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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830963203321

Titolo

Intestinal failure [[electronic resource] ] : diagnosis, management and transplantation / / edited by Alan N. Langnas ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., c2008

ISBN

1-282-01316-5

9786612013164

1-4051-9580-0

1-4051-9579-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (414 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LangnasAlan N

Disciplina

616.3/4

616.34

Soggetti

Intestines - Diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Part 1 Introduction; 1 The History of Intestinal Failure and Transplantation; Part 2 Intestinal Physiology and Immunology; 2 Intestinal Morphology, Intestinal Regeneration and the Promise of Tissue Engineering; 3 Basic Physiology of Motility, Absorption and Secretion; 4 Immunology of the Small Intestine; 5 Intestinal Adaptation: The Biology of the Intestinal Response to Resection and Disease; Part 3 Intestinal Failure: Definition and Pathophysiology; 6 Intestinal Failure: Definitions and Classifications

7 Causes of Intestinal Failure in the Newborn8 Congenital Enteropathies Causing Permanent Intestinal Failure; 9 Causes of Intestinal Failure in the Adult; 10 Intestinal Failure Related to Bariatric Surgery; 11 Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Short Bowel Syndrome; 12 Motility Disorders; Part 4 Assessment and General Management of Intestinal Failure; 13 Assessment of Intestinal Failure Patients; 14 Guidelines for Home Parenteral Nutrition Support in Chronic Intestinal Failure Patients; 15 Home Parenteral Nutrition: Complications, Survival, Costs and Quality of Life

16 Vascular Access, Including Complications17 Enteral Support for



Children with Intestinal Failure; 18 The Use of Enteral Nutrition in the Adult with Intestinal Failure; 19 The Enteric Flora in Intestinal Failure; 20 Management of Complex Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances; 21 Intestinal Failure-Associated Liver Disease; 22 Psychiatric Issues in the Assessment of the Patient with Intestinal Failure; 23 Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy; Part 5 Pharmacological Approaches to Intestinal Failure; 24 Luminal Nutrient Factors in Intestinal Adaptation and Their Use in Therapy

25 The Role of Humoral Factors in Intestinal AdaptationPart 6 Autologous Reconstruction of the GI Tract; 26 Autologous Reconstruction of the GI Tract; Part 7 Organ Replacement Therapy for Intestinal Failure; 27 Intestinal Transplantation: Indications and Patient Selection; 28 Isolated Small Bowel Transplantation and Combined Liver-Small Bowel Transplantation; 29 Living Donor Intestinal Transplantation; 30 Isolated Liver Transplantation for Intestinal Failure-Associated Liver Disease; 31 Preservation of the Intestine; 32 Immediate Postoperative Care of the Intestinal Transplant Recipient

33 Surgical Complications of Intestinal Transplantation34 Infections in Small Bowel Transplant Recipients; 35 Immunosuppression after Intestinal Transplantation; 36 Immunology of Intestinal Allograft Rejection; 37 Histopathology of Intestinal Transplantation; 38 Long-Term Management of Intestinal Transplant Recipients; 39 Management of Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease; 40 Results of Intestinal Transplantation; 41 Psychosocial Assessment and Management of the Transplant Patient/Family in Intestinal Transplantation

42 Financial, Economic and Insurance Issues Pertaining to Intestinal Transplantation: When Is Too Much Not Enough?

Sommario/riassunto

Intestinal failure is a challenging, emerging field that has been the subject of much research and debate in recent years and has only recently become widely accepted as a distinct clinical syndrome. This comprehensive book provides an in-depth review of scientific theory and clinical practice relating to intestinal failure with specific emphasis on assessment and management as part of a multidisciplinary team. Compiled by an internationally recognised editorial team, the book provides a practical how-to guide to the management of adult and pediatric patients with intestinal failure, foc



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Record Nr.

UNICAMPANIAVAN00280599

Autore

Cimmino, Raffaele

Titolo

Manuale di microbiologia con applicazioni all'igiene ed alla patologia ad uso degli studenti, dei medici pratici e degli ufficiali sanitari / Raffaele Cimmino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Napoli, : Officina cromotipografica Aldina, 1914

Descrizione fisica

XII, 414 p. ; 16 cm

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia