Preceded by: Textbook of gastroenterology / edited by Tadataka Yamada. 5th ed. 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Anatomy and Development. Development and Differentiation of the Gastrointestinal System / Ben Z Stanger, Daniel K Podolsky -- Stem Cells and Tissue Renewal / Johan H van Es, Sina Bartfeld, Hans Clevers -- Esophagus: Anatomy and Structural Anomalies / Ikuo Hirano -- Stomach and Duodenum: Anatomy and Structural Anomalies / Eric Goldberg, Jean-Pierre Raufman -- Small Intestine: Anatomy and Structural Anomalies / Deborah C Rubin, Anisa Shaker -- Colon: Anatomy and Structural Anomalies / Konstantin Umanskiy, Jeffrey B Matthews -- Pancreas: Anatomy and Structural Anomalies / Kevin Tri Nguyen, Diane M Simeone -- Abdominal Cavity: Anatomy, Structural Anomalies, and Hernias / Kevin P Murphy, Michael M Maher, Owen J O'Connor -- Gallbladder and Biliary Tract: Anatomy and Structural Anomalies / Theodore H Welling -- Liver: Anatomy, Microscopic Structure, and Cell Types / Gary C Kanel -- Gastrointestinal Blood Flow / Thorsten Vowinkel, D Neil Granger -- Mechanisms of Normal and Abnormal Gastrointestinal Function. Integrative Responses of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Pancreas, and Liver to a Meal / Stephen J Pandol, Helen E Raybould, Hal Yee -- Gastrointestinal Hormones and Receptors / Laurence J Miller -- The Brain-Gut Axis / Adam D Farmer, Qasim Aziz -- The Innervation of the Gastrointestinal tract / John B Furness, Daniel P Poole, Hyun-Jung Cho, Brid P Callaghan, Leni R Rivera -- Smooth muscle of the gut / Gabriel M Makhlouf, Karnam S Murthy -- The Mucosal Immune System and Gastrointestinal Inflammation / Fabio Cominelli, Kristen O Arseneau, Matthew J Hamilton, Richard S Blumberg -- Epithelia and Gastrointestinal Function / Jerrold R Turner -- Esophageal Motor Function / Peter J Kahrilas, John E Pandolfino, David A Katzka -- Gastric Motility and Gastric Emptying / Michael Camilleri -- Motility of the Small Intestine and Colon / Adil E Bharucha, William Lee Hasler -- Motility of the Biliary Tract / Gary M Mawe, Brigitte Lavoie, Peter L Moses, Maria J Pozo -- Gastric Secretions / M Michael Wolfe, Robert C Lowe -- Electrolyte Secretion and Absorption in the Small Intestine and Colon / Kim E Barrett, Stephen J Keely -- Pancreatic Secretion / Chung Owyang, John A Williams -- Bile Secretion and Cholestasis / Andrew P Feranchak -- General Nutritional Principles / David H Alpers, Kevin D Cashman -- Control of Appetite/Satiety and Energy Balance / Joel K Elmquist, Jay D Horton -- Nutrient Digestion, Absorption, and Sensing / Shrinivas Bishu, Eamonn MM Quigley -- Vitamins and Minerals / Francis C Okeke, Danielle Flug Capalino, Laura E Matarese, Gerard E Mullin -- Neoplasia of the Gastrointestinal Tract / Ofer Margalit, Raymond N DuBois -- The Human Intestinal Microbiota and Microbiome / Omry Koren, Ruth E Ley -- Drug Metabolism, Transport, and Pharmacogenomics / Kristina K Wolf, Brandon T Gufford, Scott J Brantley, Paul B Watkins, Mary F Paine -- Principles of Clinical Gastroenterology. Clinical Decision Making / Jasmine K Zia, John M Inadomi -- Approach to the Patient with Dyspepsia and Related Functional Gastrointestinal Complaints / Jan F Tack -- Approach to the Patient with Dysphagia, Odynophagia, or Noncardiac Chest Pain / André JPM Smout -- Approach to the Patient with Unintentional Weight Loss / Sreedhar Subramanian, Jonathan M Rhodes -- Approach to the Patient with Nausea and Vomiting / William Lee Hasler -- Approach to the Patient with Abdominal Pain / Pankaj J Pasricha -- Approach to the Patient with Gas and Bloating / Satish SC Rao, Yeong Yeh Lee -- Approach to the Patient with Diarrhea / Gail A Hecht, Jonathan Gaspar, Miguel Malespin -- Approach to the Patient with Constipation / Satish SC Rao, Michael Camilleri -- Approach to the Patient with Acute Abdomen / Courtney B Sherman, Kenneth McQuaid -- Approach to the Patient with Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Kevin A Ghassemi, Dennis M Jensen -- Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Liver Chemistries or Jaundice / J Gregory Fitz -- Approach to Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases in Pregnancy / Sumona Saha, Nancy Reau -- Genetic Counseling for Gastrointestinal Patients / Laura E Panos, C Richard Boland -- Gastrointestinal Diseases.

