Mark Feldman, Bruce F. Scharschmidt, Marvin H. Sleisenger, John S. Fordtran, «Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, 6th Edition»
W.B. Saunders Company | ISBN 0721662919 | 6th Edition | PDB | 2046 Pages | 22,0 Mb
In most North American academic medical centers, the departments of gastroenterology and hepatology coexist in an uneasy relationship somewhat akin to a dysfunctional marriage. In previous editions this voluminous textbook was limited to the subject of gastroenterology, in recognition of the fact that there were, and still are, outstanding reference books on hepatology. With this edition, the editors, in including 361 pages dedicated to liver disease, have tacitly recognized that divorce is not imminent and that much of the care of patients with liver disease is provided by physicians trained primarily as gastroenterologists. The result is a "one-stop shopping" reference book of authoritative information on both gastroenterology and hepatology. There is some emphasis on unusual problems and major recent advances, as befits such a reference book. Carcinoid tumors are given more space than is irritable bowel syndrome, and parasitic infections are given more than carcinoid tumors and irritable bowel combined.















