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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254484403321

Titolo

Chronic Pancreatitis : From Basic Research to Clinical Treatment / / edited by Zhao-Shen Li, Zhuan Liao, Jian-Min Chen, Claude Férec

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

981-10-4515-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 207 p. 61 illus., 24 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

616.33

Soggetti

Gastroenterology 

Gastroenterology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

The history of chronic pancreatitis research -- Definition and classification of chronic pancreatitis -- The epidemiology of chronic pancreatitis -- The etiology of chronic pancreatitis -- The histopathology of chronic pancreatitis -- The pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis -- The genetics of chronic pancreatitis -- Interventional/endoscopic management  -- Surgical treatment -- Special types of chronic pancreatitis -- Chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer -- The future developments of chronic pancreatitis research -- Case presentations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a concise guide to the clinical diagnosis and management of chronic pancreatitis, presenting the latest research into the disease. It focuses on pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, diagnosis, endoscopic and surgical treatment, and prognosis. It also offers comprehensive descriptions of 4 diagnostic methods and discusses the contemporary management of chronic pancreatitis, including conservative, ESWL, interventional and surgical treatments. The final chapter includes 6 typical case presentations, which taken together provide a standard description of this condition.