| Phys. Description |
x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Epidemiology and genetics of chronic pancreatitis -- Pathobiology of the acinar cell in acute pancreatitis -- Locoregional pathophysiology in acute pancreatitis: pancreas and intestine -- Pathophysiology of systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome in acute pancreatitis -- Diagnosis, prediction, and classification -- Medical treatment -- Nutritional treatment in acute pancreatitis -- Gallstone pancreatitis: diagnosis and treatment -- Treatment of local complications -- Treatment of systemic complications and organ failure -- Specific treatment for acute pancreatitis -- Sequelae of acute pancreatitis -- History of chronic pancreatitis -- Epidemiology and pathophysiology: epidemiology and risk factors -- Epidemiology and pathophysiology: genetic insights into pathogenesis -- Pancreatic stellate cells: what do they tell us about chronic pancreatitis? -- Autoimmune pancreatitis: an update -- Etiology and pathophysiology: tropical pancreatitis -- Mechanisms and pathways of pain in chronic pancreatitis -- Imaging of chronic pancreatitis -- Endoscopic ultrasonography in chronic pancreatitis -- Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) -- Nutritional treatment: antioxidant treatment -- Pancreatogenic diabetes: etiology, implications, and management -- Nutrition without a pancreas: how does the gut do it? -- Endoscopic management of chronic pancreatitis -- Shocking and fragmenting pancreatic ductal stones -- Endoscopic management: celiac plexus blockade -- A brief history of modern surgery for chronic pancreatitis -- Surgery for chronic pancreatitis: indications and timing of surgery -- Chronic pancreatitis: surgical strategy in complicated diseases -- Surgery for chronic pancreatitis: pancreatic duct drainage procedures -- Surgical management: resection and drainage procedures -- The role of pancreaticoduodenectomy in the management of chronic pancreatitis -- Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: patient selection -- Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantatiob: the science of islet cell preservation, from pancreas to liver -- Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: long-term assessment of graft function. |
| Subject |
Pancreatitis.
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| Alt Author |
Adams, David B., editor.
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Cotton, Peter B., editor.
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Zyromski, Nicholas J., editor.
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Windsor, John, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781118917121 (hbk.) |
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111891712X (hbk.) |
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