Curbside Consultation in GI Cancer for the Gastroenterologist : 49 Clinical Questions

• Autore: Adler Douglas
• Pubblicazione: Thorofare, : SLACK Incorporated, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (278 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.9943
• Soggetto topico: Digestive organs -- Cancer; Digestive organs - Cancer; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Disease; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Diagnosis; Medicine; Health & Biological Sciences; Oncology
• Persona (resp. second.): AdlerDouglas
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Editor""; ""Contributing Authors""; ""Preface""; ""Section I""; ""Question 1""; ""Question 2""; ""Question 3""; ""Question 4""; ""Question 5""; ""Question 6""; ""Section II""; ""Question 7""; ""Question 8""; ""Question 9""; ""Question 10""; ""Question 11""; ""Question 12""; ""Question 13""; ""Section III""; ""Question 14""; ""Question 15""; ""Question 16""; ""Question 17""; ""Question 18""; ""Question 19""; ""Question 20""; ""Question 21""; ""Question 22"" ; ""Question 23""""Section IV""; ""Question 24""; ""Question 25""; ""Question 26""; ""Question 27""; ""Question 28""; ""Question 29""; ""Section V""; ""Question 30""; ""Question 31""; ""Question 32""; ""Question 33""; ""Question 34""; ""Question 35""; ""Section VI""; ""Question 36""; ""Question 37""; ""Question 38""; ""Question 39""; ""Question 40""; ""Question 41""; ""Question 42""; ""Question 43""; ""Section VII""; ""Question 44""; ""Question 45""; ""Question 46""; ""Question 47""; ""Question 48""; ""Question 49""; ""Financial Disclosures""
• Sommario/riassunto: Are you looking for concise, practical answers to questions that are often left unanswered by traditional cancer references that are not designed for gastroenterologists? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for complicated cases or patients with complications that need management? Curbside Consultation in GI Cancer for the Gastroenterologist: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick and direct answers to the thorny questions commonly posed during a "curbside consultation" between colleagues. Dr. Douglas G. Adler has designed this unique reference, which offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with GI cancer. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to GI cancer with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate the treatment of GI cancer patients. Curbside Consultation in GI Cancer for the Gastroenterologist: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert advice that even high-volume clinicians will appreciate. Gastroenterologists, fellows and residents in training, surgical attendings, and surgical residents will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within. Some of the questions that are answered: - An 81-year-old man is found to have unresectable esophageal cancer and malignant dysphagia. Should he have a stent? A nasogastric feeding tube? A PEG tube? - How is tumor-related bleeding from gastric cancers best approached? - Do patients with pancreatic cancer and jaundice need to have an ERCP preoperatively? - What is the role of ERCP and EUS in patients with suspected cholangiocarcinoma? - Why are rectal cancers so different from colon cancers with regards to medical and surgical management? Curbside Consultation in GI Cancer for the Gastroenterologist: 49 Clinical Questions illustrates how patients at different points in their treatment may go back and forth between specialists to receive coordination of care, and incorporates input from gastroenterologists, surgeons, radiologists, and oncologists. While providing up-to-date information, this book will help gastroenterologists to manage complex cancer-related issues and guide physicians through the maze of cancer-related treatments available. Ideal for practicing gastroenterologists, gastroenterology fellows, surgeons, oncologists, residents, and medical students, Curbside Consultation in GI Cancer for the Gastroenterologist: 49 Clinical Questions is sure to benefit anyone caring for patients with gastrointestinal cancers.
• Titolo autorizzato: Curbside Consultation in GI Cancer for the Gastroenterologist
• ISBN: 1-003-52353-6; 1-04-014065-3; 1-61711-136-8; 1-61711-767-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910962092903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II