Pancreatitis: Medical and Surgical Management

Pancreatitis: medical and surgical management provides gastroenterologists and GI surgeons, both fully qualified and in training, with a focused, evidence–based approach to the most exciting developments in the diagnosis and clinical management of pancreatitis. Focusing mainly on the rapidly changing and innovative medical and surgical strategies to manage the disease, new surgical procedures such as endoscopic biliary intervention and minimally invasive necrosectomy to exciting new medical therapies like Antiprotease, Lexipafant, probiotics and enzyme treatment are all discussed. Full colour throughout, with over 250 colour illustrations and with reference to the latest clinical guidelines from the AGA, ACG and UEGW at all times, it is an essential consultation tool for all those managing patients with this increasingly common condition. INDICE: LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS .Chapter 1Epidemiology and genetics of chronic pancreatitis .Chapter 2A: Pathobiology of the acinar cell in acute pancreatitisB: Locoregional pathophysiology in acute pancreatitis:  pancreas and intestineC: Pathophysiology of systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multi–organ dysfunction syndrome in acute pancreatitis .Chapter 3Diagnosis, prediction and classification .Chapter 4Medical treatment .Chapter 5Nutritional treatment in acute pancreatitis .Chapter 6Gallstone pancreatitis: diagnosis and treatment .Chapter 7Treatment of local complications .Chapter 8Treatment of systemic complications and organ failure .Chapter 9Sequelae of acute pancreatitis .Chapter 10History of chronic pancreatitis .Chapter 11A: Epidemiology and pathophysiology: epidemiology and risk factorsB: Epidemiology and pathophysiology: genetic insights into pathogenesisC: Pancreatic stellate cells: what do they tell us about chronic pancreatitis?D: Autoimmune pancreatitis: an updateE: Etiology and pathophysiology:  tropical pancreatitisF: Mechanisms and pathways of pain in chronic pancreatitis .Chapter 12A: Imaging of chronic pancreatitisB: Endoscopic ultrasonography in chronic pancreatitis .Chapter 13A: Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (pert)B: Nutritional treatment: antioxidant treatmentC: Pancreatogenic diabetes: Etiology, implications, and managementD: Nutrition without a pancreas: how does the gut do it? .Chapter 14A: Endoscopic management of chronic pancreatitisB: Shocking and fragmenting pancreatic ductal stonesC: Endoscopic management: celiac plexus blockade .Chapter 15A: A brief history of modern surgery for chronic pancreatitis B: Surgery for chronic pancreatitis: indications and timing of surgery C: Chronic pancreatitis: surgical strategy in complicated diseaseD: Surgery for chronic pancreatitis:pancreatic duct drainage proceduresE: Surgical management: resection and drainage proceduresF: The role of pancreatoduodenectomy in the management of chronic pancreatitis .Chapter 16A: Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: patient selectionB: Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: the science of islet cell preservation, from pancreas to liverC: Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: long–term assessment of graft function .INDEX

• ISBN: 978-1-118-91712-1
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 27/01/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés