Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis: medical and surgical management provides gastroenterologists and GI surgeons, both fully qualified and in training, with a focused, evidence-based approach to the most exciting developments in the diagnosis and clinical management of pancreatitis. Focusing mainly on the rapidly changing and innovative medical and surgical strategies to manage the disease, new surgical procedures such as endoscopic biliary intervention and minimally invasive necrosectomy to exciting new medical therapies like Antiprotease, Lexipafant, probiotics and enzyme treatment are all discussed. Full colour throughout, with over 250 colour illustrations and with reference to the latest clinical guidelines from the AGA, ACG and UEGW at all times, it is an essential consultation tool for all those managing patients with this increasingly common condition.

Pancreatitis: medical and surgical management provides gastroenterologists and GI surgeons, both fully qualified and in training, with a focused, evidence-based approach to the most exciting developments in the diagnosis and clinical management of pancreatitis.Focusing mainly on the rapidly changing and innovative medical and surgical strategies to manage the disease, new surgical procedures such as endoscopic biliary intervention and minimally invasive necrosectomy to exciting new medical therapies like Antiprotease, Lexipafant, probiotics and enzyme treatment are all discussed.Full colour throughout, with over 250 colour illustrations and with reference to the latest clinical guidelines from the AGA, ACG and UEGW at all times, it is an essential consultation tool for all those managing patients with this increasingly common condition.

List of contributors, vii1 Epidemiology and genetics of chronic pancreatitis, 12A Pathobiology of the acinar cell in acute pancreatitis, 102B Locoregional pathophysiology in acute pancreatitis: pancreas and intestine, 192C Pathophysiology of systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome in acute pancreatitis, 293 Diagnosis, prediction, and classification, 384 Medical treatment, 475 Nutritional treatment in acute pancreatitis, 556 Gallstone pancreatitis: diagnosis and treatment, 647 Treatment of local complications, 758 Treatment of systemic complications and organ failure, 859 Specific treatment for acute pancreatitis, 9110 Sequelae of acute pancreatitis, 10111 History of chronic pancreatitis, 11312A Epidemiology and pathophysiology: epidemiology and risk factors, 11812B Epidemiology and pathophysiology: genetic insights into pathogenesis, 12612C Pancreatic stellate cells: what do they tell us about chronic pancreatitis?, 14312D Autoimmune pancreatitis: an update, 15212E Etiology and pathophysiology: tropical pancreatitis, 16112F Mechanisms and pathways of pain in chronic pancreatitis, 16913A Imaging of chronic pancreatitis, 17913B Endoscopic ultrasonography in chronic pancreatitis, 18814A Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), 19514B Nutritional treatment: antioxidant treatment, 20514C Pancreatogenic diabetes: etiology, implications, and management, 21114D Nutrition without a pancreas: how does the gut do it?, 22515A Endoscopic management of chronic pancreatitis, 23315B Shocking and fragmenting pancreatic ductal stones, 24515C Endoscopic management: celiac plexus blockade, 24916A A brief history of modern surgery for chronic pancreatitis, 25616B Surgery for chronic pancreatitis: indications and timing of surgery, 26116C Chronic pancreatitis: surgical strategy in complicated diseases, 26516D Surgery for chronic pancreatitis: pancreatic duct drainage procedures, 27316E Surgical management: resection and drainage procedures, 27916F The role of pancreatoduodenectomy in the management of chronic pancreatitis, 28617A Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: patient selection, 29517B Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: the science of islet cell preservation, from pancreas to liver, 29917C Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: long-term assessment of graft function, 308Index, 321