Pancreas and biliary disease : a point of care clinical guide /: a point of care clinical guide. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kulwinder Dua, Reza Shaker, editors.
• Editors: Dua, Kulwinder; Shaker, Reza
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Elevated Amylase and€Lipase: Physiology Including Non-Ưpancreatitis related Elevations; Introduction; Pancreas Physiology; Common Clinical Questions; Can Serum Amylase and€Lipase Be€Normal in€Acute Pancreatitis?; What Are the€Most Common Non-pancreatic Causes of€Elevated Amylase and€Lipase?; Can Amylase and€Lipase Be€Used to€Follow the€Clinical Course of€Pancreatitis or Predict the€Severity of€the€Disease?; Brief Review of€the€Literature; Future Directions; Conclusion; References. Part 1: Clinical Scenario: Abdominal Pain With or Without Elevated Amylase and LipaseChapter 2: Acute Pancreatitis; What Causes Acute Pancreatitis?; Brief Review of€the€Literature; Introduction; Diagnosis; Etiology; Natural Course and€Complications; Prognosis, Risk Stratification, and€the€Revised Atlanta Classification; Management; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Chronic Pancreatitis; Patient Questions; Introduction; Epidemiology and€Etiology; Natural History and€Clinical Manifestations; Pathogenesis; Genetics of€Chronic Pancreatitis; Fibrosis; Pain; Diabetes; Diagnosis. Treatment Treatment of Pain; Treatment of€Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency (PEI); Nutritional Support; Conclusion and€Future Directions; References; Chapter 4: Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis; Patient Questions; Introduction; Definition; Etiology; Congenital Abnormalities of€Pancreatic and€Biliary Anatomy; Diagnostic Approach; Endoscopic Ultrasound; Bile Crystal Analysis; MRCP; ERCP; Management; Summary; Future Trends; References; Chapter 5: Steroid-Responsive Chronic Pancreatitides: Autoimmune Pancreatitis and€Idiopathic Duct-Centric Chronic Pancreatitis. What Is Autoimmune Pancreatitis? How Is AIP Treated?; Is AIP Associated with€Malignancy?; Brief Review of€the€Literature; AIP; Introduction; Pathogenesis; Clinical Presentation; Diagnosis; Histopathology; Imaging; Serology; Clinical Use; Treatment; Relapse; Idiopathic Duct-Centric Chronic Pancreatitis (IDCP); Introduction; Pathogenesis; Clinical Presentation; Histological Characteristics; Diagnosis; Treatment; Future Directions; References; Part 2: Clinical Scenario: Painless Jaundice/ Unintentional Weight Loss; Chapter 6: Pancreas Adenocarcinoma and€Ampullary Cancer. Introduction Question 1: I€Was€Told that I€Have Pancreatic Cancer. How Advanced is My Cancer?; Initial Evaluation of€a€Patient with€PDAC; Defining the€Clinical Stage; Question 2: What Is the€Difference Between€Neoadjuvant Therapy and€Adjuvant Therapy for€PDAC?; Treatment of€PDAC; Limitations of€Adjuvant Therapy; Rationale for€Neoadjuvant Therapy; Question 3: What Is Ampullary Cancer and€How Is It Different from€PDAC?; Ampulla of€Vater Adenocarcinoma; Initial Evaluation of€a€Patient with€PDAC; Treatment of€AVAC; Conclusions; References.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 409 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.3/7; 610; Medicine; Pancreas -- Diseases; Biliary tract -- Diseases; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Biliary tract -- Diseases; Pancreas -- Diseases; Pancreatic Diseases; Medical -- Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Gastroenterology; Clinical medicine; Gastroenterology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319280899; 3319280899
• Related ISBNs: 9783319280875
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 23, 2016).
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