Pathogenesis and Clinical Practice in Gastroenterology (eBook)

I. Ferkolj, Peter R. Galle, Alfred Gangl, B. Vucelic (Herausgeber)

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2011 | 2008
XV, 287 Seiten
Springer Netherland (Verlag)
978-1-4020-8767-7 (ISBN)

Infos

The translation of new molecular understanding of disease into clinical practice in gastroenterology is a special challenge. The Falk Symposium No. 160, entitled 'Pathogenesis and Clinical Practice in Gastroenterology', held 15-16 June 2007 in Portorož, Slovenia, provided a stimulating framework to bridge discussions from bench to bedside. The proceedings of the symposium are contained in this book, and the unifying theme is the growing understanding of inflammation as a driving force in chronic disease leading to disability and malignancy.

Aspects of early detection - endoscopically or via molecular markers - are covered as well as in-depth discussions of the validation of new findings in clinical practice.

Whilst on a molecular basis gastroenterologists and hepatologists try to shed light on the same intracellular pathways, clinical implications such as surveillance of cancer in IBD or chronic hepatitis with cirrhosis have to be tailored to specific needs.

New therapeutic agents - approved or on the horizon of early clinical studies - will dramatically change the options of patients with chronic disease such as Crohn's disease, viral hepatitis or hepatocellular carcinoma.

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The translation of new molecular understanding of disease into clinical practice in gastroenterology is a special challenge. The Falk Symposium No. 160, entitled 'Pathogenesis and Clinical Practice in Gastroenterology', held 15-16 June 2007 in Portoroz, Slovenia, provided a stimulating framework to bridge discussions from bench to bedside. The proceedings of the symposium are contained in this book, and the unifying theme is the growing understanding of inflammation as a driving force in chronic disease leading to disability and malignancy.Aspects of early detection - endoscopically or via molecular markers - are covered as well as in-depth discussions of the validation of new findings in clinical practice.Whilst on a molecular basis gastroenterologists and hepatologists try to shed light on the same intracellular pathways, clinical implications such as surveillance of cancer in IBD or chronic hepatitis with cirrhosis have to be tailored to specific needs.New therapeutic agents - approved or on the horizon of early clinical studies - will dramatically change the options of patients with chronic disease such as Crohn's disease, viral hepatitis or hepatocellular carcinoma.

Inhalt

Contents 5
Preface 13
I Dysphagia and reflux 14
II Helicobacter pylori, NSAID, gastric cancer 42
III Inflammatory bowel disease section 51
IV Lower gastrointestinal tract (coeliac disease, infection and malignancy) 104
V Clinical challenges in liver diseases 132
VI Viral hepatitis 153
VII Matabolic and autoimmune liver injury 174
VIII Complications of cirrhosis 222

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.4.2011
• Reihe/Serie: Falk Symposium
• Reihe/Serie: Falk Symposium
• Zusatzinfo: XV, 287 p.
• Verlagsort: Dordrecht
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie
• Schlagworte: Cancer • Diseases • Endoscopy • Gastric cancer • gastroenterology • Gastrointestinal Tract • Helicobacter pylori • Hepatitis • immunology • Infection • inflammation • Liver • liver disease • Physiology • Viral Hepatitis
• ISBN-10: 1-4020-8767-5 / 1402087675
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-8767-7 / 9781402087677