Category Archives: Gastroenterology

The Renin-Angiotensin System: Current Research Progress in The Pancreas: The RAS in the Pancreas (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)

The human pancreas has vital roles in the regulation of glucose homeostasis and digestion and its dysfunction leads to pancreatic disease as diabetes and pancreatitis. Recent researches have highlighted the novel roles of a local renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in the … Continue reading

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Schein’s Common Sense Emergency Abdominal Surgery: An Unconventional Book for Trainees and Thinking Surgeons

Emergency Abdominal Surgery is a battleground for the surgeon – providing character-building experiences, and opportunities for triumph and disaster. In thethird edition of this ‘simple’ book, emergency abdominal surgery is discussed in an informal and no nonsense fashion – as … Continue reading

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GI/Liver Secrets Plus

GI/Liver Secrets Plus, 4th Edition, by Peter R. McNally, DO, FACP, FACG – a volume in the popular Secrets SeriesĀ® – uses a convenient Q&A approach to provide rapid reference and review of today’s most common GI and liver disorders … Continue reading

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Anatomic Basis of Tumor Surgery

Modern biological understanding is the basis for a multimodality treatment of a tumor. ‘Anatomic Basis of Tumor Surgery’ is the only book that provides an anatomic basis and description of tumor surgery based on an understanding of both the anatomy … Continue reading

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Gastric Cancer (Contemporary Issues in Cancer Imaging)

Gastric adenocarcinoma is the second most common cancer worldwide. It is usually diagnosed at a late stage and prognosis is poor; even with modern diagnostic and treatment methods the 5-year survival is only 10%. Improvements in overall patient survival can … Continue reading

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Frozen Section Library: Genitourinary Tract

Frozen sections are performed for the purpose of rapid diagnosis while a patient is undergoing surgery, usually under general anesthesia, as a basis for making immediate treatment decisions. Therefore, frozen section diagnosis is often a highly demanding situation for the … Continue reading

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Surgical Pathology of the Gastrointestinal System: Bacterial, Fungal, Viral, and Parasitic Infections

Surgical Pathology of the Gastrointestinal System: Bacterial, Fungal, Viral, and Parasitic Infections provides a unique diagnostic reference text for the pathologic diagnosis of infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Written for the practicing surgical pathologist, this text combines the superior … Continue reading

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Gastrointestinal Cancer Atlas for Endoscopic Therapy

Since a number of mucosal digestive tract cancer detected has increased in recent years with an advance of endoscopic instruments, endoscopic treatment of digestive tract cancer is widely spread in Japan but not in other countries. Minute cancers seem to … Continue reading

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Esophageal Cancer, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics (The Clinics: Internal Medicine)

An ulcer is an open sore in the lining of the stomach or intestine. Peptic ulcers are eventually caused by acid and pepsin, a digestive stomach enzyme. These ulcers can occur in the stomach, where they are called gastric ulcers, … Continue reading

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Surgery of the Esophagus: Textbook and Atlas of Surgical Practice

This atlas provides a thorough overview on current surgical strategies in the treatment of esophageal diseases. The first part of this atlas is focused on basic diagnostic tools, indications and preoperative work up. The second part exhibits profound instructions for … Continue reading

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