Gastroenterology

Endoscopy of GI Tract

Editor Somchai Amornyotin
ISBN 978-953-51-1034-7
349 pages, March, 2013
Downloads: 402

Endoscopy has had a major impact in the development of modern gastroenterology and other medical specialties. The field of endoscopic procedure has developed over the last decade. By using different data it provided a better understanding of pathogen ...
Colonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Screening - Future Directions

Editor Marco Bustamante
ISBN 978-953-51-0949-5
277 pages, February, 2013
Downloads: 339

Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents a major public health problem worldwide. Fortunately most CRCs originate from a precursor lesion, the adenoma, which is accessible and removable. This is the rationale for CRC screening programs, which are aimed to ...
Gastric Carcinoma- New Insights into Current Management

Editor Daniela Lazăr
ISBN 978-953-51-0914-3
293 pages, January, 2013
Downloads: 682

Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in the world. There are no screening tests available for its diagnosis, therefore patients usually presents in late stages, associated with poor prognosis. Currently, many efforts ...
Current Topics in Gastritis - 2012

Editor Gyula Mozsik
ISBN 978-953-51-0907-5
260 pages, January, 2013
Downloads: 478

Gastritis, as a medical term, exists for the last 150 years, however, terminology and etiology (including the prognosis ) has changed. Gastritis related medical problems are in the focus of different sub-disciplines: internists , gastroenterologists ...
Liver Biopsy - Indications, Procedures, Results

Editor Nobumi Tagaya
ISBN 978-953-51-0853-5
292 pages, November, 2012
Downloads: 520

Liver biopsy is a procedure that involves obtaining a small piece of liver tissue, which is then analyzed in the laboratory. Liver biopsy may be used to evaluate a mass seen on images, diagnose unexplained liver diseases or abnormal liver function te ...
Probiotic in Animals

Editor Everlon Cid Rigobelo
ISBN 978-953-51-0777-4
272 pages, October, 2012
Downloads: 655

Over the last few decades the prevalence of studies about probiotics strains has dramatically grown in most regions of the world. The use of probiotics strains in animals production may reduce several problems caused by antibiotics therapy, growth pr ...
Celiac Disease - From Pathophysiology to Advanced Therapies

Editor Peter Kruzliak and Govind Bhagat
ISBN 978-953-51-0684-5
184 pages, July, 2012
Downloads: 757

Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by the ingestion of gluten-containing grains (including wheat, rye and barley) in genetically susceptible individuals. CD can manifest itself with a previously unappreciated range of cli ...
Neuroendocrine Tumor

Editor Anthony Lowell
ISBN 978-953-51-0653-1
64 pages, June, 2012
Downloads: 993