Gastrointestinal and oesophageal pathology

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Gastrointestinal and oesophageal pathology

edited by R. Whitehead

Churchill Livingstone, 1995

2nd ed

Available at  / 14 libraries

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

A comprehensive reference for gastroenterologists and pathologists faced with a need for information of a basic structural and pathophysiological nature, concerning normal and abnormal morphology and function of the oesophagus and gastrointestinal tract. Each chapter includes epidemiology, clinical data and critical reviews of the literature, and presentation, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, aetiology, morphology and topography are all covered. The book should help gastroenterologists to gain a better understanding of the disease processes affecting their patients, and pathologists to improve understanding of the basis of gastrointestinal disease and a facility for better diagnostic skills.

Table of Contents

46 Chapters in 7 Sections I the OESOPHAGUS and GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. NORMAL STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS and PATHOPHYSIOLOGY II CONGENITAL and DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES III MECHANICAL and NEUROMUSCULAR ABNORMALITIES IV PRIMARY INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS and DISTURBANCES of DIGESTIVE FUNCTION V VASCULAR DISORDERS, ABNORMALITIES, ISCHAEMIA and VASCULITIS VI TUMOURS VII MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS Index

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