Endoscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics, 1e (The Clinics: Internal Medicine)

Martin L Freeman MD (Author)

Dr. Freeman has organized his issue address the continuum between acute and chronic pancreatitis, necrosis and pseudocysts, and the expanding role of endoscopic diagnosis and therapy. As a result, there are comprehensive articles devoted to: Role of EUS in the diagnosis of acute and chronic pancreatitis; ERCP for acute biliary pancreatitis;Prevention of post ERCP pancreatitis; Endoscopic therapy of necrotizing pancreatitis and pseudocysts; Endoscopic therapy for acute recurrent pancreatitis; Endoscopic therapy for chronic pancreatitis; ERCP for biliary strictures associated with chronic pancreatitis; EUS for pancreatic ductal access and drainage; Endoscopic therapy for pancreatic duct leaks and disruptions; autoimmune pancreatitis; role of endoscopy in diagnosis and treatment; and Palliation of pancreatic ductal obstruction in pancreatic cancer.

Product Details

• Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
• Hardcover
• Publisher: Elsevier; 1 edition (October 29, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 032322718X
• ISBN-13: 978-0323227186
• ISBN-13: 9780323227186
• eText ISBN: 9780323227193