"Digestive System: Recent Advances" ed. by Xingshun Qi, Sam Koruth

The book focuses on the recent advances in the digestive system. The knowledge presented in this book should be valuable for family physicians, internists, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, endoscopists, radiologists, and pathologists who are interested in digestive diseases to guide the clinical practice and management. This book should be also useful for patients and their relatives to better understand the digestive system.

It is composed of 3 sections: gastrointestinal duct, liver, and biliary system. There are 9 chapters: peptic ulcers; mid-gastrointestinal bleeding; gastrointestinal manifestations of IgA vasculitis; biomechanics of intestinal contractions; evaluation of serum sodium change after terlipressin in cirrhosis; history and background of biliary system; gallbladder carcinoma; ERCP for cholecysto-choledocholithiasis; and cystic artery variations and associated vascular complications in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.


Contents
1.Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.Mid-Gastrointestinal Bleeding
3.Gastrointestinal Manifestations of IgA Vasculitis-Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
4.Biomechanics of the Small Intestinal Contractions
5.Serum Sodium Concentration in Patients with Portal Hypertension and Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding Treated with Terlipressin: A Retrospective Observational Study
6.Prologue: Biliary System - History and Background
7.Gall Bladder Carcinoma: Clinical Presentations and Different Modalities of Treatment
8.Intraoperative ERCP for Management of Gallbladder and Common Bile Duct Stones
9.Cystic Artery Variations and Associated Vascular Complications in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy