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V. 1: Integrative responses of the gastrointestinal tract and liver to a meal -- The enteric nervous system and its extrinsic connections -- Sensory neurons of the gastrointestinal tract -- Gastrointestinal hormones and receptors -- The brain-gut axis -- Smooth muscle of the gut -- The mucosal immun...

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Other Authors: Yamada, Tadataka, Alpers, David H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Blackwell Pub., 2009.
Edition:5th ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • v. 1: Integrative responses of the gastrointestinal tract and liver to a meal
  • The enteric nervous system and its extrinsic connections
  • Sensory neurons of the gastrointestinal tract
  • Gastrointestinal hormones and receptors
  • The brain-gut axis
  • Smooth muscle of the gut
  • The mucosal immune system and gastrointestinal inflammation
  • Epithelia: biological principles of organization
  • Esophageal motor function
  • The physiology of gastric motility gastric emptying
  • Motility of the small intestine and colon
  • Motility of the biliary tract
  • Gastric secretion
  • Electrolyte secretion and absorption: small intestine and colon
  • Pancreatic secretion
  • Bile secretion and cholestasis
  • Carbohydrate assimilation
  • Intestinal lipid absorption
  • Protein digestion and assimilation
  • Vitamins and minerals
  • General nutritional principles
  • Gastrointestinal blood flow
  • Development of the gastrointestinal system
  • Neoplasia of the gastrointestinal tract
  • The human intestinal microbiota and microbiome
  • Drug metabolism and transport in the liver and intestine
  • Pathogenesis of hepatic fibrosis
  • Hepatic regeneration
  • Molecular biological approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
  • Esophagus: anatomy and developmental and structural anomalies
  • Motility disorders of the esophagus
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Eosinophilic esophagitis
  • Esophageal infections and disorders associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
  • Esophageal neoplasms
  • Miscellaneous diseases of the esophagus: foreign bodies, physical injury, and systemic and dermatological diseases
  • Stomach and duodenum: anatomy and structural anomalies
  • Disorders of gastric emptying
  • Peptic ulcer disease
  • . Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
  • Gastritis and gastropathy
  • Tumors of the stomach
  • Surgery for peptic ulcer disease and postgrastrectomy syndromes
  • Miscellaneous disease of the stomach
  • Small intestine: anatomy and structural anomalies
  • Dysmotility of the small intestine and colon
  • Bacterial, viral, and toxic causes of diarrhea, gastroenteritis, and anorectal infections
  • Chronic infections of the small intestine
  • Celiac disease
  • Disorders of epithelial transport in the small intestine
  • Bacterial overgrowth
  • Short bowel syndrome
  • Tumors of the small intestine
  • Miscellaneous diseases of the small intestine
  • Colon: anatomy and structural anomalies
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
  • Miscellaneous inflammatory and structural disorders of the colon
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Diverticular disease of the colon
  • Colorectal cancer screening
  • Neoplastic and nonneoplastic polyps of the colon and rectum
  • Polyposis syndromes
  • Malignant tumors of the colon
  • Anorectal diseases
  • V. 2: Pancreas: anatomy and structural anomalies
  • Acute pancreatitis
  • Chronic pancreatitis
  • Nonendocrine tumors of the pancreas
  • Endocrine neoplasms of the pancreas
  • Hereditary diseases of the pancreas
  • Gallbladder and biliary tract: anatomy and structural anomalies
  • Gallstones
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis and other cholangiopathies
  • Cystic diseases of the liver and biliary tract
  • Tumors of the biliary tract
  • Sphincter of oddi dysfunction (postcholecystectomy syndrome)
  • Liver: anatomy, microscopic structure, and cell types
  • Acute viral hepatitis
  • Chronic hepatitis B viral infection
  • Hepatitis C virus infection
  • Drug-induced liver disease
  • Autoimmune hepatitis
  • Primary biliary cirrhosis
  • Hemochromatosis
  • Metabolic diseases of the liver
  • Alcoholic liver diseases
  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
  • Ascites and its complications
  • Central nervous system and pulmonary complications of end-stage liver disease
  • Liver transplantation
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Liver abscess
  • Vascular diseases of the liver
  • . Experimental therapies: hepatocyte transplantation gene, therapy, and liver assist devices
  • Liver biopsy and histopathological diagnosis
  • Abdominal cavity: anatomy, structural anomalies, and hernias
  • Intraabdominal abscesses and fistulae
  • Diseases of the peritoneum, retroperitoneum, mesentery, and omentum
  • Nutritional supplementation
  • Obesity
  • Eating disorders
  • Complications of AIDS and other immunodeficiency states
  • Gastrointestinal manifestations of immunological disorders
  • Parasitic disease: protozoa
  • Parasitic disease: helminths
  • Gastrointestinal and hepatic manifestations of specific genetic disorders
  • Gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic diseases
  • Skin lesions associated with gastrointestinal and liver diseases
  • Oral manifestations of gastrointestinal diseases
  • Gastrointestinal vascular malformations or neoplasms: arterial, venous, arteriovenous, and capillary
  • Intestinal ischemia
  • Radiation injury in the gastrointestinal tract
  • Complementary and alternative medicine in gastroenterology
  • Reprocessing of gastrointestinal endoscopes and accessories
  • Sedation and monitoring for gastrointestinal endoscopy
  • Upper grastrointestinal endoscopy
  • Capsule and small bowel endoscopy
  • Colonoscopy and flexible sigmidoscopy
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic sphincterotomy and stone removal, and endoscopic biliary and pancreatic drainage
  • Gastrointestinal dilation and stent placement
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrointestinal
  • Management of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage related to portal hypertension
  • Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage
  • Endoscopic therapy for polyps and tumors
  • Laparoscopy and laparotomy
  • Plain and contrast radiology
  • Diagnostic sonography
  • Endoscopic ultrasonography
  • Applications of computed tomography to the gastrointestinal tract
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Positron emission tomography
  • Applications of radionuclide imaging in gastroenterology
  • Angiography
  • Interventional radiology
  • Endoscopic mucosal biopsy: histopathological interpretation
  • Evaluation of gastrointestinal motility: emerging technologies
  • Test of gastric and exocrine pancreatic function and absorption
  • Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (notes).