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

• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (414 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.3/4; 616.34
• Soggetto topico: Intestines - Diseases
• Altri autori: LangnasAlan N
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Intestinal failure
• ISBN: 1-282-01316-5; 9786612013164; 1-4051-9580-0; 1-4051-9579-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910841141303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II