day gastroenterologist. When you need answers in a hurry, turn to the most trusted name in gastroenterology: Yamada.

Are you a gastroenterologist with patients presenting withjaundice, dysphagia or abdominal pain?
Need practical guidance on how to manage GERD, IBD and viralhepatitis?

Whatever the symptom or disease, Yamada's Handbook ofGastroenterology, Third Edition, is the book for you. Portable,practical, and entirely clinical, this brand new edition of thispopular handbook once again provides you with an affordable,rapid-reference guide to the assessment and management of all GIsymptoms, complaints and conditions you're likely toencounter in daily practice.

With a logical, well-structured and consistent approach fromchapter to chapter and packed full of handy pedagogic features toenable quick and easy learning, the book offers:

* Key practice points

* Essentials of diagnosis

* Potential pitfalls

* Self-assessment multiple choice questions, to improvecompetence levels

* Case studies

Perfect for daily use on the wards and also as a study aid,Yamada's Handbook of Gastroenterology, Third Edition,is the ideal consultation tool and an essential purchase for themodern-day gastroenterologist.
When you need answers in a hurry, turn to the most trusted name ingastroenterology: Yamada.

Foreword vii

Preface viii

List of Abbreviations ix

Part 1 Approach to Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms

1 Approach to the Patient with Dysphagia or Odynophagia 3

2 Approach to the Patient with Chest Pain 11

3 Approach to the Patient with Gastrointestinal Bleeding 18

4 Approach to the Patient with Unexplained Weight Loss 40

5 Approach to the Patient with Nausea and Vomiting 48

6 Approach to the Patient with Abdominal Pain 58

7 Approach to the Patient with Gas and Bloating 70

8 Approach to the Patient with Ileus or Obstruction 78

9 Approach to the Patient with Constipation 89

10 Approach to the Patient with Diarrhea 99

11 Approach to the Patient with an Abdominal Mass 112

12 Approach to the Patient with Jaundice 121

13 Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Liver Biochemical Tests 135

14 Approach to the Patient with Ascites 148

15 Approach to the Patient Requiring Nutritional Support 163

16 Approach to the Patient Requiring Endoscopic Procedures 178

Part 2 Specific Gastrointestinal Diseases

17 Motor Disorders of the Esophagus 195

18 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 204

19 Esophageal Tumors 212

20 Disorders of Gastric Emptying 221

21 Acid Peptic Disorders 232

22 Functional Dyspepsia 241

23 Tumors of the Stomach 247

24 Celiac Disease 256

25 Short Bowel Syndrome 263

26 Tumors and Other Neoplastic Diseases of the Small Intestine 270

27 Diverticular Disease of the Colon 278

28 Irritable Bowel Syndrome 285

29 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 291

30 Colonic Neoplasia 306

31 Anorectal Diseases 323

32 Pancreatitis 335

33 Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma 349

34 Structural Anomalies Tumors and Diseases of the Biliary Tract 358

35 Biliary Tract Stones and Postcholecystectomy Syndrome 366

36 Diseases of the Abdominal Cavity 377

37 Viral Hepatitis 391

38 Nonviral Hepatitis 405

39 Cholestatic Syndromes 412

40 Alcoholic Liver Disease 420

41 Autoimmune Liver Disease 427

42 End-stage Liver Disease 432

43 Hepatocellular Carcinoma 443

44 Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract 451

45 Vascular Lesions: Ectasias Tumors and Malformations 471

46 Multiple Choice Questions 479

Index 523