Motility Disorders of the Esophagus / John E Pandolfino, Peter J Kahrilas -- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease / Sabine Roman, John E Pandolfino, Peter J Kahrilas -- Eosinophilic Esophagitis / Yael Haberman Ziv, Margaret H Collins, Marc E Rothenberg -- Esophageal Infections and Disorders Associated with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / C Mel Wilcox -- Barrett Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma / Stuart Jon Spechler, David H Wang, Rhonda F Souza -- Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomas and Other Neoplasms / Adam J Bass, Anil K Rustgi -- Miscellaneous Diseases of the Esophagus: Foreign Bodies, Physical Injury, and Systemic and Dermatological Diseases / Seth D Crockett, Evan S Dellon, Nicholas J Shaheen -- Disorders of gastric Emptying / Henry P Parkman -- Peptic Ulcer Disease / Richard JM Ingram, Krish Ragunath, John C Atherton -- Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / Robert T Jensen -- Gastritis and Gastropathy / Mary Kay Washington, Richard M Peek -- Tumors of the Stomach / Emad M El-Omar, Mairi H McLean -- Miscellaneous Diseases of the Stomach / Tamas A Gonda, Yanghee Woo -- Dysmotility of the Small Intestine and Colon / Lawrence Szarka -- Bacterial, Viral, and Toxic Causes of Diarrhea, Gastroenteritis, and Anorectal Infections / Mitchell B Cohen -- Chronic Infections of the Small Intestine / Billy Bourke, Séamus Hussey -- Celiac Disease / Daniel A Leffler, Melinda Dennis, Ciarán P Kelly -- Disorders of Epithelial Transport, Metabolism, and Digestion in the Small Intestine / Sushila R Dalal, Eugene B Chang -- Bacterial Overgrowth / Eamonn MM Quigley -- Short Bowel Syndrome and Small Bowel Transplantation / John K DiBaise, Sudan Debra -- Tumors of the Small Intestine / Maria Rosario Ferreira, Barbara H Jung -- Miscellaneous Diseases of the Small Intestine / Marc S Levin -- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Pathogenesis / Ashwin N Ananthakrishnan, Ramnik J Xavier, Daniel K Podolsky -- Ulcerative Colitis / Stephen B Hanauer, Daniel K Podolsky -- Crohn's Disease: Clinical Manifestations and Management / Gil Y Melmed, Stephan R Targan -- Surgical Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease / Alessandro Fichera, Emily Finlayson, Leon Maggiori, Fabrizio Michelassi -- Microscopic Colitis and other Miscellaneous Inflammatory and Structural Disorders of the Colon / Eugene F Yen, Darrell S Pardi -- Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Elizabeth J Videlock, Lin Chang -- Diverticular Disease of the Colon / David J Humes, Robin C Spiller -- Polyps of the Colon and Rectum / John J Garber, Daniel C Chung -- Malignant Tumors of the Colon / Jay Luther, Andrew T Chan -- Polyposis Syndromes / Randall W Burt, Kory W Jasperson -- Colorectal Cancer Screening / Uri Ladabaum -- Anorectal Diseases / Adil E Bharucha, Arnold Wald -- Acute Pancreatitis / Hana Algül, Andreas Weber, Wolfgang Huber, Roland M Schmid -- Autoimmune Pancreatitis / Phil A Hart, Suresh T Chari -- Chronic Pancreatitis / Joachim Mössner, Albrecht Hoffmeister, Julia Mayerle -- Hereditary Diseases of the Pancreas / David C Whitcomb -- Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas / James J Farrell -- Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas / Paul T Fanta, Andrew M Lowy -- Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas / Peter J Carolan, Daniel C Chung -- Gallstones / Piero Portincasa, David Q-H Wang -- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis / Jayant A Talwalkar, Konstantinos N Lazaridis -- Cystic Diseases of the Liver and Biliary Tract / James Buxbaum, Shelly C Lu -- Tumors of the Biliary Tract / Tushar Patel -- Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction and Postcholecystectomy Syndrome / John O Clarke, Anthony N Kalloo -- Acute Viral Hepatitis / Marc G Ghany, T Jake Liang -- Chronic Hepatitis B Viral Infection / Karin L Andersson, Jules L Dienstag -- Hepatitis C Virus Infection / Andrew W Tai, Raymond T Chung -- Drug-Induced Liver Disease / William M Lee -- Acute Liver Failure / William M Lee -- Autoimmune Hepatitis / Richard Taubert, Michael P Manns -- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis / Marlyn J Mayo, Dwain L Thiele -- Hemochromatosis / Paul C Adams -- Metabolic Diseases of the Liver / Shikha S Sundaram, Ronald J Sokol -- Alcoholic Liver Disease / Jose Altamirano, Eric S Orman, Ramon Bataller -- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / M Shadab Siddiqui, Arun J Sanyal -- Hepatic Fibrosis and Cirrhosis / Don C Rockey -- Ascites and Its Complications / Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao -- Central Nervous System and Pulmonary Complications of End-Stage Liver Disease / Scott C Matherly, Jasmohan S Bajaj -- Liver Transplantation / Alyson N Fox, Robert S Brown -- Hepatocellular Carcinoma / Amit Singal, Jorge A Marrero -- Liver Abscess / Roman E Perri, David S Raiford -- Vascular Diseases of the Liver / Susana Seijo, Laurie D DeLeve -- Intraabdominal Abcesses and Fistulae / Peter Irving, Nyree Griffin -- Diseases of the Peritoneum, Retroperitoneum, Mesentery, and Omentum / Jennifer W Harris, B Mark Evers -- Nutrition Supplementation / Joshua D Novak, Stephen J D O'Keefe -- Obesity: Treatment and Complications / Louis A Chaptini, Steven R Peikin -- Bariatric Surgery / Obos Ekhaese, Danny O Jacobs -- Eating Disorders / Henry C Lin, Eric E Stone -- Complications of HIV/AIDS and other secondary immunodeficiencies / Phillip D Smith, Edward N Janoff -- Immunological Disorders: (a) Food Allergy and Hypersensitivity / Jonathan O'B Hourihane -- Immunological Disorders: (b) Immunodeficiencies and Gastrointestinal Complications of Organ Transplantation / Paula O'Leary, Fergus Shanahan -- Parasitic Diseases: Protozoa / Ellen Li, Samuel L Stanley -- Parasitic Diseases: Helminths / Thormika Keo, John Leung, Joel V Weinstock -- Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Manifestations of Specific Genetic Disorders / Judy H Cho -- Gastrointentinal Manifestations of Systemic Diseases / Eran Israeli, Charles N Bernstein.

Skin Lesions Associated with Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases / Travis W Vandergriff, Kim B Yancey -- Oral Manifestation of Gastrointestinal Diseases / Vidyasagar Ramappa, Yashwant R Mahida -- Gastrointestinal Vascular Malformations and Neoplasms: Arterial, Venous, Arteriovenous, and Capillary / Anne C Travis, Joshua R Korzenik -- Intestinal Ischemia and Vasculitides / Juan-Ramón Malagelada, Carolina Malagelada -- Radiation Injury in the Gastrointestinal Tract / Steven M Cohn, Alda Vidrich, Stephen J Bickston -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Gastroenterology / Anthony Lembo, Andrea Bollom -- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities in Gastroenterology. General Approach to Endoscopy: Sedation, Monitoring, and Preparation / Hala Fatima, Douglas K Rex -- Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy / Abdurrahman Kadayifci, William R Brugge -- Capsule and Small Bowel Endoscopy / Jonathan A Leighton, Shabana F Pasha -- Colonoscopy and Flexible Sigmoidoscopy / Peter H Rubin, Steven Naymagon, Christopher B Williams, Jerome D Waye -- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography / Mustafa A Arain, Martin L Freeman -- Gastrointestinal Dilation and Stent Placement / Shayan Irani, Richard A Kozarek -- Endoscopic Approaches to Enteral Nutrition / Ryan J Law, Todd H Baron -- Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Related to Portal Hypertension / Tinsay A Woreta, Zhiping Li -- Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Anne Thai, Joseph W Leung -- Endoscopic Therapy for Polyps and Tumors / Mouen A Khashab, Heiko Pohl -- Laparoscopy and laparotomy / Ricardo Zorron, Gustavo Carvalho -- Submucosal Endoscopy / Christopher J Gostout -- Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) / Vivek Kumbhari, Anthony N Kalloo -- Plain and Contrast Radiology / Marc S Levine, Stephen E Rubesin -- Abdominal Sonography / Stephanie F Coquia, Linda C Chu, Ulrike M Hamper -- Endoscopic Ultrasonography / Mouen A Khashab, Marcia Irene Canto -- Computed Tomography of the Gastrointestinal Tract / Siva P Raman, Karen M Horton, Pamela T Johnson, Alec J Megibow, Elliot K Fishman -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Diane Bergin, Donald G Mitchell -- Positron Emission Tomography / Jonathan Sham, Manuela Matesan, James Park, Satoshi Minoshima -- Radionuclide Imaging in the Gastrointestinal Tract / Harvey A Ziessman -- Abdominal Angiography / Kyung Jae Cho -- Interventional Radiology / Todd R Schlachter, Julius Chapiro, Rafael Duran, Vania Tacher, Camila Zamboni, Luke Higgins, Jean-Francois Henri Geschwind -- Confocal Laser Microscopy / Helmut Neumann, Ralf Kiesslich -- Liver Biopsy and Histopathological Diagnosis / Sugantha Govindarajan, Maurizio Bonacini -- Endoscopic mucosal biopsy : histopathological interpretation / Elizabeth A Montgomery, Anthony N Kalloo -- Tests of Gastric and Pancreatic Function and Absorption / Joseph R Pisegna, Deepinder Goyal.

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