Gastrointestinal Emergencies

"Gastrointestinal Emergencies, Second Edition" by Tham, Tony C. K. (editor);Collins, John S. A. (editor);Soetikno, Roy M. (editor), published by Wiley-Blackwell. 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.Content: Chapter 1 Approach to Dysphagia (pages 1–6): John S. Collins Chapter 2 Approach to Vomiting (pages 7–10): Bee Chan Lee and John S. Collins Chapter 3 Approach to Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (pages 11–18): Patrick Allen and Tony C. K. Tham Chapter 4 Approach to Acute Abdominal Pain (pages 19–24): Tony C. K. Tham Chapter 5 Approach to Jaundice (pages 25–33): Tony C. K. Tham Chapter 6 Acute Severe Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (pages 34–37): Tonya Kaltenbach and Roy Soetikno Chapter 7 Approach to Diarrhea (pages 38–40): John S. Collins Chapter 8 Complications of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (pages 41–47): Colm O'Loughlin and Reza Shaker Chapter 9 Complications of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (pages 48–52): Freddy Vandenbussche and Jo Vandervoort Chapter 10 Complications of Variceal Sclerotherapy, Ligation and Balloon Tamponade (pages 53–56): Yan Zhong, Stefan Seewald and Nib Soehendra Chapter 11 Complications of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (pages 57–65): Victor K. Chen and Richard C. K. Wong Chapter 12 Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery (pages 66–71): Stephen Attwood Chapter 13 Complications of Liver Biopsy (pages 72–75): Ramsey C. Cheung Chapter 14 Complications of Colonoscopy (pages 76–79): Sybile Van Lierde and Jo Vandervoort Chapter 15 Complications of Capsule Endoscopy (pages 80–82): Cecilia Sison, Andres Sanchez Yague, Roy Soetikno and Kenneth Binmoeller Chapter 16 Complications of Endoscopic Ultrasound (pages 83–86): Cecilia Sison, Andres Sanchez Yague, Roy Soetikno and Kenneth Binmoeller Chapter 17 Foreign Body Impaction in the Esophagus (pages 87–92): George Triadafilopoulos Chapter 18 Esophageal Perforation (pages 93–102): Peter D. Siersema Chapter 19 Perforation of the Gastrointestinal Tract (pages 103–110): John Moorehead and Ian McAllister Chapter 20 Intestinal Obstruction (pages 111–115): Andrew B. C. Crumley and Robert C. Stuart Chapter 21 Acute Upper Nonvariceal Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (pages 116–122): Kelvin Palmer Chapter 22 Acute Pancreatitis (pages 123–133): David R. Lichtenstein Chapter 23 Biliary Emergencies (pages 134–140): Bhavani Moparty and David L. Carr?Locke Chapter 24 Variceal Hemorrhage (pages 141–148): Yan Zhong, Stefan Seewald and Nib Soehendra Chapter 25 Acute Liver Failure (pages 149–157): Aijaz Ahmed and Emmet B. Keeffe Chapter 26 Management of Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (pages 158–167): Andres Cardenas and Pere Gines Chapter 27 Alcoholic Hepatitis (pages 168–173): David Patch Chapter 28 Acute Appendicitis (pages 174–178): John Moorehead and Ian McAllister Chapter 29 Ischemic Bowel (pages 179–181): Shai Friedland and Roy Soetikno Chapter 30 Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis (pages 182–189): Subrata Ghosh Chapter 31 Gastrointestinal Infections (pages 190–200): Graham Morrison and John S. Collins Chapter 32 Diverticular Disease (pages 201–204): Tonya Kaltenbach and Roy Soetikno Chapter 33 Gastrointestinal Complications of HIV Disease (pages 205–213): Afshin Nasoodi and Wallace Dinsmore Book details: 229 pages, published 2008. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.