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OverviewGastrointestinal bleeding is an age-old problem. The original description of g- trointestinalbleedingmayhavebeenfromGalenandhisworkconnectingdyspepsia andmelanoticstool. Thechangesinourmanagementofgastrointestinalbleeding overthecenturieshavebeendrivenbynaturalalterationsinthespectrumofdiseases, expanding our understanding of these diseases and the never ending advances in technologyandpharmacologythathaveoccurredrelativetoGIdiseases. Academic interestingastrointestinalbleedingpeakedinthelasthalfofthetwentiethcentury withtheexpandingroleofsurgery,thediscoveryofacid-basedpepticulcerthe- pies,andtheriseof?exibleendoscopyandculminatedinthedescriptionofh. pylori as a causative agent for ulcer disease. More recently there has been a decrease incidenceinbleedingdiseasesofthegutandthereforeadecreasinginterestinthe scholarlywritingaboutthesediseases. Therehasnotbeenamajortextbookwritten aboutgutbleedinginover10yearsandthereforetheintentionofthistextbookisto ?llthatvoidbyprovidingareviewofacomprehensiveapproachtouppergut,mid, andlowergutbleeding. CliniciansatDukeUniversitywhohaveacommoninterestinthegastrointes- naltracthavecollaboratedintheconstructionofthistext. Thisefforthasbrought together surgeons, gastroenterologists, and radiologists, to carefully chronicle the presentation, diagnosis, and management of modern day causes of gastrointes- nal bleeding. These co-authors concentrate on some of the latest innovations in the endoluminal and minimally invasive techniques that characterize the current approaches to these diseases. Emphasis has been placed on capsule endoscopy, double-balloon endoscopy, laparoscopic peptic ulcer surgery, and angiographic diagnosis and management techniques. The text has been written in such a way thatthereadercanquicklyreviewaspeci?ccauseofGIbleedingpriortomanaging ofsuchapatient. Weexpectthistextwillbeusedwiththesameimmediacyasthe diseasespresent. Wehopethatthistextprovidesafoundationforlearningformedicalstudents, interns,residents,andpractitionerswhoencounterthesecriticallyillanddif?cultto managepatients. Durham,NC,USA AuroraD. Pryor Durham,NC,USA TheodoreN. Pappas Durham,NC,USA MalcolmStanleyBranch v Acknowledgment TheeditorswouldliketothankMs. VirginiaCashforherhelpinthepreparation andcoordinationofthetext. vii Contents Part I Upper GI Bleeding Stabilization of Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. ..3 ErrolL. BushandMarkL. Shapiro Urgent Workup for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding...13 LorettaErhunmwunseeandSandhyaA. Lagoo-Deenadayalan Management of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ...23 KekiBalsaraandLisaPickett Management of Dieulafoy's Lesions ...31 SerainaK. Faes,BrianR. Untch,ClaireEdwards,JohnTurner, MartinPoleski,andDouglasS. Tyler Management of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease ...39 JamesC. PadussisandTheodoreN. Pappas Management of Unusual Sources of Upper GI Bleeding...65 ElisabethTracyandJanetTuttle-Newhall Mallory-Weiss Syndrome...79 JacobN. SchroderandMalcolmS. Branch Management of Bleeding Small Bowel Tumors...85 KeriE. LunsfordandAuroraD. Pryor Management of Bleeding from the Bile Duct ...103 CarlosE. MarroquinandBridgetM. Marroquin Management of Bleeding from the Pancreas... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Aurora D. Pryor , Theodore N. Pappas , Malcolm Stanley Branch , M Stanley BranchPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: 2010 ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781489983992ISBN 10: 1489983996 Pages: 223 Publication Date: 11 September 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsUpper GI Bleeding.- Stabilization of Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Urgent Workup for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Management of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding.- Management of Dieulafoy’s Lesions.- Management of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease.- Management of Unusual Sources of Upper GI Bleeding.- Mallory–Weiss Syndrome.- Management of Bleeding Small Bowel Tumors.- Management of Bleeding from the Bile Duct.- Management of Bleeding from the Pancreas.- Lower GI Bleeding.- Urgent Workup of Lower GI Bleeding.- Bleeding Hemorrhoids.- Management of Bleeding Colitis and Colonic Diverticular Disease.- Colonic Arteriovenous Malformations.- Bleeding Colonic Tumors.- GI Bleeding from an Unknown Source.- Evaluation of the Guaiac Positive Patient.- Obscure GI Bleeding: Capsule and Double-Balloon Techniques.- Provocative Angiography.- The Unstable Patient with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Surgical and Non-surgical Management.ReviewsFrom the reviews: This new book is a welcome contribution to literature. ... The target group is primarily doctors in training, but also experienced surgeons, and radiologists gastromedisinere will find useful knowledge. ... the content is supported by many instructive pictures ... and tables / figures that make the book varied and easy to overview. ... The overall impression is that this is a broad and very practical review of the topic of gastrointestinal bleeding, and I recommend the book for all education candidates in gastrofaget. (T. Grimstad, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, October, 2010) From the reviews: This new book is a welcome contribution to literature. The target group is primarily doctors in training, but also experienced surgeons, and radiologists gastromedisinere will find useful knowledge. the content is supported by many instructive pictures and tables / figures that make the book varied and easy to overview. The overall impression is that this is a broad and very practical review of the topic of gastrointestinal bleeding, and I recommend the book for all education candidates in gastrofaget. (T. Grimstad, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, October, 2010) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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