DescriptionThis text provides a state-of-the art review of the gastrointestinal complications of diabetes, their pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluation and management. Divided into six sections, the volume shows how diabetes affects the entire GI tract, from the oral cavity and esophagus to the large bowel and anorectal region. By offering a detailed diagnostic approach and featuring therapeutic algorithms at the end of each chapter, the text is a useful guideline and reference point for every day practice, specifically in recognizing and diagnosing patients with gastrointestinal complications of diabetes in a timely fashion.Written by experts in the field, Gastrointestinal Complications of Diabetes: A Comprehensive Guide is a valuable resource for physicians dealing with diabetes mellitus or gastrointestinal disorders, and researchers interested in this multidisciplinary problem.Key FeaturesProvides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of the gastrointestinal complications of diabetesEach chapter features diagnostic and treatment algorithms that serve as useful guidelines and reference point for everyday practiceWritten by experts in the fieldTable of ContentsSection I Diabetes and the Gastrointestinal Tract: The BasicsChapter 1 Diabetes Mellitus – Lea Smircic-Duvnjak, Sandra Vuckovic RebrinaChapter 2 Chronic Complications of Diabetes – Tomislav BulumChapter 3 Summary – Tomislav BulumSection II The Esophagus and StomachChapter 4 Esophageal and Gastric Function – Ayah Oglat, Eamonn MM QuigleyChapter 5 Clinical Manifestations – Ayah Oglat, Eamonn MM QuigleyChapter 6 Diagnostic Approach – Ayah Oglat, Eamonn MM QuigleyChapter 7 Treatment – Ayah Oglat, Eamonn MM QuigleySection III The Small IntestineChapter 8 Intestinal Function – Marko Banic, Marija Crncevic Urek, Lidija PrkaChapter 9 Clinical Manifestations – Radovan Prijic, Silvija Cukovic-CavkaChapter 10 Diagnostic Approach – Agata Ladic, Silvija Cukovic-CavkaChapter 11 Treatment – Mislav Jelakovic, Silvija Cukovic-CavkaSection IV The ColonChapter 12 Anorectal Function – Marinko Marusic, Rosana Troskot Peric, Antonio KlemencicChapter 13 Clinical Manifestations – Alen BiscaninChapter 14 Diagnostic Approach – Alen BiscaninChapter 15 Treatment – Marinko Marusic, Rosana Troskot Peric, Nikolina Tolj KaraulaSection V The PancreasChapter 16 Exocrine Pancreatic Function in Diabetes – J. Enrique Dominguez-Munoz, Beatriz CigarranChapter 17 Clinical Manifestation – Tajana Pavic, Dominik Kralj, Jelena Forgac, Davor Hrabar, Doris Ogresta, Vedran Tomasic, Ivan LeroticChapter 18 Diagnostic Approach – Mario Tadic, Tajana Stoos-Veic, Ivica GrgurevicChapter 19 Treatment of Pancreatic Diseases – Milan Kujundzic, Zeljko Cabrijan and Tomislav BokunSection VI The LiverChapter 20 Liver Function – Lucija Virovic Jukic, Mario ZivkovicChapter 21 Clinical Manifestations of Liver Disease in Diabetes Mellitus – Lucija Virovic Jukic, Jelena Forgac, Doris Ogresta, Tajana Filipec Kanizaj, Anna MrzljakChapter 22 Diagnostic Approach – Marko Duvnjak, Nina BlazevicChapter 23 Nonalchoholic Fatty Liver Disease Treatment – Marko Duvnjak, Dominik KraljEditors BiographyMarko Duvnjak, MD, PhD, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center Department of Internal Medicine Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zagreb, CroatiaLea Smirčić-Duvnjak, MD, PhD, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Merkur University Hospital, Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia
