Description

Book Synopsis
Packed with Board-focused hints, case studies and an online Board-standard MCQ test offering CME credits, this fantastic book covers every gastroenterology disease and symptom you're likely to encounter and is the perfect tool to prepare for Board exams and certification.

Table of Contents
List of contributors, ix

Foreword, xv

Preface, xvii

About the companion website, xviii

Section I: How to Ace the Boards in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

1 Introduction and Overview of the Gastroenterology Boards, 3
Brooks Cash

Section II: Esophagus and stomach
Editors Kenneth R. DeVault and Nick J. Talley

Part 1: Pathobiology of the Esophagus and Stomach

2 Anatomy, Embryology, and Congenital Malformations of the Esophagus and Stomach, 11
Lori A. Orlando and Roy C. Orlando

3 Esophageal and Gastric Motor Function, 15
Kenneth R. DeVault, Ernest P. Bouras, and Nicholas J. Talley

Part 2: Other Diagnostic Modalities

4 Radiologic Approach to Diagnosis, 23
Stephen W. Trenkner and James E. Huprich

5 Esophageal Motility Disorders, 28
Magnus Halland and Kenneth R. DeVault

6 Gastric Motility Testing, 36
Jan Tack

Part 3: Problem-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis

7 General Approach to History-Taking and Physical Examination of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract, 43
Evan S. Dellon and Eugene M. Bozymski

8 Heartburn, Regurgitation, and Chest Pain, 46
Kenneth R. DeVault

9 Dysphagia, 52
Dawn L. Francis

10 Miscellaneous Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms, 56
Mohamed Sultan and James H. Lewis

11 Dyspepsia, 70
Nicholas J. Talley, Kate Napthali, and Kenneth McQuaid

12 Nausea and Vomiting, 74
John K. DiBaise

13 Hematemesis, 79
Thomas O.G. Kovacs and Dennis M. Jensen

Part 4: Diseases of the Esophagus

14 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 85
Robert T. Kavitt and Michael F. Vaezi

15 Barrett’s Esophagus, 91
Shanmugarajah Rajendra and Prateek Sharma

16 Eosinophilic Esophagitis, 98
Jeffrey A. Alexander

17 Strictures, Rings, andWebs, 105
Ioannis S. Papanikolaou and Peter D. Siersema

Part 5: Diseases of the Stomach

18 Peptic Ulcer Disease, 115
Francis K.L. Chan and Nicholas J. Talley

19 Helicobacter pylori, 121
Barry J. Marshall

20 Gastritis, 126
Massimo Rugge and David Y. Graham

21 Gastroparesis, 132
Henry P. Parkman and Nicholas J. Talley

22 Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 138
Thomas J. Savides

23 Other Gastric Tumors (Benign and Malignant), 145
Sun-Chuan Dai and Michael L. Kochman

24 Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis, 152
Magnus Halland and Nicholas J. Talley

25 Esophageal and Gastric Involvement in Systemic and Cutaneous Diseases, 156
John M. Wo

Part 6: Functional Disease of the Esophagus and Stomach

26 Functional Esophageal Disorders, 169
Ellionore Jarbrink-Sehgal, Kenneth R. DeVault, and Nicholas J. Talley

Section III: Intestine and Pancreas

Editor Michael Wallace

Part 1: Pathobiology of the Intestine and Pancreas

27 Clinical Anatomy, Embryology, and Congenital Anomalies, 177
Advitya Malhotra and Joseph H. Sellin

28 Small-Intestinal Hormones and Neurotransmitters, 181
James Reynolds

29 Mucosal Immunology of the Intestine, 187
Maneesh Dave and William A. Faubion

30 Motor and Sensory Function, 191
Vineet S. Gudsoorkar and Eamonn M.M. Quigley

31 Neoplasia, 198
John M. Carethers

Part 2: Problem-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis

32 General Approach to Relevant History-Taking and Physical Examination, 203
Christopher L. Steele and Suzanne Rose

33 Acute Diarrhea, 213
John R. Cangemi

34 Chronic Diarrhea, 218
Lawrence R. Schiller

35 Loss of Appetite and Loss ofWeight, 223
Angela Vizzini and Jaime Aranda-Michel

36 Gastrointestinal Food Allergy and Intolerance, 227
Mark T. DeMeo

37 Obesity: Presentations and Management Options, 231
Andres Acosta, Todd A. Kellogg, and Barham K. Abu Dayyeh

38 Hematochezia, 237
Lisa L. Strate

39 Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 241
R. Sameer Islam and Shabana F. Pasha

40 Constipation, 246
Arnold Wald

41 Perianal Disease, 251
Leyla J. Ghazi and David A. Schwartz

42 Fecal Incontinence, 256
David Prichard and Adil E. Bharucha

43 Colorectal Cancer Screening, 261
Katherine S. Garman and Dawn Provenzale

44 Endoscopic Palliation of Malignant Obstruction, 266
Todd H. Baron

Part 3: Diseases of the Small Intestine

45 Crohn’s Disease, 273
Kara M. De Felice and Sunanda V. Kane

46 Small-Bowel Tumors, 279
Nadir Arber and Menachem Moshkowitz

47 Small-Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, 285
Johanna Iturrino and Madhusudan Grover

48 Celiac Disease and Tropical Sprue, 291
Alberto Rubio-Tapia and Joseph A. Murray

49 Whipple’s Disease, 296
Seema A. Patil and George T. Fantry

50 Short-Bowel Syndrome, 299
Alan L. Buchman

51 Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy, 304
Lauren K. Schwartz and Carol E. Semrad

52 Acute Mesenteric Ischemia and Chronic Mesenteric Insufficiency, 308
Timothy T. Nostrant

53 Intestinal Obstruction and Pseudo-obstruction, 313
Magnus Halland and Purna Kashyap

Part 4: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

54 Ulcerative Colitis, 323
Sunanda V. Kane

55 Clostridium difficile Infection and Pseudomembranous Colitis, 328
Byron P. Vaughn and J. Thomas Lamont

56 Colonic Ischemia, 333
Timothy T. Nostrant

57 Acute Diverticulitis, 338
Yuliya Y. Yurko and Tonia M. Young-Fadok

58 Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction, 343
Michael D. Saunders

59 Colonic Polyps and Colorectal Cancer, 349
John B. Kisiel, Paul J. Limburg, and Lisa A. Boardman

60 Pregnancy and Luminal Gastrointestinal Disease, 357
Sumona Saha

61 Consequences of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, 363
Vera P. Luther and P. Samuel Pegram

Part 5: Diseases of the Pancreas

62 Acute Pancreatitis and (Peri)pancreatic Fluid Collections, 371
Santhi Swaroop Vege

63 Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Pseudocysts, 378
Pierre Hindy and Scott Tenner

64 Pancreatic Cancer and Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms, 383
William R. Brugge

Part 6: Functional Diseases of the Small and Large Intestine

65 Irritable Bowel Syndrome, 391
Elizabeth J. Videlock and Lin Chang

66 Chronic Functional Constipation and Dyssynergic Defecation, 400
Satish S.C. Rao and Yeong Yeh Lee

67 Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain, 407
Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein

68 Abdominal Bloating and Visible Distension, 412
Mark Pimentel

Part 7: Transplantation

69 Gastrointestinal Complications of Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, 419
Natasha Chandok and Kymberly D.S. Watt

Section IV: Liver and Biliary Tract

Editors Keith Lindor and Bashar A. Aqel

Part 1: Diagnostic Approaches in Liver Disease

70 Approach to History-Taking and Physical Examination in Liver and Biliary Disease, 429
David D. Douglas

71 Acute Liver Failure, 435
Khurram Bari and Robert J. Fontana

72 Imaging of the Liver and Bile Ducts: Radiographic and Clinical Assessment of Findings, 442
Thomas J. Byrne and Alvin C. Silva

73 Assessment of Liver Fibrosis: Liver Biopsy and Other Techniques, 450
Sumeet K. Asrani and Jayant Talwalkar

74 Endoscopic Techniques Used in the Management of Liver and Biliary Tree Disease: ERCP and EUS, 455
Toufic Kachaamy and Douglas Faigel

Part 2: Diseases of the Liver

75 Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E, and Other Viruses, 465
Iliana Doycheva and Juan F. Gallegos-Orozco

76 Chronic Hepatitis B and D, 473
Vijayan Balan, Jorge Rakela, and Rebecca Corey

77 Hepatitis C, 480
Michael Charlton and Travis Dick

78 Bacterial and Other Non-viral Infections of the Liver, 487
Maria Teresa A. Seville, Roberto L. Patron, Ann McCullough, and Shimon Kusne

79 Alcoholic Liver Disease, 498
Moira Hilscher and Vijay Shah

80 Drug-Induced Liver Injury, 503
Einar Björnsson and Naga Chalasani

81 Autoimmune Liver Diseases, 508
Justin A. Reynolds and Elizabeth J. Carey

82 Vascular Diseases of the Liver, 513
Brenda Ernst, Pierre Noel, and Bashar A. Aqel

83 Metabolic Syndrome andNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, 522
Paul Angulo

84 Hemochromatosis,Wilson’s Disease, and Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency, 530
Lisa M. Glass and Rolland C. Dickson

85 Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases, 538
Stephen Crane Hauser

86 Diseases of the Biliary Tract and Gallbladder, 543
Wajeeh Salah and M. Edwyn Harrison

87 Portal Hypertension, 554
Humberto C. Gonzalez and Patrick S. Kamath

88 TIPS, 567
Santiago Cornejo and Sailendra Naidu

89 Primary Carcinoma of the Liver, 574
Renumathy Dhanasekaran, Julie K. Heimbach, and Lewis R. Roberts

90 Pregnancy and Liver Disease, 582
J. Eileen Hay

91 Pediatric Liver Disease, 587
Tamir Miloh

Part 3: Liver Transplantation

92 Indications and Selection of Patients for Liver Transplantation, 601
Michael D. Leise and Marie A. Laryea

93 What Every Hepatologist Should Know about Liver Transplantation, 608
Peter S. Yoo and David C. Mulligan

94 Immunosuppression Used in Liver Transplantation, 617
Rebecca L. Corey and David D. Douglas

95 Medical Management of the Liver Transplant Patient, 626
William C. Palmer and Denise M. Harnois

96 Organ Allocation Policy: Practical Issues and Challenges to the Gastroenterologist, 632
Jessica Yu and Pratima Sharma

97 Endoscopic Ultrasound, 637
Thomas J. Savides

Online-Only Chapters

98 Small-Intestinal Ulcerations
Reza Y. Akhtar and Blair S. Lewis

99 Enteroscopy
G. Anton Decker, Jonathan A. Leighton, and Frank J. Lukens

100 Esophageal Dilation: An Overview
Parth J. Parekh and David A. Johnson

101 Advanced Colonoscopy, Polypectomy, and Colonoscopic Imaging
Farrah Rahmani and Douglas K. Rex

102 Physiology of Weight Regulation
Louis Chaptini and Steven Peikin

Index, 641

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 30/09/2016
    ISBN13: 9781118829066, 978-1118829066
    ISBN10: 1118829069

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Packed with Board-focused hints, case studies and an online Board-standard MCQ test offering CME credits, this fantastic book covers every gastroenterology disease and symptom you're likely to encounter and is the perfect tool to prepare for Board exams and certification.

    Table of Contents
    List of contributors, ix

    Foreword, xv

    Preface, xvii

    About the companion website, xviii

    Section I: How to Ace the Boards in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

    1 Introduction and Overview of the Gastroenterology Boards, 3
    Brooks Cash

    Section II: Esophagus and stomach
    Editors Kenneth R. DeVault and Nick J. Talley

    Part 1: Pathobiology of the Esophagus and Stomach

    2 Anatomy, Embryology, and Congenital Malformations of the Esophagus and Stomach, 11
    Lori A. Orlando and Roy C. Orlando

    3 Esophageal and Gastric Motor Function, 15
    Kenneth R. DeVault, Ernest P. Bouras, and Nicholas J. Talley

    Part 2: Other Diagnostic Modalities

    4 Radiologic Approach to Diagnosis, 23
    Stephen W. Trenkner and James E. Huprich

    5 Esophageal Motility Disorders, 28
    Magnus Halland and Kenneth R. DeVault

    6 Gastric Motility Testing, 36
    Jan Tack

    Part 3: Problem-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis

    7 General Approach to History-Taking and Physical Examination of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract, 43
    Evan S. Dellon and Eugene M. Bozymski

    8 Heartburn, Regurgitation, and Chest Pain, 46
    Kenneth R. DeVault

    9 Dysphagia, 52
    Dawn L. Francis

    10 Miscellaneous Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms, 56
    Mohamed Sultan and James H. Lewis

    11 Dyspepsia, 70
    Nicholas J. Talley, Kate Napthali, and Kenneth McQuaid

    12 Nausea and Vomiting, 74
    John K. DiBaise

    13 Hematemesis, 79
    Thomas O.G. Kovacs and Dennis M. Jensen

    Part 4: Diseases of the Esophagus

    14 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 85
    Robert T. Kavitt and Michael F. Vaezi

    15 Barrett’s Esophagus, 91
    Shanmugarajah Rajendra and Prateek Sharma

    16 Eosinophilic Esophagitis, 98
    Jeffrey A. Alexander

    17 Strictures, Rings, andWebs, 105
    Ioannis S. Papanikolaou and Peter D. Siersema

    Part 5: Diseases of the Stomach

    18 Peptic Ulcer Disease, 115
    Francis K.L. Chan and Nicholas J. Talley

    19 Helicobacter pylori, 121
    Barry J. Marshall

    20 Gastritis, 126
    Massimo Rugge and David Y. Graham

    21 Gastroparesis, 132
    Henry P. Parkman and Nicholas J. Talley

    22 Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 138
    Thomas J. Savides

    23 Other Gastric Tumors (Benign and Malignant), 145
    Sun-Chuan Dai and Michael L. Kochman

    24 Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis, 152
    Magnus Halland and Nicholas J. Talley

    25 Esophageal and Gastric Involvement in Systemic and Cutaneous Diseases, 156
    John M. Wo

    Part 6: Functional Disease of the Esophagus and Stomach

    26 Functional Esophageal Disorders, 169
    Ellionore Jarbrink-Sehgal, Kenneth R. DeVault, and Nicholas J. Talley

    Section III: Intestine and Pancreas

    Editor Michael Wallace

    Part 1: Pathobiology of the Intestine and Pancreas

    27 Clinical Anatomy, Embryology, and Congenital Anomalies, 177
    Advitya Malhotra and Joseph H. Sellin

    28 Small-Intestinal Hormones and Neurotransmitters, 181
    James Reynolds

    29 Mucosal Immunology of the Intestine, 187
    Maneesh Dave and William A. Faubion

    30 Motor and Sensory Function, 191
    Vineet S. Gudsoorkar and Eamonn M.M. Quigley

    31 Neoplasia, 198
    John M. Carethers

    Part 2: Problem-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis

    32 General Approach to Relevant History-Taking and Physical Examination, 203
    Christopher L. Steele and Suzanne Rose

    33 Acute Diarrhea, 213
    John R. Cangemi

    34 Chronic Diarrhea, 218
    Lawrence R. Schiller

    35 Loss of Appetite and Loss ofWeight, 223
    Angela Vizzini and Jaime Aranda-Michel

    36 Gastrointestinal Food Allergy and Intolerance, 227
    Mark T. DeMeo

    37 Obesity: Presentations and Management Options, 231
    Andres Acosta, Todd A. Kellogg, and Barham K. Abu Dayyeh

    38 Hematochezia, 237
    Lisa L. Strate

    39 Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 241
    R. Sameer Islam and Shabana F. Pasha

    40 Constipation, 246
    Arnold Wald

    41 Perianal Disease, 251
    Leyla J. Ghazi and David A. Schwartz

    42 Fecal Incontinence, 256
    David Prichard and Adil E. Bharucha

    43 Colorectal Cancer Screening, 261
    Katherine S. Garman and Dawn Provenzale

    44 Endoscopic Palliation of Malignant Obstruction, 266
    Todd H. Baron

    Part 3: Diseases of the Small Intestine

    45 Crohn’s Disease, 273
    Kara M. De Felice and Sunanda V. Kane

    46 Small-Bowel Tumors, 279
    Nadir Arber and Menachem Moshkowitz

    47 Small-Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, 285
    Johanna Iturrino and Madhusudan Grover

    48 Celiac Disease and Tropical Sprue, 291
    Alberto Rubio-Tapia and Joseph A. Murray

    49 Whipple’s Disease, 296
    Seema A. Patil and George T. Fantry

    50 Short-Bowel Syndrome, 299
    Alan L. Buchman

    51 Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy, 304
    Lauren K. Schwartz and Carol E. Semrad

    52 Acute Mesenteric Ischemia and Chronic Mesenteric Insufficiency, 308
    Timothy T. Nostrant

    53 Intestinal Obstruction and Pseudo-obstruction, 313
    Magnus Halland and Purna Kashyap

    Part 4: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

    54 Ulcerative Colitis, 323
    Sunanda V. Kane

    55 Clostridium difficile Infection and Pseudomembranous Colitis, 328
    Byron P. Vaughn and J. Thomas Lamont

    56 Colonic Ischemia, 333
    Timothy T. Nostrant

    57 Acute Diverticulitis, 338
    Yuliya Y. Yurko and Tonia M. Young-Fadok

    58 Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction, 343
    Michael D. Saunders

    59 Colonic Polyps and Colorectal Cancer, 349
    John B. Kisiel, Paul J. Limburg, and Lisa A. Boardman

    60 Pregnancy and Luminal Gastrointestinal Disease, 357
    Sumona Saha

    61 Consequences of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, 363
    Vera P. Luther and P. Samuel Pegram

    Part 5: Diseases of the Pancreas

    62 Acute Pancreatitis and (Peri)pancreatic Fluid Collections, 371
    Santhi Swaroop Vege

    63 Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Pseudocysts, 378
    Pierre Hindy and Scott Tenner

    64 Pancreatic Cancer and Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms, 383
    William R. Brugge

    Part 6: Functional Diseases of the Small and Large Intestine

    65 Irritable Bowel Syndrome, 391
    Elizabeth J. Videlock and Lin Chang

    66 Chronic Functional Constipation and Dyssynergic Defecation, 400
    Satish S.C. Rao and Yeong Yeh Lee

    67 Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain, 407
    Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein

    68 Abdominal Bloating and Visible Distension, 412
    Mark Pimentel

    Part 7: Transplantation

    69 Gastrointestinal Complications of Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, 419
    Natasha Chandok and Kymberly D.S. Watt

    Section IV: Liver and Biliary Tract

    Editors Keith Lindor and Bashar A. Aqel

    Part 1: Diagnostic Approaches in Liver Disease

    70 Approach to History-Taking and Physical Examination in Liver and Biliary Disease, 429
    David D. Douglas

    71 Acute Liver Failure, 435
    Khurram Bari and Robert J. Fontana

    72 Imaging of the Liver and Bile Ducts: Radiographic and Clinical Assessment of Findings, 442
    Thomas J. Byrne and Alvin C. Silva

    73 Assessment of Liver Fibrosis: Liver Biopsy and Other Techniques, 450
    Sumeet K. Asrani and Jayant Talwalkar

    74 Endoscopic Techniques Used in the Management of Liver and Biliary Tree Disease: ERCP and EUS, 455
    Toufic Kachaamy and Douglas Faigel

    Part 2: Diseases of the Liver

    75 Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E, and Other Viruses, 465
    Iliana Doycheva and Juan F. Gallegos-Orozco

    76 Chronic Hepatitis B and D, 473
    Vijayan Balan, Jorge Rakela, and Rebecca Corey

    77 Hepatitis C, 480
    Michael Charlton and Travis Dick

    78 Bacterial and Other Non-viral Infections of the Liver, 487
    Maria Teresa A. Seville, Roberto L. Patron, Ann McCullough, and Shimon Kusne

    79 Alcoholic Liver Disease, 498
    Moira Hilscher and Vijay Shah

    80 Drug-Induced Liver Injury, 503
    Einar Björnsson and Naga Chalasani

    81 Autoimmune Liver Diseases, 508
    Justin A. Reynolds and Elizabeth J. Carey

    82 Vascular Diseases of the Liver, 513
    Brenda Ernst, Pierre Noel, and Bashar A. Aqel

    83 Metabolic Syndrome andNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, 522
    Paul Angulo

    84 Hemochromatosis,Wilson’s Disease, and Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency, 530
    Lisa M. Glass and Rolland C. Dickson

    85 Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases, 538
    Stephen Crane Hauser

    86 Diseases of the Biliary Tract and Gallbladder, 543
    Wajeeh Salah and M. Edwyn Harrison

    87 Portal Hypertension, 554
    Humberto C. Gonzalez and Patrick S. Kamath

    88 TIPS, 567
    Santiago Cornejo and Sailendra Naidu

    89 Primary Carcinoma of the Liver, 574
    Renumathy Dhanasekaran, Julie K. Heimbach, and Lewis R. Roberts

    90 Pregnancy and Liver Disease, 582
    J. Eileen Hay

    91 Pediatric Liver Disease, 587
    Tamir Miloh

    Part 3: Liver Transplantation

    92 Indications and Selection of Patients for Liver Transplantation, 601
    Michael D. Leise and Marie A. Laryea

    93 What Every Hepatologist Should Know about Liver Transplantation, 608
    Peter S. Yoo and David C. Mulligan

    94 Immunosuppression Used in Liver Transplantation, 617
    Rebecca L. Corey and David D. Douglas

    95 Medical Management of the Liver Transplant Patient, 626
    William C. Palmer and Denise M. Harnois

    96 Organ Allocation Policy: Practical Issues and Challenges to the Gastroenterologist, 632
    Jessica Yu and Pratima Sharma

    97 Endoscopic Ultrasound, 637
    Thomas J. Savides

    Online-Only Chapters

    98 Small-Intestinal Ulcerations
    Reza Y. Akhtar and Blair S. Lewis

    99 Enteroscopy
    G. Anton Decker, Jonathan A. Leighton, and Frank J. Lukens

    100 Esophageal Dilation: An Overview
    Parth J. Parekh and David A. Johnson

    101 Advanced Colonoscopy, Polypectomy, and Colonoscopic Imaging
    Farrah Rahmani and Douglas K. Rex

    102 Physiology of Weight Regulation
    Louis Chaptini and Steven Peikin

    Index, 641

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