Emergencies of the GI tract present an enormous challenge to practicing gastroenterologists. Gastrointestinal Emergencies provides a practical, up-to-date guide for immediate reference by the practitioner trying to manage complications or emergencies. The text focuses on a range of conditions such as acute pancreatitis, esophageal perforation, capsule endoscopy complications, acute appendicitis, and the difficulties after endoscopy procedures. Gastroenterologists, endoscopists, hepatologists, and GI specialist nurses, whether in training or in practice, will find it an absolutely essential reference tool. INDICE: . Section 1: Approach to Specific Presentations. 1. Approach to Dysphagia. John Collins. 2. Approach to Vomiting. Bee Chan Lee, John Collins. 3.Approach to Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Patrick Allen, Tony Tham. 4. Approach to Acute Abdominal Pain. Tony Tham. 5. Approach to Jaundice. Tony Tham. 6. Acute Severe Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Tonya Kaltenbach, Roy Soetikno. 7. Diarrhea. John Collins. Section 2: Complications of Gastrointestinal Procedures. 8. Complications of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Reza Shaker, Colm O'Loughlin. 9. Complications of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy. FreddyVandenbussche, Jo Vandervoort. 10. Complications of Variceal Sclerotherapy, Ligation and Balloon Tamponade. Yan Zhong, Stefan Seewald, Nib Soehendra. 11. ERCP Complications. Victor Chen, Richard Wong. 12. Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery. Stephen Attwood. 13. Liver biopsy. Ramsey Cheung. 14. Complicationsof Colonoscopy. Sybile Van Lierde, Jo Vandervoort. 15. Capsule Endoscopy Complications. Ma. Cecilia Sison, Andres Sanchez Yague, Kenneth Binmoeller, Roy Soetikno. 16. Endoscopic Ultrasound Complications. Ma. Cecilia Sison, Andres Sanchez Yague, Kenneth Binmoeller, Roy Soetikno. Section 3: Specific Conditions. 17. Foreign Body Impaction in the Esophagus. George Triadafilopoulos. 18. Esophageal Perforation. Peter Siersema. 19. Perforation of the GI tract. John Moorehead, Ian McAllister. 20. Intestinal Obstruction. Andrew Crumley, Robert Stuart. 21. Management of Acute Upper Non-Variceal Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage. Kelvin Palmer. 22. Acute Pancreatitis. David Lichtenstein. 23. Biliary Emergencies. David Carr-Locke, Bhavani Moparty. 24. Variceal Hemorrhage. Yan Zhong, Stefan Seewald, Nib Soehendra. 25. Acute Liver Failure. Aijaz Ahmed, Emmet Keeffe. 26. Management of Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Andres Cardenas, Pere Gines. 27. Alcoholic Hepatitis. David Patch. 28. Acute Appendicitis. John Moorehead, Ian McAllister. 29. Ischemic Bowel. Shai Friedland, Roy Soetikno. 30. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Subrata Ghosh. 31. Infectious Diarrhea.John Collins, Graham Morrison. 32. Diverticular Disease. Tonya Kaltenbach, Roy Soetikno. 33. Gastrointestinal Complications of HIV Disease. Wallace Dinsmore, Afshin Nasoodi
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-4634-0
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha Publicación: 10/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés