DescriptionMount Sinai Expert Guides: Gastroenterology will provide physicians with an extremely clinical and accessible handbook covering the major GI diseases and symptoms, their diagnosis and clinical management.Perfect as a point-of-care resource on the hospital wards and also as a refresher for board exam preparation, the focus throughout is on providing rapid reference, essential information on each disease to allow for quick, easy browsing and assimilation of the must-know information. All chapters follow a consistent template including the following features:An opening bottom-line/key points sectionClassification, pathogenesis and prevention of diseaseEvidence-based diagnosis, including relevant algorithms, laboratory and imaging tests, and potential pitfalls when diagnosing a patientDisease management including commonly used medications with dosages, when to perform surgery, management algorithms and how to prevent complicationsHow to manage special populations, ie, in pregnancy, children and the elderlyThe very latest evidence-based results, major society guidelines (ASG/ACG/UEGW) and key external sources to consultIn addition, the book comes with a companion website housing extra features such as case studies with related questions for self-assessment, key patient advice and ICD codes. Each guide also has its own mobile app available for purchase, allowing you rapid access to the key features wherever you may be.If you specialise in gastroenterology and require a concise, practical guide to the clinical management of GI disease, bought to you by one of world’s leading hospitals, then this is the perfect book for you.Table of ContentsList of Contributors, ixSeries Foreword, xivPreface, xvAbbreviation List, xviAbout the Companion Website, xxiPart 1: Approach to Specific ComplaintsApproach to Dysphagia, 3 – Gina R. SamApproach to Nausea and Vomiting, 13 – Aimee L. LucasApproach to Abdominal Pain, 21 – Jonathan Z. PotackApproach to Diarrhea, 31 – Bruce E. SandsApproach to Constipation, 45 – Mark A. Korsten, Hanumantha R. Ancha, and Miriam KaminskiApproach to Fecal Incontinence, 56 – Sita S. ChokhavatiaApproach to Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 68 – Blair S. Lewis and Christina A. TennysonApproach to Nutrition Assessment, 78 – Laura Manning and Lauren K. SchwartzApproach to the Pregnant Patient with GI Disorders, 87 – Elana A. MaserPart 2: Specific Diseases/ConditionsGastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 101 – Lawrence B. CohenBarrett’s Esophagus, 111 – Sharmila AnandasabapathyEosinophilic Esophagitis, 120 – Brijen J. ShahEsophageal Motility Disorders, 131 – Barry W. JaffinEsophageal Disorders Related to Medication, Trauma, and Infection, 143 – Stuart I. FinkelManagement of Foreign Bodies of the GI Tract, 156 – James GeorgeFunctional Dyspepsia, 160 – Sita S. ChokhavatiaPeptic Ulcer Disease, 170 – Neville D. Bamji and Ariel A. BensonHelicobacter pylori Treatment and Eradication, 180 – Anthony A. WeissGastroparesis, 193 – Eric S. GoldsteinGI Complications of Obesity Surgery, 203 – Jonathan Z. PotackTumors of the Foregut, 213 – Michelle Kang KimShort Bowel Syndrome and Malnutrition, 222 – Lauren K. Schwartz and Benjamin L. CohenBacterial Overgrowth, 233 – Peter H. RubinCeliac Disease, 238 – Ariel A. Benson and James AisenbergInfectious Enteritis and Colitis; Bacterial Food Poisoning; Intestinal Protozoa and Helminthic Infestations, 250 – Jenny SaukImmunodefi ciency and the GI Tract, 260 – Saurabh MehandruGI Stromal Tumors, 270 – Peter E. LegnaniNeuroendocrine Tumors, 279 – Richard R.P. WarnerPancreatitis (Acute, Chronic, Autoimmune), 292 – Jeffrey R. Lewis and Yuki YoungPancreatic Cysts and Tumors, 304 – Christopher J. DiMaioDisorders of the Biliary Tract, 323 – Ron Palmon and Kalpesh K. PatelGI Complications of Transplant, 336 – Vera Kandror DenmarkVascular Lesions of the GI Tract, 347 – Jose RomeuIrritable Bowel Syndrome, 358 – Charles D. GersonCrohn’s Disease, 366 – Joana Torres and Jean-Frédéric ColombelUlcerative Colitis, 379 – Adam F. Steinlauf and Daniel H. PresentComplications of Restorative Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis, 390 – Joel J. Bauer and Stephen R. GorfineRadiation Enterocolitis, 398 – Prashant Kedia and Adam SteinlaufClostridium difficile, 411 – Gerald FriedmanIschemic Disease of the Small and Large Bowel, 422 – Ari Grinspan and Asher KornbluthDiverticular Diseases of the Colon, 435 – David B. SacharAdenocarcinoma of the Large Bowel and Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndromes, 443 – Steven H. ItzkowitzColonoscopic Polypectomy, 455 – Jerome D. WayeSurveillance for Dysplasia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 467 – Thomas A. UllmanDiseases of the Anus and Rectum, 477 – Alexander J. Greenstein and Sergey KhaitovComplications of GI Endoscopy, 487 – James F. MarionIndex, 499A color plate section appears between pages 74 and 75Editors BiographyBruce E. Sands MD, MS, AGAF, FACG, FACP, Chief of the Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Medical Center and Mount Sinai Health System, Dr. Burrill B. Crohn Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USAScott L. Friedman MD, Fishberg Professor of Medicine, Dean for Therapeutic Discovery, Chief, Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
