Includes bibliographical references and index.

Molecular and cellular targets in therapy of acid-related diseases -- Pharmacology and therapeutics for motor and sensory disorders of the gut -- Probiotics -- Nutrition support in the patient with gastrointestinal disease -- Nutrition and malnutrition in liver disease -- Esophageal infections -- Enteric infections in immunocompromised hosts -- Biliary infections in the immunocompromised patient -- Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary complications of bone marrow transplantation -- Pregnancy -- Treatment of the elderly patient --Children -- Gastroesophageal reflux disease -- Barrett's esophagus -- Management of achalasia -- Treatment of esophageal disorders caused by medications, caustic ingestion, foreign bodies and trauma -- Approach to the patient with esophageal cancer -- Treatment of helicobacter phylori infection -- Therapy and prevention of NSAID-related gastroinestinal disorders -- Treatment of non-NSAID and non-H. pylori gastroduodenal ulcers -- Upper gastrointestinal bleeding -- Gastric outlet obstruction, perforation and other complications of gastroduodenal ulcer -- Treatment of gastric volvulus and diaphragmatic hernias -- Gastric neoplasia.

Biliary tract stones -- Primary sclerosing cholangitis -- Acute pancreatitis -- Chronic pancreatitis -- Pancreatic cancer -- Cholangiocarcinoma and other biliary tumors -- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and other neuroendocrine tumors -- Treatment of hereditary hemochromatosis, Wilson disease, and other metabolic disorders of the liver -- Prophylaxis and treatment of viral hepatitis -- Autoimmune hepatitis -- Bacterial, fungal and granulomatous diseases of the liver -- Alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease -- Drug-induced hepatic injury (prevention) -- Primary biliary cirrhosis -- Variceal hemorrhage -- Ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis -- Hepatic encephalopathy -- Hepatorenal syndrome -- Fulminant hepatic failure -- Long-term care of the liver transplant recipient -- Primary tumors of the liver -- Neonatal jaundice -- The pregnant patient with jaundice -- Irritable bowel syndrome -- Celiac sprue and other malabsorptive disorders -- Treatment of acute infectious diarrheas -- Treatment of Clostridium difficile diarrhea and colitis -- Treatment of intestinal parasitic diseases -- Treatment of eosinophilic gastroenteritis -- Treatment of radiation-induced enterocolitis: a mechanistic approach -- Approach to the patient with short- bowel syndrome.

Crohn's disease -- Ulcerative colitis -- Intestinal obstruction -- Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction -- Hirschsprung's disease -- Diverticular disease of the colon -- Vascular insufficiency -- Neoplastic diseases of the small and large bowel -- Treatment of sexually transmitted anorectal diseases -- Lower gastrointestinal bleeding -- Hemorrhoids and other anorectal disorders -- Acute abdominal pain -- Noncardiac chest pain -- Dyspepsia -- Nausea and vomiting -- Constipation and diarrhea -- Treatment of fecal incontinence.

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Leading experts in gastroenterology assist you in making the best treatment decisions with coverage that encompasses modes of therapy, special populations, and symptom management. You'll find comprehensive, well-referenced, evidence-based treatment guidelines for a full range of digestive disorders, as well as in-depth information on pathogenesis, goals of therapy, medical and surgical treatment, prophylaxis, and more. Uses algorithms, tables, boxes, and chapter summaries to maximize ease of reference. Includes annotated references for further study.

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