The introduction of new potent drugs and the invention and development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic techniques have dramatically changed the possibilities of diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal diseases. As a result, many new professional, legal, and ethical issues have emerged.This publication contains a selection of papers presented during the 2nd Symposium on Ethics in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy (organized by the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, ESGE, and the World Organization of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, OMED, in association with the United European Gastroenterology Federation, UEGF). Topics include issues related to obtaining informed consent, quality control for endoscopic maintenance and repair services, geriatric Gastroenterology (covering among other things the epidemiology of gastrointestinal diseases in the elderly and drug interactions due to polypharmacy), the importance of the psychiatric profile of individuals suffering from excessive weight or obesity, and the correct approach to obtaining a second medical opinion.Addressing a wide range of topics, this publication is intended to assist practicing gastroenterologists in their dealings with some of the issues raised by recent developments.

Contents:

Editorial
Reviews
Quality Control on Endoscopic Maintenance and Repair Services: Safety Considerations for the Patient
Ethical and Legal Implications in Seeking and Providing a Second Medical Opinion
Ethical Aspects of Capsule Endoscopy
Informed Consent and the Law - An English Legal Perspective
Ethics Related to Drug Therapy in the Elderly
Why There Is a Need of an Ethics Committee in Scientific Medical Societies
Psychological Profile of Obese Patients
Intragastric Balloon Treatment for Obesity: What Does It Really Offer?
Intragastric Balloon: Ethics, Medical Need and Cosmetics
Complications of ERCP: Ethical Obligations and Legal Consequences
Breaking Bad News
Ethics Related to Liver Biopsies and Antiviral Therapies in Chronic Viral Hepatitis
Research Papers
Informed Consent for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A View of Endoscopists in Croatia
Do We Present Abstracts on Ethical, Legal, Cost-Effectiveness and Patient Care Issues at Major Gastroenterological Congresses?
Patient Satisfaction with Endoscopy Measurement and Assessment
Dramatic Decline of Acute Appendicitis in Greece over 30 Years: Index of Improvement of Socioeconomic Conditions or Diagnostic Aids?

Principles of Clinical Gastroenterology by Tadataka Yamada, David H. Alpers, MD, Anthony N. Kalloo, MD, Neil Kaplowitz, Chung Owyang, and Don W. Powell, MD Hardcover - 672 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-GHE5 $180.90 BUY Published:  2008    ISBN:  9781405169103

A Concise, Symptom-Based Textbook for Diagnosis
and Decision Making in Clinical Practice

Over the past twenty years, thousands of physicians have come to depend on Yamada’s Textbook of Gastroenterology. Its encyclopaedic discussion of the basic science underlying gastrointestinal and liver diseases as well as the many diagnostic and therapeutic modalities available to the patients who suffer from them was—and still is—beyond compare. This new textbook, Principles of Clinical Gastroenterology, is designed to inform practitioners on the features of the major clinical disorders in gastroenterology and hepatology from the point of view of the clinician observing signs and symptoms of a patient under care and management.

It is a practical guide to diagnosis and decision making in clinical practice and provides a rich source of information on diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver. Covering the full range of examinations in gastroenterology and hepatology, with extremely timely chapters on patients with dyspepsia, eating disorders, jaundice, hepatitis, cirrhosis, and on screening, Principles of Clinical Gastroenterology gives you easy access to approaches that a clinician might take to common symptoms and signs presented by patients with such disorders. The chapters include the epidemiology, history, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of the most commonly encountered disorders in gastroenterology and hepatology.

This textbook will be an invaluable resource whether you are a gastroenterologist, internist, surgeon, or other clinician who sees patients with gastrointestinal and liver disorders. It should be kept close at hand for frequent consultation.

Table of Contents:

Contributors
Preface

1. Clinical decision making
2. Economic analysis in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
3. Psychosocial factors in the care of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders
4. Approach to the patient with dyspepsia and related functional gastrointestinal complaints
5. Approach to the patient with dysphagia, odynophagia, or noncardiac chest pain
6. Approach to the patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease
7. Approach to the patient with dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease
8. Approach to the patient with gross gastrointestinal bleeding
9. Approach to the patient with occult gastrointestinal bleeding
10. Approach to screening for colorectal cancer
11. Approach to the patient with unintentional weight loss
12. Approach to the patient with obesity
13. Approach to the patient with nausea and vomiting
14. Approach to the patient with abdominal pain
15. Approach to the patient with gas and bloating
16. Approach to the patient with acute abdomen
17. Approach to the patient with ileus and obstruction
18. Approach to the patient with diarrhea
19. Approach to the patient with suspected acute infectious diarrhea
20. Approach to the patient with constipation
21. Approach to the patient with abnormal liver chemistries
22. Approach to the patient with jaundice
23. Approach to the patient with ascites and its complications
24. Approach to the patient with central nervous system and pulmonary complications of end-stage liver disease
25. Approach to the patient with acute liver failure
26. Approach to the patient with chronic viral hepatitis B or C
27. Approach to the patient with a liver mass
28. Approach to gastrointestinal and liver diseases in pregnancy
29. General nutritional principles
30. Approach to the patient requiring nutritional supplementation
31. Genetic counseling for gastrointestinal patients

