Chronic Pancreatitis: Research and Clinical Management - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3642753213 ISBN 13: 9783642753213

Publisher: Springer, 2012

Synopsis

Inflammatory dieseases of the pancreas occur with increasingincidence in western industrialized countries. This volumedeals with all aspects of CHRONIC PANCREATITIS includingepidemiology, etiology, morphology and pathophysiology, dia-gnostic imaging as well as conservative and operative treat-ment. Very recent data based on experimental and clinicalresearch projects are presented. The contributions have allbeen written by a team of internationally well recognizedauthorities in the various fields involved. Topics of parti-cular interest include feed-back regulation, new aspects ofconservative and interventional treatment as well as modernsurgical approaches including organ-preserving procedures.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The incidence of chronic pancreatitis continues to increase in the Western world. Its pathophysiology is still controversial, but in recent years knowledge of its etiological aspects has increased and new pathophysiological concepts have been presented. There have been new developments in diagnosing the disease, especially through improvements in imaging techniques such as endosonography, CT and MRI and MRCP.

It is generally agreed that the primary approach to treatment of chronic pancreatitis should be conservative. The treatment of complications, however, is still a matter of debate between physicians, gastroenterologists and surgeons.

This book contains contributions by leading pancreatologists from around the world summarizing the latest developments in the fields of chronic pancreatitis:

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• Etiology
  
• Pathophysiology
  
• Diagnostics
  
• Conservative, interventional and surgical treatment

Students, general practitioners and clinicians will all benefit from this presentation.

About the Author:

Prof Dr M W Buchler
Department of General Surgery
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany

PD Dr H Freiss
Department of General Surgery
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany

PD Dr W Uhl
Department of General Surgery
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany

Prof Dr P Malfertheiner
Department of Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and Infectious Diseases
Otto-von-Guericke University
Magdeburg, Germany

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 3642753213
• ISBN 13: 9783642753213
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592
• Editor: Beger H.G., Büchler M., Ditschuneit H., Malfertheiner P.