Index

Offers advice, preferences, and opinions on clinical questions commonly associated with the Liver. This book is designed in the Q&A format and includes numerous images, diagrams, and references to illustrate the treatment of the Liver.

Liver Cirrhosis: From Pathphysiology to Disease Management by J. Bosch, A. K. Burroughs, F. Lammert, and D. Lebrec Hardcover - 352 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# DA-GHE4 $359.05 BUY Published:  2008    ISBN: 9781402086557

"Liver cirrhosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is the fifth most common cause of death between the ages of 25 and 45. To date it is not possible to inhibit or reverse progression of cirrhosis in most patients. Accordingly, clinicians have to deal primarily with the various complications of cirrhosis, while liver transplantation is only available for selected patients." "There has been tremendous progress in understanding liver fibrosis and cirrhosis since the last Falk Symposium devoted to this topic in 2000. This book, the proceedings of Falk Symposium No.162 entitled liver Cirrhosis: From Pathophysiology to Disease Management , held in Dresden, Germany, on October 13-14, 2007, focuses on the pathogenetic mechanisms of liver cirrhosis and clinical management of the complications. The first part of the book discusses liver fibrogenesis and the cellular responses to chronic liver injury as well as new non-invasive techniques for assessment of fibrosis in patients. The remainder focuses on preprimary and primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding and therapy of other complications of cirrhosis."--BOOK JACKET.

Grading and Staging in Gastroenterology by Guido N.J. Tytgat Hardcover - 304 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-GHE13 $150.00 BUY Published:  2008    ISBN: 9783131426918

Staging and grading are indispensable in analyzing the severity of a disease, therapeutic measures and estimation of quality of life. This is the first book to give a comprehensive overview of all the relevant staging and grading references in the complete gastrointestinal field.

Aimed at professionals in gastroenterology, general and gastrointestinal surgeons, pediatricians, hepatologists, basic researchers, biomedical industry, nurse practitioners etc., at any level of competence, this work include explanatory comments, providing an ideal guide into the myriad of gradings, providing a uniquely complete overview of the field. The quality is enhanced by the careful selection of the different gradings and the exactness and correctness of the references. In the era of evidence-based medicine, there are many studies comparing different therapeutic strategies, many of which use grading and staging systems that were previously published (but are not included in the papers). This book contains all the relevant grading and scales of the field which are necessary to correctly understand these papers. Thus it serves as a valuable reference for all readers, and for all physicians setting up research trials. The many high quality line drawings, endoscopic, radiologic and histologic illustrations clarify the various items when appropriate, again underlining the uniqueness of this work.

Recent Advances in Gastroenterology reviews the latest developments in gastroenterology and hepatology. Topics range across all areas of gastroenterology to satisfy the book's equally broad readership including, inflammatory bowel disease; veterinary gastroenterology; paediatric gastroenterology and liver transplantation. This is an invaluable resource to all gastroenterologists and anyone involved in this field.

Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, The Fundamentals E6 by Peter Cotton, Christopher Williams, Robert Hawes, and Brian Saunders Hardcover - 232 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-GHE1 $108.20 BUY Published:  2008    ISBN:  9781405159029   Available: JULY

• the market-leading instructional endoscopy book
• provides clear, didactic instruction for trainee gastroenterologists and gastrointestinal specialist nurses learning the techniques of endoscopy
• contains practical advice drawing on the vast experience of the authors
• describes procedures in great depth looking at improved therapeutic techniques, endoscopy and technology
• includes a year’s subscription to www.GastroHep.com

Intestinal Failure, Diagnosis, Management and Transplantation Edited by Alan Langnas, Olivier Goulet, Eamonn M. M. Quigley, and Kelly A. Tappenden Hardcover - 288 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-GHE2 $159.10 BUY Published:  2008    ISBN:  9781405146371

• a practical “how to” manual for the multidisciplinary team managing this difficult patient population
• considers the diagnosis, treatment (both medical and surgical) and management of adult and pediatric patients with intestinal failure
• provides a long term view in dealing with these patients to improve results, quality of life and patient care
• brings together world-leading editorial team to encompass adult and pediatric gastroenterology, surgery and nutrition.